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  • 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:
    Bologan

    The Caro-Kann defense is one of the most popular modern openings, which is firmly included in the repertoire of most elite chess players. The author of the book, a well-known grandmaster and theorist, offers a full repertoire for black in response to 1.e4, explains in detail the main strategic ideas of each option and gives the exact order of moves, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. In each chapter, alternative plans for black are considered, so that the reader can make a choice according to his taste, and it was more difficult for the opponent to prepare. Much attention in the monograph is paid to correspondence games in which players use all the achievements of modern technology. All analyses during the work on the manuscript are checked on powerful computers. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The 2nd edition supplements the section with the 10 most interesting current parties. The book is addressed to chess players of any level – from amateurs to professionals.  

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Bezgodov

    The youngest first–grader in the USSR, the world champion among young men, a participant in the candidates tournament at the age of 19 - Boris Spassky's rise was rapid. And then fate gave the brilliant chess player a test of strength: he stumbled twice at the decisive moment and remained beyond the threshold of interzonal tournaments ... Only ten years after his first great success, Spassky managed to pass all the qualifying tests and earn the right to a match for the crown, but he failed to defeat the Iron Tigran Petrosian the first time. It took three more years of super–efforts: by Sisyphus he rose again to the foot of Olympus and did not miss a second chance - in 1969 he became the Tenth king of chess! An essay about the life of Boris Vasilyevich and his sporting path full of ups and downs was written by Dmitry Oleynikov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, curator of the Chess Museum of the Chess Federation of Russia. 70 beautiful and instructive games of Spassky were commented on by the champion of Russia in 1993, the famous author and theorist grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov, as well as grandmaster Dmitry Kryakvin and FIDE master Steve Giddins. The preface was written by the 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik. For a wide range of chess fans.

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Blokh

    The answer book of an international grandmaster and an experienced coach (among whose students is A. Grischuk) Bloch's Maxim contains over 1200 combinations from practical games and specially compiled examples. All tasks are characterized by intense struggle, in which the goal is achieved by single moves. The book is intended for both young and adult amateurs, and for masters. The arrangement of examples by topic allows you to use the book not only as a task book, but also as a textbook. Of particular interest are over two hundred specially compiled by the author overstressed positions in which white wins the only way during the course of white, and black wins during the course of black. These examples, as well as over 50 fragments from the parties of the author and his students, are published for the first time.

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • Author:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    Chernyshov

    The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Kostrov

    Hundreds of thousands of novice chess players have held in their hands the solution books of “1000 chess problems” for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of study. These collections became winners of the “Chess Vseobuch of Russia” competition. We decided to combine our three books into one so that the future grandmaster would have more opportunities for improvement and choice of material. It will also be easier for students and coaches to regulate the speed of the material. In the first parts of our book, novice chess players will get acquainted with all possible types of checkmates. Then, future grandmasters will learn to deliver magnificent double blows with a queen and a knight, promote a pawn to a queen. Studying according to this solution book, you will also master the pin, learn to cover yourself from the enemy's pieces, block the enemy's forces, destroy the most reliable fortresses, distract and entice his royal majesty and much more. Work with the book as with a textbook, and do not forget to write down the solutions under each diagram! The correct solutions are at the end of the book. For the widest range of chess fans.

    15.75 $
  • 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 $
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    72.83 $

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    5 programs on 1 CD. A unique program that reveals the main methods and game plans for white and black in all major debuts. Separate five parts of the "Middlegame Encyclopedia" are assembled on one disk under a new single software shell! The author of the material for the study is MG Kalinin. About 3000 lectures for study and 3000 exercises for the solution. Difficulty level: from the 3rd level to the master. ANALOGUE IN THE BOOK VARIANCE IS NOT!

  • book

    18.20 $

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    Стратегия 3.0 Программа разработана МГ Александром Калининым и предназначена для обучения стратегии и позиционной игре. Стратегия 3.0 - представляет собой существенно расширенную версию программы Стратегия 2.0. В новую версию Стратегии включено не только значительно большее число упражнений, но также и множество новых уроков, не представленных во втором издании программы. Данная шахматная программа содержит 1800 позиций по 18-ти важнейшим темам шахматной стратегии: Преимущество в развитии, Преимущество в пространстве, Атака на короля, Атака на ферзевом фланге, Защита и контратака, Слабые и сильные поля, Открытые линии и диагонали, Расположение пешек, Центр, Расположение фигур, Размен, Позиционная жертва, Изолированная ферзевая пешка, Пешечная пара с3+d4 (c6+d5) на полуоткрытых линиях, Висячие пешки, Профилактика, Принцип двух слабостей, План. 250 примеров для самостоятельного изучения, иллюстрирующих те темы, которые рассмотрены в программе. Все примеры классифицированы по темам и подробнейшим образом прокомментированы. 1100 тщательно подобранных примеров для решения, классифицированных по темам и степени трудности. Пока вы пытаетесь решить ту или иную позицию, программа дает вам текстовые и графические подсказки и отвергает неверные ходы. На помощь приходят и онлайновые маркеры-помощники. Ваш рейтинг выстраивается в соответствии с вашими успехами и меняется после каждого разыгранного примера. 450 наиболее типичных позиций для разыгрывания против двух встроенных игровых программ Дракона и Crafty, а также других внешних программ, таких как Rebel, Mchess, и других. Программа рассчитывает ваш Эло (рейтинг) в зависимости от ваших успехов в выполнении упражнений, а также собирает статистику решения заданий. Отображение ее вы увидите в гистограммах, простых для чтения. Таким образом, ученику легко проследить, как продвигается его обучение. Программой могут пользоваться сразу несколько человек. При этом ведутся независимые рейтинги для каждого и сохраняется прочая индивидуальная статистика. Программа - отличный помощник учителю. Она следит за временем и ведет счет по каждой проигрываемой позиции каждого ученика. Предусмотрена печать любого материала (как теоретического, так и практики). Вам не потребуется никакого дополнительного софта. Минимальные системные требования: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME, Pentium-75 МГц, 20 Mb RAM, 15 Mb свободного места на жестком диске, 4-скоростное устройство для чтения компакт-дисков или DVD-дисков, разрешение экрана 640х480 с глубиной цвета 8 бит, мышь.

  • book

    From the first moves White should think "independently" and solve specific problems in rather strange and rare positions! More than 300 detailed examples of examples on the parties of grandmasters, theoretical material on all options prepared by MG I. Berdichevsky and A. Kalinin. 50 batches-tests for the solution Built-in game-analytical programs Crafty and Dragon. Possibilities of adding information, printing, all kinds of search, analysis as in Chess Assistant. Base more than 5 000 additional parties for the debut

  • book

    20.15 $

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    The basic plans and methods of playing in the popular closed beginning. About 800 detailed commentaries on the parties of grandmasters, theoretical material on all options prepared by MG A. Kalinin. 50 batches-tests to solve Built-in analytical programs Crafty and Dragon. Possibilities of adding information, printing, all types of search, analysis as in CA 7.1. The base of 50,000 parties with ELO & gt; 2450.

  • book

    20.15 $

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    The program is dedicated to the French defense - a very reliable, "fireproof" start, the favorite weapon of many of the world's leading chess players. She introduces the current state of the theory in all the main directions of this debut, typical techniques and game plans in the emerging middlegame. A few of the exemplary parts given here refer to the period before the year 90. More than 550 commented examples on the parties of grandmasters, theoretical material on all options prepared by the MG A. Kalinin. About 50 batches-tests for the solution. Built-in analytical programs Crafty and Dragon. Base 50 00 lots Possibilities of adding information, printing, all kinds of searching, analysis as in CA 7.1.

  • book

    20.15 $

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    A fundamental program on chess tactics. It was made on the basis of the material of the eponymous grandmaster's book by correspondence N. Kalinichenko. Includes about 4000 exercises (more than 600 examples for the study and about 3300 for the solution), classified according to 100 tactical methods and motives. Level of difficulty from the IV level to the master. Modes "Study", "Practice", "Game", "Test". The program calculates the ELO depending on the success of the solution, and also collects detailed statistics for the solution of tasks. Speed ​​settings for moving shapes, colors and sizes of fonts and boards. Print exercises and topics. Built-in game program with varying the strength of the game.

  • book

    462.94 $

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    Exclusive annotated databases. Contains more than 5.4 million games from 1560 to 2012 in a high standard of quality ChessBase. 67,000 games contain comments from leading players, with ChessBase opening the classification with more than 100,000 key positions, direct access to players, tournaments, middlegame themes, endgames. The largest TopClass annotated database in the world. The most recent database games from mid-November 2012. Mega 2013 is also equipped with a new version of the playerbase. As usual, this is where most of the work was done. As the player index currently contains already more than 281,000 entries, it makes sense to use an adapted playerbase which includes about 293000 names. By doing this, the photo database has been extended, and also contain 33,000 photos now. Inclusive Internet Mega-update 2013: With 10 ChessBase, 11 or 12 you can download games for Mega 2012 for the whole year, a total of about 200,000! This means that your Mega 2013 remains until now from January to December.

  • book

    15.94 $

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    The program is developed on the basis of Sergey Ivashchenko's best-selling book "A Textbook of Chess Combinations", 1A and 1B. As the training material, elementary and simple tasks (1-, 2-, and 3-way) are used, located with increasing complexity. Five levels of training: 1. Simple mats in 1 turn 2. Complex mats in 1 turn, winning a figure, a pat, a mat in 2 moves. 3. Mat in 2 moves by a certain figure, scoring a figure. 4. The winning of the figure, the pat, How would you play. 5. At the last stage of training, the student is encouraged to play the position on his own. Level of tasks from beginner to III-II level. The program also includes an additional course "Mat in 1 move", which contains more than 900 exercises. There are more than 2200 examples for the solution.

  • book

    127.45 $

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    The strongest game program in the world The estimated Elo score is 3350 Chess Support 960 Multivariate analysis (with limited evaluation) Playing against the computer Automatic rating counting Material Handicap Handicap by rating (900-3200) Start the game from any position

  • book

    22.76 $

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    Includes a large theoretical material on all debuts. About 500,000 expert assessments and more than 8,000 text comments by MG Kalinin. Chess tree - getting detailed statistics for any debut position in a few seconds. Construction of the Debut table for any position, the possibility of adding material. The "Debut Testing" mode will help chess players to test their knowledge in the debut, as well as point out inaccuracies and mistakes and give recommendations on their elimination. The base is 4,800,000 parties for 1 April. Any kind of search by title, position, etc. Print and export to RTF (WORD) and HTML. Built-in game programs: Rybka 2.3 - grandmaster power of the game, Ruffian, Crafty, Delfi and Dragon. Play on any time controls. Possibilities of deep automatic batch analysis, multivariate analysis of positions, background analysis, etc. Russian scoring moves.

  • book

    17.27 $

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    If you are a beginner chess player, you need to know and be able to apply simple tactical techniques! This training course contains more than 2500 exercises for the "fork", more than 500 exercises for the "bunch", about 200 exercises for the "double check" and 320 exercises for the "open check". Learn to destroy the King's defense of the enemy on 720 examples and use the weakness of the 8th (1st) horizontal on 765 examples. A large number (in the amount of more than 5000!) Exercises makes this course an excellent tool for quick learning, both beginners and first-rank players. • Sample solutions • View rating changes • Tracking the progress of training of several users • Playing against the chess program from the current position • Print jobs

  • book

    The program is an electronic edition of the famous five-volume "Chess Ends" by Grandmaster Yuri Averbakh, a leading endgame specialist. Published in the early 80s, the publication immediately became a bestseller, and soon a rarity. In preparing the disc, the original book by Averbach was supplemented and corrected, all positions were checked using game programs and endgame tables. The program covers all types of chess endings, divided into more than 350 topics, which include more than 4,100 commented comments in detail. Test mode helps to consolidate theoretical knowledge. The game and analysis with the built-in master level programs: Dragon, Crafty and Delfi. Search by position fragment, by material ratio, combination of any search criteria. Editing, commenting and adding material. Recommended additionally: Nalimov tables (3-4-5-6 figured, 3 DVD) Endgame practice