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  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Zhuravlev

    This tutorial is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own and improve further. The lesson-based method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises, contribute to the consistent assimilation of the rules and laws that form the basis of the chess game. The book contains extensive educational material, which is presented to the reader in accordance with modern pedagogical principles. The purpose of this manual is to train chess players of the III category (rating up to 1800). The textbook can also be used for classes in groups - it covers the material of existing programs of the first year of study in children's and youth chess schools.

    23.33 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • Author:
    Bologan

    The Caro-Kann defense is one of the most popular modern openings, which is firmly included in the repertoire of most elite chess players. The author of the book, a well-known grandmaster and theorist, offers a full repertoire for black in response to 1.e4, explains in detail the main strategic ideas of each option and gives the exact order of moves, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. In each chapter, alternative plans for black are considered, so that the reader can make a choice according to his taste, and it was more difficult for the opponent to prepare. Much attention in the monograph is paid to correspondence games in which players use all the achievements of modern technology. All analyses during the work on the manuscript are checked on powerful computers. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The 2nd edition supplements the section with the 10 most interesting current parties. The book is addressed to chess players of any level – from amateurs to professionals.  

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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    33.11 $

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    For the first time in the history of world chess, a book devoted to a unique phenomenon - a lightning-fast game of chess, or blitz. The author, the international grandmaster, the ex-champion of Russia Alexey Bezgodov, comprehensively considers various aspects of the blitz. This publication will acquaint the reader with interesting information, in-depth analytics and help play blitz at a higher level. The book is written easily, fun and can be interesting for a player of any skill.

  • book

    10.34 $

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    The book "The methods of fighting in rook endings" is intended for young chess players (III-I grades), wishing to improve their skills of playing rook endings, as well as coaches, chess club leaders and all chess lovers. The book consists of 19 topics, which explain in detail the typical methods of struggle and ideas in rook endings, and a workshop that includes 100 tasks and sketches.

  • book

    23.59 $

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    "Play to the end: how to know the secrets of the endgame" - a collection of 48 analyzed fragments of the final part of the chess game (endgame). Based on this 50 endings from his practice, the author (an international chess master) played two matches with the strongest computer program of our time, the disassembled parts of which are offered to the attention of the reader. The book is intended for a wide range of readers interested in chess, who would like to raise their level skill both in the endings, and in the whole game.

  • book

    28.97 $

    RUB

    The book is dedicated to the work of the strongest chess player of modern times, to the world champion, the owner of the highest rating Magnus Karlsen. The emphasis is on the teaching component. A separate chapter is devoted to the often used Norwegian genius such a delicate technique, as the "positional sacrifice of a pawn". In another chapter, the analysis of Karlsen's chess ideas is analyzed. His selected parties are listed with detailed comments of grandmasters (more than 100 examples), including matches for the world championship, including the victorious battle of 2016 against Sergei Karyakin. This work , according to the Spanish publishers of this book, perfectly complements the work of A. Mikhalchishin and O. Stetsko, 60 parties of the leader of the Soviet chess team. For a wide range of chess players.

  • book

    14.48 $

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    Famous grandmaster, writer and trainer Sarhan Guliyev, together with his brother, an international master and FIDE trainer Logman Guliyev, wrote an interesting and informative textbook in the style of the classic work of V. Gort and B Yansy & laquo; Together with Grandmasters & raquo; The reader is invited to find the best move in completely diverse positions that affect the entire spectrum of the strategic and tactical arsenal of the modern chess player. Not in every instance is it possible to count the correct decision to the end, but any of them omozhet learn to find combinations in Mittag telshpile, true to plan & mdash; in the endgame, as well as avoiding standard errors. Points are awarded for correct decisions. For the convenience of the solution, are placed at the end of the book, detailed and supplemented with additional diagrams. Increased format (170 × 240 mm).

  • book

    8.28 $

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    Five-time world champion Vishy Anand has been among the strongest chess players in the world for three decades. His initiative, beautiful style of play, as well as impeccable athletic qualities, won the hearts of numerous fans of chess. Thirty parties included in this book will deliver readers not only great aesthetic pleasure. A special methodological value is provided by the comments of the Indian grandmaster, harmoniously combining general reasoning and concrete analysis. For the training purposes, the parties are divided into thematic sections. For a wide range of chess fans < / p>

  • book

    6.62 $

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    Creativity of the ninth world champion Tigran Petrosyan is a bright and original page of chess art. Petrosyan's unique style of playing was distinguished by strategic depth, a subtle understanding of the position and an inimitable art of prevention. At the same time, the ninth world champion possessed an excellent sense of dynamics and sharp combination eyesight, as confirmed by the numerous diamond parties included in this collection. T. Petrosyan's works, commented on by him, will become an excellent guide for studying the positional games. For educational purposes, the parties are divided into thematic sections, each of which is preceded by a short introduction.

  • book

    22.76 $

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    Vice-champion of the world of 2012 continues his story, started in the bestseller & laquo; Accepting positional decisions in chess & raquo; (& laquo; Book of the year & raquo; according to the English Chess Federation). In detail explaining the course of the fight in some of his best games, Boris Gelfand gives the reader a unique opportunity to look at the board with the eyes of an extra-class grandmaster. The new book deals with such topics as tactics at the highest level, the nature of tactical mistakes at the highest level, compensation for the material, time factor, dynamic defense, and a number of others. Dynamics & ndash; it's not quite the same as calculation and tactics, just like a chair & ndash; it's not just wood and nails. But imagine a chair without wood raw materials, and before your eyes, there will probably be a void on the floor of your room. This book & ndash; about dynamic thinking, but in an indirect way it also deals with calculation and tactics. I hope that this division will not confuse anyone. ... As in the first book, my goal was not to make a complete guide to dynamic chess, but to give an idea of ​​some of the dynamic plots from my games and discuss them in detail. In order to play chess well, many good decisions must be made, and this series is interpreted by this series and this book & raquo; (B. Gelfand).

  • book

    6.20 $

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    The brilliant Polish grandmaster Akiba Rubinstein made a significant contribution to the development of chess art. The principles of the positional school, proclaimed by V. Steinitz and developed in works З. Tarrasha, have achieved their ideal harmonious embodiment of in the work of "the great Akiba". 30 Rubinstein parties that differ in utmost clarity and laity, constitute the quintessence of " creative achievements great maestro. For educational purposes, the material is distributed according to the thematic sections. For a wide range of chess lovers < / p>

  • book

    20.69 $

    RUB

    A chess player during a game solves two main problems: what should he do and how to do it. The answer to the second question is given by tactics, and what to do in the created situation is a matter of strategy. Recently, books appeared in the chess literature dealing with certain strategic elements (for example, the endgame strategy or typical strategic approaches), in the same book the author tried to tell about the strategy in its entirety. The textbook tells about the overall strategic understanding , separately considered the strategy of the debut, the strategy of the middle game and the strategy of the endings. The strategic laws are described, typical strategic plans and standard strategic methods are given, and common maneuvers of figures are described. A careful study of the book will reveal the delightful world of the positional game before the reader, raise the skill and add points to the standings. & Nbsp; > The book will be useful to everyone: from beginners to candidates for the master

  • book

    7.03 $

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    This remarkable textbook is distinguished by the clarity of thought and the clarity of the presentation of the material, which is not surprising. After all, its author, an outstanding grandmaster Efim Bogolyubov was one of the strongest chess players of the twentieth century and twice fought in matches for the world chess crown. Beginner chess player quickly and easily learn the initial information about the game. Each topic is equipped with a set of diagrams. In the second part of the book there are short parts, where often described debut traps are described. Also, the strategic features of the most popular debuts were disassembled. Learn chess under the guidance of Bogolyubov! & Nbsp; Table of Contents & nbsp; Trailer