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  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    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:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • Author:
    Ezhov

    Grandmaster Carlos Torre – like a chess comet; his genius flashed dazzlingly and quickly went out in the chess firmament! He – the author of the most famous “mill” in the history of chess, the 2nd world champion Emanuel Lasker fell into its merciless millstones. The authors spoke about the life and work of the Mexican genius (the book contains 25 commentated games by K. Torre). Torre’s book “How a Chess Player is Formed” is presented, an essay by international master Yaroslav Prizant about Torre’s attack in modern practice. In the section "Play like Torre" – 36 instructive examples from his practice to solve. Finally, there is an interview with Carlos Torre, conducted by Gabriel Velasco in 1977. Working with the book will give readers not only aesthetic pleasure, but will also help improve their skills.

    18.33 $
  • The size of the board when folded is 46x23x5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 4.6x4.6 cm  The height of the king is 10 cm. The diameter of the base is 3 cm. Pawn height 5.5 cm. Base diameter 2.8 cm. Weight 1380 g. ART 123 Manufacturer Poland

    183.15 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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    15.72 $

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    There is still a little written about the psychology of chess struggle. That and more interesting, dear reader, will be your acquaintance with the proposed book. Its author, a highly qualified psychiatrist, psychologist and & laquo; concurrently & raquo; & ndash; a strong chess player, popularly and affordably acquaint you with the basics of sports (chess) psychology. The undoubted advantage of the book is the modern psychotechnologies proposed by the author. The step-by-step mastering of these techniques will significantly enhance the psychological component of your chess creativity. The book is designed for a wide range of chess lovers and coaches.

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    22.76 $

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    The books of the Paraguayan grandmaster Zeno Franco enjoy deserved success with readers in many countries around the world. They are distinguished by an excellent selection of material and a highly conscientious approach to commenting. & laquo; Attack Art & raquo; talks about the most fascinating element of a chess game on the example of magnificent examples of creativity, for the most part from the practice of modern grandmasters. Readers can be sure that they will not be left to wallow in the sea of ​​computer options, but on the contrary, they will explain in great detail the ideas that are hiding behind almost every move. Reading this book is not only fun, but also helps to better understand chess, which is played at the highest level today.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    Chess is a struggle of ideas. And the winner is the one who has more ideas. Having carefully studied the book, you will seriously increase your understanding of the strategy, learn to apply the methods invented by the great chess players in certain positions, and obtain the necessary knowledge base of chess ideas. By the way, Nimzowicz wrote that “in chess, after all, only the world of ideas is interesting.”. “Sarkhan Guliyev wrote a smart, thin book. It remains only to wish her to find her reader,” writes multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov in the preface.

  • book

    24.83 $

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    In this book, two essentially different completely different editions of the famous Chess Tutorial game are combined under one binder in one book. & raquo; They were written by an outstanding grandmaster and chess writer, world vice-champion David Ionovich Bronstein, according to which the second edition of the "self-help" & raquo; & mdash; it’s just the second part. Instead of a dry academic language, the author offers himself in the meeting to the reader and in a lively manner talks about how the strongest players of the world play, how they seek to get that or another favorite position & mdash; after all, in chess, first of all, they are not looking for the best move, but a way to achieve a favorable position. If you follow the advice of a wise mentor, then you will greatly increase the strength of your game. The self-instruction manual is designed for a wide circle of readers familiar with the Shah game, but many useful things will come from the book and experienced Shah matists and coaches.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    In the West, this book of grandmaster John Nunn - a contender for the world crown, Olympic champion in the national team of England and part-time doctor of mathematics - has long been a bestseller. The new, noticeably expanded edition is finally coming out in Russian. How to calculate the options and fight with blunders, how to correctly attack and defend the worst positions, how to build your debut repertoire and conduct an educational program in the endgame, how to work with a computer and how to read literature, you will find answers to these and many other questions in this book. .

  • book

    7.03 $

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    Acquaintance with typical victims in such a double-edged debut, as Sicilian defense, is absolutely necessary for a chess player, who wants to improve his skills. Author, participant of the seven World Chess Olympiad in the Canadian team demonstrates by illustrative examples how important initiative, attack, and dynamic factors are in chess. At the end of the book, positions are given for an independent decision. For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    6.83 $

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    About the psychology of chess struggle is still written up to the insult a little. That and more interesting, dear reader, will be your acquaintance with the proposed book. Its author, a highly qualified psychiatrist, psychologist and & laquo; concurrently & raquo; & ndash; a strong chess player, popularly and affordably acquaint you with the basics of sports (chess) psychology. The undoubted advantage of the book is the modern psychotechnologies proposed by the author. The step-by-step mastering of these techniques will significantly enhance the psychological component of your chess creativity. The book is designed for a wide range of chess lovers and coaches.

  • book

    12.41 $

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    The book of one of the strongest Soviet grandmasters, the champion of the USSR and the participant of the candidates' tournaments Alexander Kotov, was originally intended for a foreign reader, was a bestseller in the West, but never published in Russian. Publisher & laquo; Russian Chess House & raquo; gladly fills this gap. The author tells about the strongest Soviet chess school in world history, about the techniques that made it possible for decades to draw the title of world champion by the internal affair of Soviet chess players. You will learn how to learn debut, middle game and endgame, how to work on your games and much more. For a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    15.72 $

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    After reading the first fifty pages of this book, the reader can say: "So this is, it means, how ..." After reading fifty more, he will say: "So it is, but ...", and turning the last page, puzzled with his hands: "So how ?!" The legendary book. The book is one of those that awakens thought. A book that was respected by Fisher and Botvinnik. A book without which it is impossible to imagine the development of the chess theory of the twentieth century. The book corrected the mistakes and shortcomings that occurred in the first edition. Also obsolete for today, the section on the protection of Ragozin was replaced by the best praetics of I. Lipnitsky with his own comments. The book passed computer testing "by Kasparov."

  • book

    22.76 $

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    The book is a compilation of 300 exercises, which are broken in complexity levels. At the end of the day, you will receive a table of the corresponding scores obtained by you in solving the exercises, and you will learn your approximate rating. The English grandmaster John Nunn for almost 20 years entered into the elite of the world chess, the author of many popular books. Increase your qualifications!

  • book

    12.41 $

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    The book of the outstanding Soviet grandmaster and literary writer Aleksei Sandra Kotova is devoted to the most important aspect of improving chess player & mdash; tactics. As you know, 90% of success in modern chess brings tactical vigilance and imagination. Therefore, when you study this tutorial, you will definitely increase the power of your game. The book was previously published in England, in English it is published for the first time. For a wide range of chess lovers. STUDENT FRAGMENT 1 STUDENT FRAGMENT 2

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    16.55 $

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    The book of the experienced trainer Luis Miguel Alonso is a detailed initial course of chess tactics. You will get acquainted with the most important tactical tactics of the chess game, allowing to reach the enemy king and declare he mate. The second part of the book & mdash; The book is intended primarily for beginning chess players. Increased format (170 × 245 mm).