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  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

  • 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:
    Galkin

    The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is dedicated to the strongest piece on the chessboard – to the queen. Using the example of episodes from games of modern grandmasters (the vast majority of games date back to 2020-2023) and his own grandmaster practice, the author tries to generalize, and in some places even clarify the methodology for understanding and playing queen endings, as well as other types of endgames with the presence of queens ) On the desk. The book presents various ratios of material – “queen against queen”, “queen and minor piece against queen and minor piece”, “queen and rook against queen and rook”, “queen against two rooks”, “queen against rook and pawns”, “ queen against a rook and a minor piece”, “two queens against two queens” – practically the entire spectrum of encountered endgames of this type. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get maximum benefit from studying the examples of queen endings and its other derivatives offered by the author. 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:
    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:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
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    300 questions with answers to chess lovers (Russian)

  • book

    16.55 $

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    The dull textbook "Entertaining Chess" is intended for classes with children of 7-10 years of age under the supervision of adults. Children over 10 years old can independently begin this class with their textbook in chess. The book is equipped with a large number of illustrations and diagrams.

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    16.55 $

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    The rules of the game and tips for novice chess players; many interesting tactical examples.

  • book

    16.55 $

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    International Grandmaster N.V. Krogius, known to readers with his work in the field of psychology of chess, continues his talk about the peculiarities of chessplayers' thinking, methods of preparing for tournaments and matches. The book reflects the data of new studies, an approximate plan is proposed, according to which it is possible to study rivals and improve their style of play. The book is designed for qualified chess players.

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    16.55 $

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    In the book of ex-champion of the world M. Tal and well-known chess journalist J. Damskiy typical attacks are systematized, some new methods are introduced. Numerous examples analyze those features of the position that require a transition to a decisive offensive and promise the chances of success. The book is designed for the widest circle of chess fans.

  • book

    16.55 $

    RUB

    "Chess for friends" is the first in our country children's chess textbook with stickers. Addressing the young readers and their parents, the 14th World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik said in the Preface: "Walking along colorful pages with a cheerful puppy (the hero of the book), you will not even notice how quickly and easily master the basic chess rules. I hope that chess will become a favorite game for your whole family. " A fully colored book of a large format (64 pages, laminated cover, 2 pages with stickers) contains a variety of tasks: coloring, tests, chess problems. With the help of this textbook your child will master all the rules of chess: learn the moves of the figures and learn how to put the mat. "Chess for friends" will be a good gift for a young chess player for the New Year. Soft binding, 64 sec., Large format 21 x 29, Cheboksary 2009.

  • book

    16.55 $

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    & quot; The completeness of the information that any sufficiently qualified player must master, the phased presentation of the material, the availability of & hellip; The author was largely able to grasp the immense & quot ;. So appreciated the first multi-page work & quot; Meet & mdash; chess & quot; Galina Mikhailenko international chess master of sports Andrei Obodchuk. The first edition of the self-instructional book on chess was published thanks to the author’s victory in the competition for the right to receive a grant from the Tyumen administration & quot; Save and increase & quot ;. Pretending to be a useful tool for self-education and improvement of a person who is passionate about chess, for trainers working with children of all ages, the book covered educational material from the level of beginner chess players to the level of candidates for master. Twenty-five years ago, while conducting chess classes in the youth sports schools of the city, Galina Mikhailenko & mdash; nine-time champion of the region in chess, began to collect material .... Everyone has the right to ask what is the distinguishing feature of the new chess book. The author herself answered this question: & quot; The main difference between this textbook & mdash; author's presentation: the book is divided into classes, each of which has a completed look (conclusion, task), its own sequence of analysis of various topics studied, almost all of the material presented was tested by the author in the classroom with students & quot;

  • book

    16.55 $

    RUB

    Before you, a chess tutorial, which will be useful not only for beginners, but also for dischargers. Its author, a famous literary master, offers beginners to make an exciting journey to the chess world. You have to go from familiarity with the rules of the game to the ability to use the typical techniques and make beautiful combinations. All topics are illustrated with carefully thought-out examples. At the end of each chapter, you will find several exercises to help you understand if the lesson is well learned. At one time the book was approved by Mikhail Tal, who wrote a foreword to her. Good luck!

  • book

    16.55 $

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    The book of the famous grandmaster and experienced coach Konstantin Chernyshov represents a new, effective methodology for developing options, vision and center of attention. Three levels of complexity are oriented on a wide range of readers: both chess lovers and pro- professional athletes. Tips and recommendations will also be useful to parents, whose children are engaged in chess. If you are looking for ways to expand your abilities, this book for you!

  • book

    16.55 $

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    Often young chess players and their parents ask the question: how to become a grandmaster? The book by Viorel Bologan, the winner of Aeroflot Open and the super tournament in Dortmund, tells about the ways to improve the skills, the difficulties of creative growth and the conquest of the treasured grandmaster peak.

  • book

    16.55 $

    RUB

    The book of the world chess champion Max Euwe is an excellent textbook for those lovers who are already familiar with the rules of the game. The structure of the book is simple, and the presentation of the material is dosed and thoroughly thought out - the author by profession is a teacher. Training is built on the basis of fascinating games, detailed and commented on the increase in complexity. The book considers all the basic positional principles of the game. We recommend chess lovers as a textbook, and teachers for a selection of examples for classes.