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  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    This new book by the many-times world champion Anatoly Karpov and the author of more than fifty books, grandmaster Nikolay Kalinichenko, is devoted to one of the most complicated and strategically deep openings & mdash; the Queen's Gambit Declined. Using games played by the strongest grandmasters, it describes the interesting ideas which have appeared in the main development systems of this opening. Along with games from recent years, the book presents the most important encounters from the chess heritage. And of course, it includes games by Anatoly Karpov himself & mdash; a great expert on the Queen's Gambit, who generously shares with the reading his unique understanding of the concepts involved. The book is aimed at strong players, but it will also be of interest to a wide range of chess enthusiasts.

    36.00 $
  • Author:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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  • book

    82.76 $

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    The book tells about the life and work of the eleventh world chess champion Robert James Fisher (1943-2008). His childhood years are shown, the development of chess talent, becoming a master and grandmaster. It was the American Fisher who first interrupted the hegemony of Soviet champions. & Nbsp; The shocking behavior, the unpredictability of behavior, scandals and the complexity of Bobby’s character, the ups and downs of relationships with people around him, the authorities, the consequences of the Japanese captivity & raquo; - All this is discussed in detail and with comments. & nbsp;

  • book

    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.

  • book

    56.67 $

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    The book presents the entire history of women's chess, starting with ancient times, the first tournaments and ending today. The life and work of all world champions - Vera Menchik, Lyudmila Rudenko, Olga Rubtsova, Elizaveta Bykova, Nona Gaprindashvili, Mayi Chiburdanidze, Xie Jun, Zhuzhy Polgar, Zhu Chen, Antoinette Stefanova, Xu Yuhua, as well as their main rivals in the struggle for world chess crown. The authors and the outstanding chess player, an uncrowned champion, who fought well with the male grandmasters, Judit Polgar, did not ignore the attention. It will be interesting to get acquainted with ambitious young chess players who are ready to fight for the title.

  • book

    16.58 $

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    Seventh Edition! “Chess school” - the name of this popular television program at one time is familiar to very many. Her presenters responded to numerous requests and wrote this book. It is a lecture course on game theory, intended for chess players who want to improve their skills. The book has three main sections: “History and Theory of Debut” (M. M. Yudovich), “Combination and Positional Game” (A. A. Kotov), “Theory and practice of the endgame” (Yu. L. Averbakh). A large place in this textbook is occupied by exercises for independent work, developing and consolidating the knowledge gained by readers. At the end of the book are the answers to the tasks and a brief dictionary of the chess player.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    Outstanding chess player (and no less outstanding pianist) Mark Taimanov played more than 4000 games for his more than half a century career. In his inherent manner, combining an exquisite syllable, erudition and artistry, he will tell about his 60 most memorable fights. Being a versatile gifted person, Taimanov at the blackboard also demonstrated masterly mastery of all the components of chess mastery. Brilliant combinational attacks, fine positional maneuvering, honed - in the collection there will be masterpieces for every taste. The author's division into chapters on thematic features makes the book not only a fascinating reading, but also an excellent teaching aid.

  • book

    16.67 $

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    A historical sketch and review of the current state of Siberian chess with creative portraits of grandmasters (Tymoshenko, Weisser, etc.) and the strongest masters. Many rare chess examples. Richly illustrated. The reader & quot; will visit & quot; at the first All-Russian and Siberian congresses and championships, he learns a lot of interesting things about the chess pioneers of Barnaul, Biysk, Buryatia, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuzbass, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Omsk, as well as about N., who stood at the helm of the country in the 20-30s. Krylenko and A. Ilyin-Geneva. The book has many rare photographs. For a wide range of readers.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    In his new book, Grandmaster Vladimir Tukmakov, one of the most experienced and authoritative coaches of our time, talks about working with the stars of the world chess of the end of the XXth century. beginning of the XXI century. Among the wards Tukmakov were world champion Anatoly Karpov and his historical rival Victor Korchnoi, the legendary grand masters Efim Geller and Vitaliy Tseshkovsky, representatives of today's elite Pavel Eljanov, Anish Giri and Wesley So. Under the leadership of V. Tukmakov, the Ukrainian team won two World Chess Olympiads (2004 and 2010), and Socar twice won the European Clubs Cup (2012 and 2014). Coaches of Azerbaijan and Holland also trained; currently helps the national team of Belarus. The frank story about the daily work on chess at the highest level is illustrated by numerous detailed commentary games and fragments. For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    7.85 $

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    The following plots were used in the work on the exterior design: on the cover - the World Champion's Cup among the "queen; seniors" (veterans), won by the Chess Federation of Nigeria in 1981 for coaching; on the flyleaf - mittelspil position from the party Suetin - Bagirov (31 USSR Championship 1963); on the outskirts - the position of one of the parties A.S. Suetina; on the back of the flyleaf - the award token of the champion among schoolchildren of 1940 of the Tula Palace of Pioneers - the first award of the author; The gold medal of the world champion among "queen; seniors" 1996 - the last award of A.S. Suetina

  • book

    18.20 $

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    Reissue of the classic brilliant book of the patriarch domestic chess literature of the master Ya.I. Neishtad- the one that has long become a bibliographic rarity. In the first the author's turn is interested in the struggle of ideas of great chess players of the past. Based on the rich chess material, the reader gets acquainted with creative portraits of uncrowned non- peonies of the world - Philidor, Laburdon, Staunton, Andersen, Morphy, their like-minded and adversaries. To pony- mother present, it is necessary to know the past. Certainly, pro- By reading this book, you will become better at understanding chess, sing a lot of ideas and strengthen your game. For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    9.00 $

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    Lovingly designed collection dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the victory. Biographies, essays, parties, memories.

  • book

    20.00 $

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    The book is one of the strongest chess players in the world, grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi. In it, the author talks about his sports career and tough competition in the struggle for world championship with the 12th champion of the planet Anatoly Karpov in Baguio (1978) and Merano (1981). The uncompromising and frank nature of the narrative will remind the reader of the drama of those days.

  • book

    This book is based on the experience of several years playing chess and is written as a result of the working up a lot of books dealing with chess tactics. Its primary aim is to entertain the reader, since the study of a combination of genius gives much pleasure to those who like chess. The tactical blows give you much help to understand the tactical miseries of the positions and sometimes you can discover very rare and brilliant ideas when the combinations need making an extreme move.