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  • 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:
    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:
    Gezalyan

    International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gozalyan have prepared a major work (in two volumes) about the life and work of the 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan (he held the title from 1963 to 1969).  Volume II (1963-1984) tells about Petrosyan's victory in the 1963 world title match over Mikhail Botvinnik, about the grandiose two-match confrontation with Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969, about all his candidates' matches after losing the title – against Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi and other world-class opponents. All tournaments and matches of the second half of Petrosian's chess career are presented, up to his last performances in 1983. The authors subjected 175 complete games and fragments to an in-depth analysis (using modern computers). Not all of them have been deeply studied and commented on before, but even then the book provides a significantly improved analysis. Among Petrosyan’s opponents – world champions and contenders Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Belyavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin and many others. Special attention is paid to his coaches – Alexey Suetin and Igor Zaitsev. 

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Kapengut

    An outstanding theorist and successful coach shares his memories of communication and cooperation with Mikhail Tal, Anatoly Karpov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Elena Akhmylovskaya and other outstanding chess players. Separate large chapter – a story about many years of work with Boris Gelfand: over these years (1980-1993) the student went from a 12-year-old candidate for master to the holder of the 3rd rating in the world. Albert Kapengut – winner of 6 gold medals at the World Student Olympics, seven-time champion of Belarus, participant in the individual and team championships of the USSR among men, champion of the USSR as part of the Burevestnik team. The book includes 70 games commented in detail by the author, a careful study of which will help the reader not only better understand popular opening schemes, but also get a taste for serious analytical work. “My story is not so much about a career, although “you can’t erase words from a song,” but about memorable situations, often funny, sometimes absurd, and dotted about people I met along the way, sometimes with touches of biography, prompting readers to become interested in more complete information.” ;" (A. Kapengut). For a wide range of chess lovers.

    43.33 $
  • Author:
    Eive

    The corpus of this textbook includes two significant works by the world chess champion, scientist and prominent teacher Max Euwe — "Self‑help chess game", created in collaboration with G. Den-Hertog, and "Chess Lessons". The first work is designed for beginners, the second for more experienced chess players. The book is a real chess tutorial in the true sense of the word. This is expressed not only in the appropriate distribution of the material and the method of presentation, designed to awaken the initiative of the student, but also in numerous practical exercises offered to the reader after explaining each new concept or technique.The textbook primarily attracts the methodology of presentation of the material, the principles of which will be useful for coaches and teachers of chess sections and circles. For a wide range of chess fans.

    25.00 $
  • Chess was invented in the 5th century AD in India and spread throughout the world. The uniqueness of this game is that it still covers the minds of everyone - from young to old! Chess combines elements of science and sports. They develop logic, perseverance, attentiveness, analytical thinking and memory.  Checkers is a fun, dynamic and relatively simple game. Every country in the world has it. It is comparatively easier to find a partner here than in chess. Backgammon – one of the oldest known board games. It is known that it came to us from the East. First, you need to master the basic techniques, so that later you can boldly apply various tricks during the game.  Cage length: 4.5 cm. King height: 8.8cm King base diameter: 2.8 cm The length and width of the field when unfolded: 44 X 44 cm. Material: wood Country of origin: China.

    84.48 $
  • 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:
    Barsky

    18.97 $
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    The first edition, published in London by OPI in Russian. In the book, the outstanding chess player of our time, V. Korchnoi tells about his dramatic fate. In the center of the story - long-term combat with Anatoly Karpov.

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    18.62 $

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    For Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi, the main & quot; villain & quot; modern chess, game and life are inseparable from each other. Behind the board and beyond, the illustrious chess player, a long-time candidate for the crown, does not recognize compromises and always remains sincere in his assessments of chess options and people (although sometimes, perhaps, is too harsh). For more than half a century career of victorious parties only, the author has accumulated more than two thousand. And this book includes the most vivid and interesting.

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    20.69 $

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    For Viktor Korchnoi, the main "villain" modern chess, game and life are inseparable from each other. Behind the board and out of it, the renowned chess player, long-term contender for the crown, does not accept compromises and always remains sincere in his assessments of both chess variations and people. The reader is given a unique opportunity to look into the home laboratory of the outstanding grandmaster-analyst, as well as to find out what he was thinking about, what bright ideas or delusions he was in during the game. "My 55 victories with black" - the second part of the two-volume collection of selected games by V. Korchnoi. The book is addressed to a wide range of chess lovers.

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    65.52 $

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    The first collection in Russian - over 100 games with detailed comments. A lot of photos.

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    About 250 tracks

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    34.14 $

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    The new book of world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is not just a collection of the best and most memorable games, but also a fascinating, frank story about the difficult path of a little girl who, thanks to her talent, perseverance and hard work, overcame all obstacles to the chess Olympus. You will get acquainted with fragments from Alexandra’s personal diaries and take a look behind the scenes of professional chess. This book is especially useful for young chess players with whom the world champion shares her wealth of experience, as well as their parents and coaches.

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    34.55 $

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    Charming Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk, winner of numerous European and world girls' championship titles, invites you to join her on an exciting trip to the magical world of chess. This book will help complete novices get started and also aid more experienced players in their quest for improvement. Autobiographical accounts by Alexandra and her family are presented alongside of the instructional materials.

  • book

    41.38 $

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    M & uacute; ltiples veces Campeona Mundial y de Europa a nivel juvenil, la encantadora Gran Maestro de diecisiete a & ntilde; os de edad invita al lector a dar con ella un paseo por el mundo del ajedrez y le ayudar & aaas; desde las bases m & aacute; s elementales, a perfeccionar su maestr & iacute; a en el juego-ciencia. El material did & aacute; ctico se combina con rasgos biogr & aacute; ficos de la autora.

  • book

    62.06 $

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    Book vice-champion of the world

  • book

    24.83 $

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    Подробное исследование творчества четвертого чемпиона мира. 1-й том монографии посвящен жизни и творчеству великого русского шахматиста А.Алехина. На большом фактическом материале автор рассказывает о спортивном и жизненом пути, дает анализ его творчества, вклада в теорию дебютов, рассматривает комбинации и тактические удары, различные способы атаки на короля. В книгу вошли около 200 прокомментированных партий.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    2-й том посвящен стратегическому искусству первого русского чемпиона мира, его вкладу в теорию и практику шахматных окончаний. В книге приводится свыше 170 прокомментированных партий и окончаний. Второй том книги "Шахматное наследие Алехина" посвящен стратегическому искусству первого русского чемпиона мира, его вкладу в теорию и практику шахматных окончаний. Заключительная глава рассказывает об общности творческих взглядов Алехина и советских шахматистов. В отличие от первого тома, куда вошли биография великого русского шахматиста, образцы его тактического мастерства, второй том посвящен стратегическому искусству чемпиона мира. Основная задача книги - познакомить читателей с мастерством Алехина в позиционной игре, показать, как с помощью глубоких стратегических маневров он готовил базу для последующих комбинаций. В книге рассматривается ряд важных вопросов стратегии, наиболее четко проявившихся в творчестве Алехина. Серьезное внимание во втором томе уделяется вопросам защиты. Алехин трактовал шахматную защиту по-своему, в соответствии со своими взглядами на шахматное творчество вообще. В книге рассматриваются также проблемы маневренной борьбы и лавирования, игра в простых позициях. Значительное место отводится эндшпильной технике Алехина, технике, расцвеченной маленькими комбинациями, соединяющей в себе четкость маневров с широким полетом фантазии.

  • book

    40.14 $

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    Подробное исследование творчества четвертого чемпиона мира. 1-й том монографии посвящен жизни и творчеству великого русского шахматиста А.Алехина. На большом фактическом материале автор рассказывает о спортивном и жизненом пути, дает анализ его творчества, вклада в теорию дебютов, рассматривает комбинации и тактические удары, различные способы атаки на короля. В книгу вошли около 200 прокомментированных партий. 2-й том посвящен стратегическому искусству первого русского чемпиона мира, его вкладу в теорию и практику шахматных окончаний. В книге приводится свыше 170 прокомментированных партий и окончаний. Второй том книги "Шахматное наследие Алехина" посвящен стратегическому искусству первого русского чемпиона мира, его вкладу в теорию и практику шахматных окончаний. Заключительная глава рассказывает об общности творческих взглядов Алехина и советских шахматистов. В отличие от первого тома, куда вошли биография великого русского шахматиста, образцы его тактического мастерства, второй том посвящен стратегическому искусству чемпиона мира. Основная задача книги - познакомить читателей с мастерством Алехина в позиционной игре, показать, как с помощью глубоких стратегических маневров он готовил базу для последующих комбинаций. В книге рассматривается ряд важных вопросов стратегии, наиболее четко проявившихся в творчестве Алехина. Серьезное внимание во втором томе уделяется вопросам защиты. Алехин трактовал шахматную защиту по-своему, в соответствии со своими взглядами на шахматное творчество вообще. В книге рассматриваются также проблемы маневренной борьбы и лавирования, игра в простых позициях. Значительное место отводится эндшпильной технике Алехина, технике, расцвеченной маленькими комбинациями, соединяющей в себе четкость маневров с широким полетом фантазии.