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  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Gelfand

    The 2012 World Vice-Champion continues his story, begun in the best-selling books Positional Decision Making in Chess. ("Book of the Year" according to the English Chess Federation), "Dynamic Decision Making in Chess" and "Technical Decision Making in Chess." The new book discusses ways to make decisions in positions without minor pieces. The reader will get acquainted with rook and queen endings, as well as with what Romanovsky called the "fourth stage", that is, the late middlegame / early endgame, where only heavy pieces remain on the board. «Gelfand is very good– and very honest – explains what decisions he was able to calculate and what he had to make on the basis of general reasoning, and how he did it. This resulted in a book of the type that I love. A chess player of any strength can find a lot of useful things here. (Grandmaster Matthew Sadler, reviewer of novelties in chess literature in the magazine "New in Chess"). For a wide range of chess lovers.

    22.41 $
  • A limited edition of the most famous electronic chess clock. Design & quot; under the tree & quot ;. Released for the 25th anniversary of the DGT. & Nbsp; These watches are used in all major tournaments, world championships and World Cups, World Chess Olympiads. Installation of any time controls, including Fisher and Bronstein controls (with added time). & Nbsp;

    300.00 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
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    24.83 $

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    & nbsp; To teach a child chess? What for? Chess is taught to win, to understand the mistakes, give immunity to defeat. They teach perseverance, develop logic and intelligence. Playing chess is a great way to communicate with a child. In the first part of the book, Andrei Obodchuk, a chess coach, a multiple world champion among people with disabilities, tells the phenomenal history of the training of Gordey Kolesov, who at that time lived with his parents and sisters in China, who was seven years old and fulfilled the norms of a candidate master of sports. Yevgeny Kolesov, TV host, & quot; Discovery of China & quot; on Channel One, seriously supported his son on the road to victory. And Gordey went through five powerful leaps of development and awareness of his own capabilities. In the second part of the book, the Obodchuk method is described in detail and numerous exercises are given that give excellent sports and pedagogical results.

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    24.83 $

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    Deluxe edition on coated paper. Full color print. & nbsp; Sports Encyclopedia is a series of books about sports games, telling about the rules of games, the order and features of their conduct, the history of appearance, about legendary players and championships, everything interesting that is connected with these games. This edition is the sixth volume of the Sports Encyclopedia. It is dedicated to the most intellectual sport - chess. & nbsp;

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    12.41 $

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    & nbsp; The book you hold in your hands is not quite ordinary, to some extent it is even sensational, because, as the name implies, it is not about victories, but about defeats of world chess champions from Botvinnik to Fisher. Victories & quot; Celestials & quot; hearsay, they are replicated in numerous publications and monographs, young chess players learn from them. But after all, the defeats of the greats are no less instructive and spectacular, for the champion can be defeated only by applying super-efforts and showing all his creative abilities. The book contains more than 200 exciting fights, which not only makes it an excellent textbook on strategy and tactics, but also fills in some degree the lack of historical information about its heroes. All parties are commented on in detail, which allows the reader to easily understand the course of events occurring in them. & quot; Learn from mistakes & quot; - proverb says, let's try to learn from the mistakes of great chess players.

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    In this book endgame positions are presented with the material & quot; Rook vs. Pawn, & quot; both etudes and endgames. Material verified by the program Nalimov. The only moves leading to the goal are indicated by an appropriate international badge. Like the author's previous work & quot; Kings and pawns & quot ;, the book has a convenient & quot; pocket & quot; format for work on the go. Designed for coaches, chess dischargers and will be useful to all chess lovers.

  • book

    5.80 $

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    The collection of etudes by the wonderful Russian chess composer Alexei Seleznev (1888 - 67 1967) not only immerses us in the wonderful world of beautiful and memorable ideas, brought to perfect form. It is indispensable for independent work on chess, because Seleznev sketches are closely related to practical play and for the most part are educational in nature. We also note the impeccability of the studies that passed the computer test. For a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    14.48 $

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    The book of F. Wilson, an experienced American chess teacher, offers chess players, who have already mastered the beginnings of the royal game, simple recipes for preparing and conducting victorious attacks. & nbsp; Their number is minimal, and the effect is & ndash; at the level of the game where understanding chess already matters & ndash; will not hesitate. The success of this approach is confirmed by a long teaching experience and a large number of students. For chess players who want to learn how to beat the lovers. Edited by MM V. Bronznik.

  • book

    62.06 $

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    Coated Paper FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh. A total of 14 endgame books will take you step by step from king & amp; pawn endgames. Learn more about the silent beauty & quot; of the endgame.

  • book

    62.06 $

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    Coated Paper. This is a world of chess literature: systematically presented middle-game. Therefore authors of both long-term chess trainers decided to fi ll this vacuum. This is a series of books on the middle of the game. It was a good idea to read them. order to achieve better results. Bookmark the center. This is one of the most important things to do. This is a study of chess. It is more dynamically through the eyes of a grandmaster, a practical chess player. If you’re trying to find out what to do, then you’ll be able to find out what you’re talking about.

  • book

    62.06 $

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    Coated Paper. FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh. A total of 8 endgame books will take you step by step from king & amp; pawn endgames. Learn more about the silent beauty & quot; of the endgame.

  • book

    62.06 $

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    Coated Paper. GM Arkadij Naiditsch: He has been chosen. I’m very sure that I’ve been able to make it out of the middle of the book. .

  • book

    62.06 $

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    Coated Paper. FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh. A total of 8 endgame books will take you step by step from king & amp; pawn endgames. Learn more about the silent beauty & quot; of the endgame. & nbsp; It is clear that there’s a lot of fun in this game.

  • book

    18.62 $

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    Mark Dvoretsky, author of many bestsellers, world-famous trainer, always used etudes in his practice. Thanks to a unique technique, many of his students have achieved significant success in their careers. Oleg Pervakov, three-time world champion in drawing up etudes, in his work invariably follows the principles of the practical game that led him to composition. Book "The etude and the party are one" & raquo; primarily addressed to practicing chess players who wish to improve their skills: to develop imagination and preventive thinking, to improve the score of options and knowledge of basic endings. Surely this work will be appreciated by all connoisseurs of beauty, logic and irony of chess. From the preface of the 13th world champion Garry Kasparov: The first joint book of M. Dvoretsky and O. Pervakov & laquo; Studies for practitioners & raquo; had undisputed success with qualified chess players. And here is a continuation of the bestseller. & Nbsp; For a wide range of chess lovers.