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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 $
  • 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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Barsky

    18.97 $
  • 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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
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Debut theory

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    25.56 $

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    Berlin, German language, dust jacket.

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    16.58 $

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    The book of the international grandmaster A. Suetin is devoted to the study of one of the popular semi-open principles - the French defense. It summarizes examples from the work of leading chess players of different years, provides new items, and clarifies relevant options. Exemplary games illustrate various systems and help to trace the connection between the opening and the middlegame. For qualified chess players.

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    5.53 $

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    The book of the famous theoretician, international grandmaster A. Suetin, contains general information about the principles of debut playing and recommendations for studying the debut theory. Compared with the previous edition, the book has been substantially revised and supplemented with examples from modern practice. It is addressed to a wide circle of chess fans.

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    23.50 $

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    Berlin, German. yaz .; dust jacket.

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    Berlin, German; superstore.

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    16.58 $

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    Работа известного советского гроссмейстера посвящена одной из сложнейших и актуальных систем сицилианской защиты - челябинскому варианту (второе название "система Свешникова").

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    The best connoisseur of this system reveals its secrets. In fact, there are even two systems: 1.e4 c5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.d4 cd 4.Kd4 e5 and 1.e4 c5 2.c3.

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    20.04 $

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    The author of 2 TT is the best expert in the world 2.c3 system, which he experienced in tournament practice more than 600 times over 40 years. All theoretically important games selected for the book are commented in detail, and the author explains not only specific opening options, but also typical tricks of the game in the middlegame and even in the endgame. Many of the above parties have not been published before. Also given are positions for an independent solution.

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    17.27 $

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    The author, a well-known grandmaster and theorist, is the world's best expert on system 2. c3 in the Sicilian defense. E. Sveshnikov considers this system, which he experienced in tournament practice more than 600 (!) Times over the past 40 years, “ingenious in his practicality”. All theoretically important games selected for the book were commented on in detail, and the author explains not only specific opening variations, but also typical techniques of playing the middle game and even the endgame. Many of the games mentioned have never been published, for example, matches from the closed training match Kasparov - Sveshnikov. Also provides positions for self-decision. For a wide range of chess lovers

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    20.15 $

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    The new book of the famous theorist Yevgeny Sveshnikov is devoted to the course of 2.f4 in the Sicilian defense. According to the grandmaster, who has been studying this system for about 40 years and applied more than 100 times, she repeatedly rescued him in important fights with strong rivals when he needed only victory. The progress of 2.f4 is not very popular now, and therefore - there is a wide scope for the debut creativity. Meanwhile, this plan creates serious problems for Black; They must act fairly energetically and accurately in order not to fall into the worst position. The author relies mainly on his parties, because he willingly played this system for both colors. A number of important fights for the first time are published for the first time: at one time Yevgeny Sveshnikov did not allow them to get into public computer bases. Most of the detailed commentaries are given in their entirety to show the inextricable link between the opening and the middlegame and even the endgame.

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    20.15 $

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    A new book by the famous theorist Yevgeny Sveshnikov "Sicilian Defense. Picnic on the sidelines "is devoted to a closed version of the Sicilian defense and other deviations of the whites from the" main roads "(and the grandmaster counts the systems 1.e4 c5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.d4 and 1.e4 c5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.Cb5). First of all, based on his own experience, the author shows how Black achieves a full game after such moves as 2.a3, 2.Ka3, 2.b3, 2.b4, 2.c3, 2.c4, 2.Kc3, 2 .d4, 2.Ke2, 2.f4, 2.g3. Much attention is paid to the popular tabi arising after 1.e4 c5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.Kc3 e5. As usual, E. Sveshnikov relies mainly on his own parties. A number of important fights for the first time are published for the first time: in due time the grandmaster did not allow them to get into the public computer bases. Most of the detailed commentaries are given in their entirety, in order to show the inextricable link between the opening and the middlegame and even the endgame.

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    23.03 $

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    The famous grandmaster and theorist talks about the popular 3.e5 system in the French defense, where he is the largest specialist (he used it in tournament practice more than 230 times and scored about 70% of points!). The first edition of this book met with a benevolent reception from a wide circle of chess lovers, and was translated into four foreign languages. Especially for the new edition E.Sveshnikov thoroughly revised, corrected and supplemented the material. Everyone who carefully works through the book, the author promises to raise the level of the game in this system by about 200 points Elo, i.e. two digits! Many of his theoretically important parties E.Sveshnikov managed to "hide" from official databases, and in this book they are published for the first time. And the encyclopedic tables given at the end of the book, reflecting the current state of the variant theory, are of undoubted interest for masters and even grand masters. According to Anatoly Karpov, this is "a real textbook, original in design and beautiful in execution. He will teach you not only how to play a specific version of the French defense, but also help to master many of the typical strategic techniques of middlegame, which for most fans is even more important. " Table of contents Excerpt