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  • Author:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • Author:
    Bologan

    «The idea of continuing the autobiographical book “Steps” has been in the air almost since the moment it was written. Despite the bullet point at the end of the book in the form of a victory over Magnus Carlsen, my chess career continued for another full 14 years, and the subsequent stormy socio-political career is only gaining momentum.” (V. Bologan).  The book contains 75 games commented in detail and a number of fragments. A frank story about the life and professional path, about cooperation with the leading grandmasters and coaches of the world (among them - A. Karpov, G. Kasparov, Yu. Polgar, Zhu Chen, R. Ponomarev, A. Shirov, A. Morozevich, A. Onischuk, A. Ryazantsev, E. Inarkiev, M. Al-Mudakhka, M. Dvoretsky, M. Podgaets, V. Chebanenko, Z. Lanka and others), about political activities in the Parliament of Moldova and about work in FIDE are complemented by numerous photographs.   For a wide range of chess lovers.

    36.67 $
  • Author:
    Barsky

    18.97 $
  • Author:
    Gipslis

    This collection of wonderful combinations is based on the famous magazine “Chess” published in the USSR. The editorial office was located in Riga, its members included strong Latvian chess players, and the editor-in-chief of the publication for many years was the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal, who always took an active part in the development of the magazine. Perhaps the most popular section among readers has always been “Find the best continuation without moving the pieces.” A fresh dozen of the most beautiful and instructive combinations, mainly from current tournaments, were published on the back cover, and the solutions were given in the next issue. The combinations were selected by the editorial team very carefully, because the magazine's circulation was more than 60,000 copies and was distributed in more than 50 countries! This edition includes combinations published in the mentioned section from 1980 to 1990. By solving these combinations, you are sure to improve your tactical skills and significantly strengthen your game.

    40.00 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

    28.80 $
  • Reprint of a large badge (4 cm x 3.5 cm) dedicated to the failed match between Karpov and Fischer in 1975. The original was issued in an edition of  in several signal specimens (only specimens from the collection of A. Karpov and the Central House of Art Museum are known). 

    17.24 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

  • 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 $
  • 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.  

    1333.30 $
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  • book

    41.38 $

    The book of the famous chess journalist and coach, the master Victor Henkin, represents the experience of serious systematization of matte positions. Numerous, well-chosen examples, show typical methods of attacking the king, they are taught to find a combination in the most seemingly innocuous positions. Written in a living, figurative language, the book is designed for the widest circles of chess lovers and can serve as a teaching aid for school-age children.

  • book

    13.82 $

    In a popular and fascinating form, the author - master of sports in chess, a well-known coach and journalist - introduces readers into the magical world of chess, introduces them to the basics of chess play. The book is designed for children of primary and secondary school age.
  • book

    4.49 $

    About an interesting chess competition in which Smyslov, Tal, Petrosyan, Spassky, Bronstein, Karpov and future grandmasters Chekhov, Kochiev, Dvoiris, Zaychik and others took part.
  • book

    16.67 $

    Capital work tells about the life and work of the outstanding French chess player and musician Francois Andre Danican Filidor, the founder of modern chess theory and one of the creators of the comic opera. The materials included in the publication are of both historical and great practical interest. In particular, the famous textbook by Philidor & laquo; Analysis of the Chess Game & raquo;, the attention to which has not been weakening for several centuries, is for the first time fully published in Russian. The book also contains all the surviving parties of the great master, most of which are re-commented. Fans of historical and adventure literature will be attracted by an excerpt from the novel by V. Henkin Odyssey of a chess machine, vividly recreating the atmosphere of the chess life of France and England in the second half of the 18th century. For a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    25.00 $

    The classic textbook of the chess master and well-known journalist V.L. Henkin, renamed "1000 Matte Combinations" in the new century, comes out under its original name and again - with the Preface of Michael Tal, with the kind permission of the daughter of the eighth world champion Jeanne Tal. For the new edition, all positions were computer-tested; in general, they with honor passed the test of "time and machine", although some illustrative options were adjusted. Well-chosen examples show typical methods of attacking the king, they are taught to find combinations in the most innocuous positions. All the standard schemes of attack were seriously systematized. The book written in a living language is designed for the widest layers of chess fans. It can serve as a teaching aid for school-age children, but it will also be of interest to adults.

  • book

    28.97 $

    The plot of this book & ndash; not just a romantic fiction of the author, but also an attempt at a historical study of one of the most delightful hoaxes of the Enlightenment, so rich in all sorts of inventions. 250 years ago, the outstanding inventor Wolfgang von Kempelen designed a mechanical chess player, the great-great-grandfather of modern chess computers. The Kempelen submachine gun toured extensively throughout Europe from Vienna to Paris and London, beating up nobles and even crowned heads - ndash; Frederick the Great and Napoleon. Attempts to penetrate the automaton’s secret have been made repeatedly, often by the most insidious methods that endangered the life of Kempelen and his companions ...
    Viktor L. Henkin (1923-2010), a chess master, a journalist and a writer, worked on a novel for about a quarter of a century, trying to recreate as precisely as possible the atmosphere of a distant 18th century. Striving for perfection, he rewrote many times and rewrote ready-made chapters and did not manage to finish his novel. The work was completed by his wife, Tatyana Gubarkova, with whom Victor Khenkin always shared his creative ideas, and discussed in detail the plot lines. For lovers of history, chess and adventure literature.

  • book

    27.23 $

    Предлагаем Вашему вниманию три книги о выдающихся мастерах шахматного искусства. У нас вы можете приобрести комплект из трех книг по цене двух. 1. Капитальный труд рассказывает о жизни и творчестве выдающегося французского шахматиста и музыканта Франсуа Андре Даникана Филидора, основоположника современной теории шахмат и одного из создателей комической оперы. Вошедшие в издание материалы представляют как исторический, так и большой практический интерес. В частности, знаменитый учебник Филидора «Анализ шахматной игры», внимание к которому не ослабевает уже несколько столетий, впервые полностью публикуется на русском языке. Также в книге собраны все сохранившиеся до наших дней партии великого мастера, большая часть которых заново прокомментирована. Любителей историко-приключенческой литературы привлечет отрывок из романа В. Хенкина Одиссея шахматного автомата, ярко воссоздающий атмосферу шахматной жизни Франции и Англии второй половины XVIII века. Для широкого круга любителей шахмат. 2. Новая книга шахматного мастера и литератора Анатолия Мацукевича посвящена творчеству замечательного чехословацкого гроссмейстера Рихарда Рети (1889-1929), новатора и художника древней игры, одного из тех, кто оказывал главное влияние на развитие шахмат в первой трети двадцатого столетия. Идеи Рихарда Рети современны и в наши дни. 3. Книга о жизни, становлении и творчестве великого сына эстонского народа, выдающегося шахматиста П. Кереса. Интересен фон - шахматная жизнь независимой Эстонии до 1940 г. и Европы до начала Второй мировой войны и во время ее. Интересны творческие характеристики других выдающихся шахматистов, партнеров Кереса - Алехина, Капабланки, Решевского, Файна, Эйве. Особый интерес вызывает сопоставление творчества молодых тогда еще П. Кереса и М. Ботвинника. Приводятся партии с комментариями П.Кереса Для широкого круга читателей.

  • book

    21.67 $

    The classic textbook, which was published back in 1979, still remains relevant and in demand. At the beginning of the XXI century, it was renamed "1000 matte combinations", but now it is published under its original name, and again with a foreword by the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal – with the kind permission of his daughter Jeanne Tal.

    All positions have passed a thorough computer check. Well-chosen examples demonstrate typical techniques of attacking the king, teach you to find combinations in the most innocuous at first glance positions. All standard attack schemes have undergone serious systematization.

    The book, written in vivid figurative language, is designed for the widest layers of chess lovers. It will be interesting for both school-age children and adults.

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