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  • 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:
    Kalinichenko

  • 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:
    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 $
  • Made in Holland. Chess computer "Centaur" easy to use. You can easily install any language. Using the touch panel  40x40 cm (cell size 48 x 48 mm) you can easily move the figures. The sensors will record strokes. The board has a capacious rechargeable internal battery. The uniqueness of the computer is that it quickly adapts to  your playing strength (from beginner to grandmaster) so that you have the right opponent. Centaur will help you analyze the game so as not to make the same mistakes and improve your chess skill. Please note, computer is not compatible to connect to your PC or online chess. The set includes USB cable and DGT electronic chess pieces . Height of the king is 86mm.  

    1333.30 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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 $
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Chess textbook 1991-2023

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    In English. Enlarged format.

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    20.15 $

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    Dynamics is one of the most important elements of a chess game. Having deeply penetrated into the dynamic features of the situation appearing on the board, you will learn to develop the initiative, as well as to predict the nature of the change in attitude. With these skills, you can significantly increase your chess strength. The author - a former Odessa, and now an Austrian grandmaster, coach and writer - tells in detail on the pages of this book about his vision of the dynamics and its place in a chess game. For a wide range of chess lovers.

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    20.00 $

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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. A 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 .

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    15.20 $

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    Readers are invited to a brilliant book of the famous Romanian grandmaster Michael Marina, which was recognized in 2005 as the best chess book in the United States. The first volume of the two-volume book is devoted to the works of A. Rubinshtein, A. Alekhin, M. Botvinnik and M. Tal.

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    6.22 $

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    Reprint edition of the first Kotovsky collection of creative secrets, dedicated primarily to the problem of calculating options.

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    17.96 $

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    Autobiography and 250 tracks.

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    6.91 $

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    The book of a famous journalist, the author of several books on chess, introduces the reader to the basic terms and concepts of a chess game and allows you to master its basic elements in a short time. The author of this manual decided to offer to the attention of an inquisitive reader a kind of mini-textbook, the purpose of which is not only to acquaint you with the basic terms of a chess game and promote its development in a relatively short time, but also to help him teach chess and his younger partners to play. Especially those who still read only syllables themselves. Being addressed primarily to young readers, the book is written in a simple, fascinating form: 36 interesting lessons with tasks, analyzes, tips, answers and comments, with 150 diagrams and illustrations contribute to the rapid absorption of the material. Have a nice and useful chess leisure!

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    та книга предназначена для юных любителей шахмат, которые делают самые первые шаги в этой мудрой и увлекательной игре. Шахматы - это борьба умов, в которой побеждает более умный, более знающий, более умелый. Не все из вас достигнут мастерства в шахматах, но занятия шахматами, несомненно, принесут пользу всем. Они развивают логичность и последовательность мышления, усидчивость, умение анализировать шахматные и жизненные ситуации, а также помогают укрепить характер. Шахматы - трудный вид деятельности, требующий больших усилий ума и воли, а также больших затрат времени. Чтобы успешно выступать в соревнованиях, нужно постоянно заниматься их изучением. Но прежде всего нужно научиться хорошо видеть простые комбинации. В этом вам должен помочь предлагаемый учебник. Как по нему заниматься? Необходимо решить все упражнения без доски. За одно занятие рекомендуется решать от 6 до 30 позиций. Примеры расположены по мере возрастания трудности и разбиты на пять ступеней. Всего в книге содержится 1320 позиций-заданий. Они "обкатаны" в процессе 25-летней практики обучения начинающих. Преподаватель может построить план занятий исходя из того, что у каждого есть экземпляр этого учебника.

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    24.83 $

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    This book is not only for those who love music and chess. “The Harmony Matrix is at the heart of the entire universe. Opening the veil from secrets and erasing the dust of time, man is able again and again to experience the creative joy of comprehending simple and clear truths over which time has no power. Honoring the traditions and paying tribute to the great thinkers of the past, we are able to go the way of spiritual enlightenment ".

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    9.94 $

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    The reader is offered a description of the history and rules of pillar chess and checkers games. Some of them, for example, Tamerlan’s checkers, are reconstruction of games that actually existed in antiquity. Others - dialectic chess - are invented by the authors of the book and can be used as a means of modeling in the field of basic sciences. Stolbovye chess games are designed to develop logical and creative abilities of a wide range of readers.

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    19.34 $

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    Grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin, a graduate of the famous Lviv chess school, Viktor Karta, wrote a book about the “golden age” and “quot” chess, about his heroes and losers, about the influence of chess on other, sometimes the most unexpected, areas of life - culture, politics, music, science, religion and ... even toponomics!

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    20.72 $

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    The Italian expression dare il gambetto - & quot; substitute the leg & quot; - it became a common language of chess players at the end of the 16th century, when the Spaniard Ruy Lopez applied it in his famous guide. & quot; Substitute leg & quot; - It means playing sharply and unconventionally at the very beginning of the game, sacrificing a pawn or even a piece to seize the initiative, quickly develop your attack and threaten the enemy king. For the first time a whole encyclopedia is dedicated to gambits! Grandmaster Yuri Razuvayev and chess writer and master Anatoliy Matsukevich invite us to an exciting, bright world of the gambit game.