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  • Author:
    Kapengut

    An outstanding theorist and successful coach shares his memories of communication and cooperation with Mikhail Tal, Anatoly Karpov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Elena Akhmylovskaya and other outstanding chess players. Separate large chapter – a story about many years of work with Boris Gelfand: over these years (1980-1993) the student went from a 12-year-old candidate for master to the holder of the 3rd rating in the world. Albert Kapengut – winner of 6 gold medals at the World Student Olympics, seven-time champion of Belarus, participant in the individual and team championships of the USSR among men, champion of the USSR as part of the Burevestnik team. The book includes 70 games commented in detail by the author, a careful study of which will help the reader not only better understand popular opening schemes, but also get a taste for serious analytical work. “My story is not so much about a career, although “you can’t erase words from a song,” but about memorable situations, often funny, sometimes absurd, and dotted about people I met along the way, sometimes with touches of biography, prompting readers to become interested in more complete information.” ;" (A. Kapengut). For a wide range of chess lovers.

    43.33 $
  • Author:
    Eive

    The corpus of this textbook includes two significant works by the world chess champion, scientist and prominent teacher Max Euwe — "Self‑help chess game", created in collaboration with G. Den-Hertog, and "Chess Lessons". The first work is designed for beginners, the second for more experienced chess players. The book is a real chess tutorial in the true sense of the word. This is expressed not only in the appropriate distribution of the material and the method of presentation, designed to awaken the initiative of the student, but also in numerous practical exercises offered to the reader after explaining each new concept or technique.The textbook primarily attracts the methodology of presentation of the material, the principles of which will be useful for coaches and teachers of chess sections and circles. For a wide range of chess fans.

    25.00 $
  • Author:
    Ezhov

    Grandmaster Carlos Torre – like a chess comet; his genius flashed dazzlingly and quickly went out in the chess firmament! He – the author of the most famous “mill” in the history of chess, the 2nd world champion Emanuel Lasker fell into its merciless millstones. The authors spoke about the life and work of the Mexican genius (the book contains 25 commentated games by K. Torre). Torre’s book “How a Chess Player is Formed” is presented, an essay by international master Yaroslav Prizant about Torre’s attack in modern practice. In the section "Play like Torre" – 36 instructive examples from his practice to solve. Finally, there is an interview with Carlos Torre, conducted by Gabriel Velasco in 1977. Working with the book will give readers not only aesthetic pleasure, but will also help improve their skills.

    18.33 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    This new book by the many-times world champion Anatoly Karpov and the author of more than fifty books, grandmaster Nikolay Kalinichenko, is devoted to one of the most complicated and strategically deep openings & mdash; the Queen's Gambit Declined. Using games played by the strongest grandmasters, it describes the interesting ideas which have appeared in the main development systems of this opening. Along with games from recent years, the book presents the most important encounters from the chess heritage. And of course, it includes games by Anatoly Karpov himself & mdash; a great expert on the Queen's Gambit, who generously shares with the reading his unique understanding of the concepts involved. The book is aimed at strong players, but it will also be of interest to a wide range of chess enthusiasts.

    36.00 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is  the final link in a series of publications by the author, directed  to study the classical endgame using examples of modern games   grandmasters. This time the subject of the study – light piece endgames. Clarification of the methodology for working on this stage of the game, as well as the main features and methods of playing such endings. Examples  taken from the practice of modern grandmasters and dated back to 2020-2023. The author offers the reader the most recent and unique information. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get the maximum  benefit from studying the examples offered by the author  queen endings and its  other derivatives. The book is aimed at advanced chess players, is useful for coaches and can be recommended to a wide range of chess fans

    18.33 $
  • Magnetic road chess: folding board-case made of artificial leather, tablet-figures with a convex image. Wallet size 19x22 cm. The playing field is 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Cell 2x2 cm.

    51.72 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Franco

    In his new book, grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes the 69 instructive victories of the 11th world champion Robert Fischer. The book is not overloaded with options, the emphasis – with detailed explanations in a move-by-move style, creating an ideal platform for learning chess. In the "reference" At points in each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key techniques of the chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track his growth in chess strength. The appendix provides a critical analysis of the unsatisfactory translation of Robert Fisher's famous book “My 60 Memorable Games.”

    23.33 $
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    The book is called "Alexander Zaitsev".Published: Moscow, 1986 Edited by: B. Turov Author: B. Arkhangelsky, R. Kimelfeld Binding: softcover Language: russian Condition: very good 144 pages Size: 21,5 x 13,5 cmThe autograph belongs to Arkhangelsky.  EK35 This book is about a modest and charming man, a wonderful chess player. Alexander Zaitsev was not a child prodigy. He started playing chess at the age of 14, at 18 - he has the first category. By today's standards, this does not even give the right to play in all-Union tournaments. And in the 50s it was a local success. However, he still became an international grandmaster.

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    Chess book:Author: Sergey IvashchenkoTitle: Manual of chess combinations, vol. IPublisher: Moscow, Russian chess house, 2017Binding: hardbackLanguages: English, German, Russian, SpanishISBN: 978-5-94693-522-7256 pagesThe book is intended for the instruction of children by teachers or parents, and is aimed at quite a lengthy teaching period, beginning with the very rudiments of the game.  For each of use the present edition has been divided into two volumes, to which significant corrections and additions have been made. The book will be extremely useful,  both for independent work, and for study in schools or in clubs.

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    Published: Leipzig, 1933 Author: J. Mieses Binding: softcover Language: german Condition: very good 79 pages Size: 10 x 15,2 cm   Jacques Mises is a German-English chess player, grandmaster, international arbiter, and chess writer.EK34

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    Chess Book: Author: Sarhan Guliev Title: Veselin Topalov. Selected games on the Ex-World Chess Champion Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2017 Binding: Hardcover Language: English 468 pagesThis book is devoted to the games of a great chess player who has done much to set the agenda for the development of modern chess - Bulgarian Grandmaster, FIDE 2005 World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov. After becoming Under 14 Would Chess Champion in 1989 Topalov become one of the leading chess players in the world in the mid 1990s. The wider Russian public first heard of the Bulgarian Grandmaster in 1994, when Topalov beat the Great and Fearsome Garry Kasparov at the Olympiad.

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    Chess Book:  Author: Sergey Ivashchenko Title: Manual of Chess Combinations, Vol. II Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2016 Binding: HardcoverFormat: Increased Language: English, German, Russian, Spanish 264 pagesLearn to solve more complicated problems. Our new book includes combinations occurred in the games by well-known players, including outstanding masters of the past and the present. There are many specially composed positions, called studies. As in our previous book instructional material is arranged in sections of increasing complexity. The study of each section can be roughly estimated as adding 100 points to your rating. Thus our book should lead you up the rungs of chess mastery from a rating of 1600-1700 to a solid level of 2200 points or more which in practice corresponds roughly to that of a candidate master. Of course with tactics alone you will not defeat all of your opponents, but without tactics nothing can be done in chess.Note: economy shipping without tracking

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    Chess book:Author: S. VoronkovRussian sphinx. Alexander AlekhinePublished:  Moscow 2021Binding: HardLanguage: Russian544 pagesCondition: brand new Art MN 

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    Author: Tkachenko   Edited by: Voronkov   Published: Poltava, 2010   Binding: hardcover Language: Russian 363 pages Condition: excellent Size: 21 x 15,2 cm   ART-MN

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    Published: Tbilisi, 1989 Authors: Neidze, Mchedlishvili Binding: Softcover Language: georgian Condition: very good 46 pages Size: 14,5 x 20 cm Contains: coated paper, Illustrations, moves, analysis of games.

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    Published: Tbilisi, 1999 Author: D. Gurgenidze Binding: softcover Language: Georgian Condition: very good 136 pages Size: 20 x 15 cm David Antonovich Gurgenidze is a Georgian, formerly Soviet, chess composer, grandmaster in chess composition. Published about 200 studies, 90 of them were awarded prizes. Winner of the personal championships of the USSR. World champion in chess composition 1998-2000 (section of studies); at two subsequent world competitions in chess composition, his studies won two bronze medals. He achieved the greatest success in studies based on the fight between rooks and pawns.MN

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    Published: Moscow - Leningrad, 1930 Authors: A. Nimzowitz   Edited by: I. Maizelis Binding: Hardcover Language: russian Condition: good 388 pages Size: 15,5 x 23 cm   "My System" has been the reference book of many outstanding chess players of the past and present. Blockade and prevention, undermining the base of the pawn chain and maneuvering, excessive defense and a mysterious move.     Aron Nimtsovich is a famous chess player, one of the greatest theoreticians of the ancient game, the author of three fundamental works "Blockade", "My system" and "My system in practice". In the 1920s, Nimzowitsch was one of the strongest players on the planet.EK33

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    Soviet Chess Book: Author: P.Romanovsky Binding: Hard Selected games Published: Moscow, 1954 Language: Russian 228 pages Pyotr Arsenyevich Romanovsky (17 (29) July 1892, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire — 1 March 1964, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) was a Soviet chess master (1950). Two-time champion of the USSR (1923 and 1927). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1934). honored coach of the USSR(1957). Usually binding of this book is dark blue. This copy has very rare brown binding.   Condition: a little dirt on the front cover, stamp of an old bookshop, besides this perfect condition.EK31

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    Published: Moscow, 2000 Author: Sokolov M. Binding: softcover Language: russian Condition: very good 90 pages Size: 14 x 20 cm   In the proposed small study, a simple and convenient system for evaluating the results of a chess game has been developed.