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  • Author:
    Fine

    In the vast ocean of chess literature there are relatively few books about the endgame, and only a few of them can be considered true chess classics. And the most outstanding among the classics — Reuben Fine's book "Basic Chess Endings". Reuben Fine (1914−1993) was for a long time one of the best chess players in the world. As an author, Fine showed himself to be an excellent analyst who understood the full depth and peculiarities of the endgame. Having studied various types of standard positions, Fine established useful rules for practical play and proved himself to be an experienced teacher who, using skillfully chosen examples, was able to teach the reader all the necessary lessons and introduce him to the basic ideas of the endgame. Many generations of chess players in different countries of the world keep copies of “Basic Chess Endings”. For example, Mikhail Botvinnik considered Fine's work the most worthy of all that had ever been written on endgame theory.

    35.00 $
  • 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:
    Karpov

    New, significantly enlarged edition of the famous book - 75 games. Anatoly Karpov is the greatest expert on Caro-Kann defense. He scored many bright victories in it, playing both white and black. In this paper, the multiple world champion talks about the most important and interesting discoveries made in the Caro-Kann defense. Many examples from modern practice are given.

    17.24 $
  • The height of the king is 95 mm, the diameter of the base of the king is 42 mm. Currently used in tournaments of the Central House of Chess Players. The kit is sold without a board.

    60.00 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 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:
    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:
    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 $
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  • book

    8.29 $

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    The book will be useful both for beginners and already having some practice for chess players. It shows typical combinations and examples of positional games. The reader will learn how to play the beginning of the game, get acquainted with examples of creativity of chess classics and contemporary masters and grandmasters.

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    8.28 $

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  • book

    18.97 $

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    The book will be useful and beginners, and already having some practice chess players. It contains typical combinations of “performed by” various chess pieces and examples of positional play. The reader will learn how to play the beginning of the game, and get acquainted with the work of old and modern masters and grandmasters.

  • book

    11.59 $

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    Давно известно, что защищаться в шахматах труднее, чем атаковать. Овладение техникой защиты - важный шаг на пути к мастерству. Помочь сделать этот шаг призвана, по замыслу автора, настоящая книга. В книге рассказывается о наиболее распространенных приемах защиты в шахматной партии: профилактике, встречной игре, жертвах, ловушках - словом, обо всем том, что должен знать ныне шахматист, желающий совершенствоваться. В первой части книги даны необходимые представления о взглядах на защиту, ее основных видах и приемах - одним словом, то, без чего сегодня попросту опасно пускаться в полное неизвестностей тревог шахматное плавание. Во второй части книги речь идет о разновидностях защитной стратегии. Книга рассчитана на шахматистов-разрядников.

  • book

    11.75 $

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    An attractive primer.

  • book

    8.99 $

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    This book is for children about chess, their diversity, rules and laws of chess. To children about kings and robbers, about Balbez and crocodile Gena.

  • book

    9.67 $

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    The collection presents selected games of chess players from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and other countries over several decades. Many commented in detail. A characteristic feature of this book is that the leading chess players - part-time students of Ukraine selected their best games and commented on them, revealing the ideas accumulated in their creative laboratory over many years. This collection includes games from the finals of the extramural olympiads, world cups, world championships, Europe, USSR, Ukraine and other competitions in which Ukrainian chess players participated. Designed for a wide range of chess lovers.

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    13.82 $

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    (in Estonian). Debut traps.

  • book

    28.97 $

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    The book details the issues of conducting competitions and creating chess and checker sections.

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    highly skilled chessmakers in the family. Abstract of dissertation.

  • book

    The book of the world champion, Olympic champion in chess, honored FIDE trainer Zuzhi Polgar contains the following sections: chess fundamentals, attack, defense, pawn endings, methods of calculating options for 6 moves ahead, rules of conduct in competitions and other useful information. The book contains hundreds of exercises that allow the reader to improve the practical level of their game. Designed for both beginners and advanced chess players.

  • book

    24.83 $

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    The self-teacher from the world champion This book is for those who want to learn how to play the most popular table game in the world, who wants to play a lot of debut and endgame, gain self-confidence before the start of the tournament. Both a beginner and an advanced chess player in this book will find valuable tips and advice. Recognized masters of this game acted as teachers and their 24 consecutive lessons should tell the reader the right way in chess. The book is intended for both beginners and advanced chess players.