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  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Blokh

    The answer book of an international grandmaster and an experienced coach (among whose students is A. Grischuk) Bloch's Maxim contains over 1200 combinations from practical games and specially compiled examples. All tasks are characterized by intense struggle, in which the goal is achieved by single moves. The book is intended for both young and adult amateurs, and for masters. The arrangement of examples by topic allows you to use the book not only as a task book, but also as a textbook. Of particular interest are over two hundred specially compiled by the author overstressed positions in which white wins the only way during the course of white, and black wins during the course of black. These examples, as well as over 50 fragments from the parties of the author and his students, are published for the first time.

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

  • Author:
    Gipslis

    This collection of wonderful combinations is based on the famous magazine “Chess” published in the USSR. The editorial office was located in Riga, its members included strong Latvian chess players, and the editor-in-chief of the publication for many years was the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal, who always took an active part in the development of the magazine. Perhaps the most popular section among readers has always been “Find the best continuation without moving the pieces.” A fresh dozen of the most beautiful and instructive combinations, mainly from current tournaments, were published on the back cover, and the solutions were given in the next issue. The combinations were selected by the editorial team very carefully, because the magazine's circulation was more than 60,000 copies and was distributed in more than 50 countries! This edition includes combinations published in the mentioned section from 1980 to 1990. By solving these combinations, you are sure to improve your tactical skills and significantly strengthen your game.

    40.00 $
  • Author:
    Chandler

    The set consists of the book Chandler M. Chess for Children (gift edition) and the hero of this book - Marty the dragon (Dragon is the symbol of 2024). LEARN CHESS with the Very Big Dragon Marty! Using this entertaining book, your child will quickly and easily learn to play chess – the world's most popular strategy game that develops logical thinking. The rules are explained clearly and clearly, step by step, from scratch. The lessons reinforce the fun conversations between the boy Petya and his favorite dragon Marty, who calls himself the Very Big Dragon. In many countries, chess is recognized as a useful means of developing creative thinking in children. Although they are considered a complex and even mysterious game, the rules are quite simple. It doesn't take long to understand how the pieces move, and even a five-year-old child can enjoy chess. And children really like to beat their friends and relatives! Enlarged format (210x290 mm) The cute green dragon, the symbol of 2024, symbolizing strength, generosity, courage and endurance, is the hero of the book, which explains the rules of the chess game. The dragon has a suction cup, and you can use it to hang the toy on a glossy surface, on a window or refrigerator. Made of soft fabric,  has a height of 20 cm and a length of 26 cm.

    27.33 $
  • 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:
    Galkin

    The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is  the final link in a series of publications by the author, directed  to study the classical endgame using examples of modern games   grandmasters. This time the subject of the study – light piece endgames. Clarification of the methodology for working on this stage of the game, as well as the main features and methods of playing such endings. Examples  taken from the practice of modern grandmasters and dated back to 2020-2023. The author offers the reader the most recent and unique information. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get the maximum  benefit from studying the examples offered by the author  queen endings and its  other derivatives. 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 $
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    62.06 $

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    When you’re serious about your skills, endgame, it's time for Butler's Endgame Manual. It’s possible that Mark Butler has been able to play the game of all strengths. For those who are ready today, But even if you’ve not been able to play it, it’s not a problem. The basic theory and the need to know concepts are highlighted in blue. You can improve your endgame technique. Butler's Endgame, when it appeared in 2003, was published on the endgame. The second edition has been revised and enlarged to 400 pages - covering all the most important concepts required for endgame mastery. Mark Butler continued to review and revise the material. This is the result of this revised and updated third edition. It has been described as a rule of thumb. Mark Butler, considered the premier chess instructor of our era. This is the number of measured chess books. Family lives in Moscow, Russia

  • book

    33.33 $

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    The book will help to reflect on the causes of errors and avoid them. The reader is offered many practical tips, rules, & quot; branded & quot; exercises and positions for playing. The systematic work on the theory of endings — Mark Dvoretsky’s deep conviction — is much more effective than the endless processing and memorization of debut information. The result will be - upgrading, rating increase, confident and successful play in high-level tournaments. The textbook is intended for a wide range of chess players and coaches.

  • book

    50.00 $

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    The second volume is devoted to a very important, but little-studied in the world chess literature topic - the psychological struggle. A fascinating analytical discussion takes place on the pages of the book between the author, the players, the commentators - and, often, the computer. With the help of numerous exercises, the reader gets the opportunity to deeply penetrate the secrets of the game, learns to make the right decisions, take into account psychological factors and manage their emotions. For progress in chess at a high level, today it is necessary to learn to analyze the peculiarities of one’s own thinking, behavior at the board, identify one’s weaknesses and shortcomings, and get rid of them. For most, even strong players, such introspection is not easy. Here invaluable help will be given to you by communicating with a highly qualified trainer, who in this book generously shares his recommendations and advice with readers.

  • book

    43.33 $

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    "Strategy" - the first edition of the third book of the educational series for highly qualified chess players: "The School of Higher Proficiency" by Mark Dvoretsky. The problems of positional struggle in the opening and middlegame, as well as playing out simple positions, are presented here in bright games and instructive, memorable fragments from the works of the authors and his students: A. Yusupov, S. Dolmatov, A. Chernin and others. Of particular value to the textbook give a variety of "positional exercises" and "questions" for self-solution, developing the skills necessary for practical games at a high level. The book includes only new materials and analyzes.

  • book

    40.00 $

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    "Complicated Party" - the fourth and final book of the series "The School of Higher Skill" Mark Dvoretsky. The first half of the book is devoted to the issues of debut training at the grandmaster level. Here are revealed the secrets of searching and the birth of debut novelties, the creation of "his theory" in the creative laboratory of the coach and his students. A detailed analysis of complex, intense games in the second half of the book will allow you to dive into the world of rich and diverse chess ideas, learn about the causes of errors, see the hidden mechanisms that guide the course of the chess struggle in one direction or another. It also presents such important problems for each chess player as: preparation for a particular game and for the competition as a whole, a technique for finding a specific move directly behind the board, and much more. Only new, never-before-published materials and analyzes are included in the book intended for highly qualified chess players.

  • book

    82.76 $

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    The second, revised and enlarged edition of the book opens the series "School of Higher Excellence" honored coach of the USSR, Russia and Georgia Mark Dvoretsky. This is the first textbook in world literature for chess players of the highest qualification - up to and including grandmasters. In-depth analysis of endgame positions is supported by numerous “proprietary” position playing exercises, sketches and practical practical advice.

  • book

    50.00 $

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    The third, revised and updated edition of the book, which, according to the world's largest chess publishing house, Batsford (England), is an absolute bestseller in the West. The main theme of the book is prevention, for the first time "open" by A. Nimtsovich and brilliantly developed by M. Dvoretsky and his students. A chess player who has mastered the complex art of “positional play” is capable of solving the most difficult problems at the board, his class is constantly growing. The book is designed for qualified chess players and coaches.

  • book

    50.00 $

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    Mark Dvoretsky’s two-volume textbook workshop includes new unique analyzes and a coach’s findings at all stages of a chess game. The author, the first in world coaching practice, managed to create a training system based on exercises that develop all the skills necessary for chess development. Training in playing out positions using the M. Dvoretsky method is aimed at improving skills in the most important components for a practice chess player: preventive thinking, combination vision, intuitive decision making, advantage realization, calculation of options, endgame technique and much more. The books are intended for qualified chess players and coaches and will be especially useful and instructive for young ambitious players seeking to deeply penetrate the secrets of the game and high achievements.

  • book

    20.48 $

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    The new book of the famous coach Mark Dvoretsky is devoted to one of the most important facets of positional skill - the art of playing figures, the ability to maneuver, to find the best fields for figures. The "Introduction" examines various aspects of the art of maneuvering, and then the reader is offered an extensive collection of exercises - from elementary to difficult enough. Skill skillfully maneuver is important in all stages of the party, so among the exercises there are debut, and mittelspilnye, and endgame positions, not only taken from practical parties, but etudes. Detailed comments in the "Answers" are not limited to indicating the only correct sequence of moves and explanatory side alternatives: the author tried to reproduce the logic of the solution search, to show how a chess player behind the board could come to the right conclusions.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    The last book of the famous coach Mark Izrailevich Dvoretsky (1947-2016), over which he worked until the last days of his life. This is a collection of tests on a variety of topics: training combinational vision and techniques for calculating options, finding candidate moves, adopting optimal positional solutions, and a number of others. Among the exercises you will find both debut, and middlegame, and endgame positions, not only taken from practical games, but also sketches. & laquo; Mark Izrailevich wanted to write a book that not only teaches some chess tricks, but also simply delivers fun to game lovers. Therefore, he tried to collect the most & laquo; tasty & raquo; examples. I hope that this last book of Mark Izrailevich will reach its goal and give readers many chess discoveries and the joy of communicating with the wonderful coach and author & raquo; (A.Yusupov). For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    57.94 $

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    "The Endgame Tutorial" by Mark Dvoretsky, is a new edition, a revised and significantly expanded edition of the famous book. For the first time in one volume the theory of all kinds of chess endings is stated. The author - one of the most authoritative chess trainers in the world - has developed an original method of improvement in the endgame, based on a solid knowledge of the most important rules, key positions of each type of endings and methods of their playing. The textbook is intended for a wide range of chess players, coaches, and is an indispensable assistant in a practical game.