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  • 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:
    Bologan

    The 2nd edition, revised and supplemented, of the popular monograph, which is dedicated to one of the most combat modern debuts – the Old Indian defense. The author meticulously builds the entire defensive line of black (including on the territory of "adjacent" openings, such as the English beginning or the London system), explains standard plans and tactical techniques, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The book is addressed to chess players of any level, since the laws of Old Indian are the same for both amateurs and super grandmasters.

    21.67 $
  • 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:
    Gezalyan

    International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gozalyan have prepared a major work (in two volumes) about the life and work of the 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan (he held the title from 1963 to 1969).  Volume II (1963-1984) tells about Petrosyan's victory in the 1963 world title match over Mikhail Botvinnik, about the grandiose two-match confrontation with Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969, about all his candidates' matches after losing the title – against Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi and other world-class opponents. All tournaments and matches of the second half of Petrosian's chess career are presented, up to his last performances in 1983. The authors subjected 175 complete games and fragments to an in-depth analysis (using modern computers). Not all of them have been deeply studied and commented on before, but even then the book provides a significantly improved analysis. Among Petrosyan’s opponents – world champions and contenders Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Belyavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin and many others. Special attention is paid to his coaches – Alexey Suetin and Igor Zaitsev. 

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
  • The size of the board when folded is 46x23x5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 4.6x4.6 cm  The height of the king is 10 cm. The diameter of the base is 3 cm. Pawn height 5.5 cm. Base diameter 2.8 cm. Weight 1380 g. ART 123 Manufacturer Poland

    183.15 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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 $
  • Made in Holland. Chess computer "Centaur" easy to use. You can easily install any language. Using the touch panel  40x40 cm (cell size 48 x 48 mm) you can easily move the figures. The sensors will record strokes. The board has a capacious rechargeable internal battery. The uniqueness of the computer is that it quickly adapts to  your playing strength (from beginner to grandmaster) so that you have the right opponent. Centaur will help you analyze the game so as not to make the same mistakes and improve your chess skill. Please note, computer is not compatible to connect to your PC or online chess. The set includes USB cable and DGT electronic chess pieces . Height of the king is 86mm.  

    1553.60 $
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  • book

    7.45 $

    Color illustrations.

    What a winning strategy came up with a great financier Mikhail Kasyanov? What shape does the summer cottage of Gennady Zyuganov have? How did Berezovsky, Makashov and Khinshtein manage to cross the river, stay alive and get, for example, to the minister? How many billions of each of the seven oligarchs? How much was the check drawn by `Chara` bank and how much did the reviewer` MK` cheat?

    Eugene GIK - member of the Writers' Union, Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, columnist for the newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets".

  • book

    10.37 $

    The book presents all open beginnings, and each debut is revealed by analyzing the most significant and characteristic parties for this beginning. Thanks to this, a reader studying a particular debut will better master the basic ideas and typical positions of this beginning. The book offered to your attention will render essential assistance in the work on the study of chess theory and will help to solve many problems of your improvement.
  • book

    10.37 $

    "Chess. Primer" is a very unusual book. This is a firework of brilliant ideas that the author has been developing for many years teaching chess to young and not quite young students. The author precisely feels the core of every problem that can get in the way of a beginner, and explains all the difficult places with the utmost clarity. The book "Chess. Primer" is simple enough for a child to understand. The method of presentation is clear and unobtrusive - and in some ways even truly revolutionary. Therefore, the book is recognized as a classic in the homeland of the author, it is published in all English-speaking countries.
  • book

    13.13 $

    From this book you will learn how: # count combinations for many moves ahead; # master the tricks of the strategy of the game, developed by such chess players as Garry Kasparov; # take the best position for a decisive blow; # Prepare for the game in the endgame long before your opponent realizes that the end is near.

  • book

    20.72 $

    The Italian expression dare il gambetto - & quot; substitute the leg & quot; - it became a common language of chess players at the end of the 16th century, when the Spaniard Ruy Lopez applied it in his famous guide. & quot; Substitute leg & quot; - It means playing sharply and unconventionally at the very beginning of the game, sacrificing a pawn or even a piece to seize the initiative, quickly develop your attack and threaten the enemy king. For the first time a whole encyclopedia is dedicated to gambits! Grandmaster Yuri Razuvayev and chess writer and master Anatoliy Matsukevich invite us to an exciting, bright world of the gambit game.
  • book

    20.72 $

    For the first time, the "Chess Game Tutorial" by Jose Raul Capablanca was released in 1935 in London. It was translated into many languages ​​and quickly won recognition and popularity throughout the world. Due to the simplicity and clarity of presentation, the accepted methodology - from simple to complex - the "Chess Game Tutorial" took an honorable place among the works of chess pedagogy. In this edition, the number of chapters and paragraphs has been increased, mainly due to the (Chess Game Principles), which in other publications have been omitted or the content of which is mentioned in passing in the text. Applied to the modern chess language, the style of the original translation has been improved.
  • book

    23.33 $

    Party, biography, photo, statistics. Garry Kasparov is the 13th world chess champion (1985-2000). Tops of success - a victory in unparalleled rivalry (1984-1990) with the 12th world champion A.Karpov, a demonstration of complete superiority over the young challengers - N.Short (1993) and V.Anand (1995), a fantastic series of victories in tournaments of the highest difficulty category, record rating (individual Elo coefficient) - 2850! The achievements of Kasparov are indisputable not only on the fields of chess battles. Author of a number of books that have become bestsellers. "A child of change," he keenly felt the global changes in the country and the world conducive to the progress of chess thought. It was he, who was named by journalists in his youth "computer with a soul", fell to the lot to take on the first wave of a computer offensive. And at the same time he became a rival, propagandist and businessman of the electronic miracle of the end of the 20th century.

  • book

    23.56 $

    Before you is a collection of selected tasks and articles of the honored master of sports, international grandmaster Yakov Georgievich Vladimirov. This book will be interesting to all fans of chess creativity. You will learn how to solve even the most difficult tasks, and most importantly, you will have great pleasure learning the intricacies of chess art.
  • book

    37.50 $

    Twenty years ago the chess world began talking about the "Hungarian riddle and the Hungarian miracle." Three of Polgar's sisters, having just appeared in big chess, played one after another of adult men. Soon they were already among the strongest chess players in the world. Their enormous talent was not subject to doubt, but undoubtedly their unique role was played by the unique teaching methodology developed by their father - a teacher and chess player. It's time for the other chess players to learn "Hungarian secrets". In the book you hold in your hands, the eighth world champion, Olympic champion Zhuzha Polgar shares his knowledge with readers.

  • book

    45.00 $

    Readers are invited to the fundamental textbook of chess, which has no analogues in the domestic literature. Its creators sought to present the best theoretical developments in the field of debut, middlegame and endgame for the last 150 years. The largest Russian experts in the field of history, composition, computer chess will also help to expand your chess and life horizon. The originality of the presentation of the material is provided by special mini-inserts, which provide valuable additional information and facilitate the mastering of the classical foundations of chess.