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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:
    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:
    Kalinichenko

  • Author:
    Blokh

    In front of you – the famous book by the most experienced coach (among the students is Alexander Grischuk), international grandmaster and bestselling chess author Maxim Bloch. The publication contains almost 1,500 combinations from practical games and specially composed positions. All tasks are characterized by intense struggle, in which the goal is achieved with only one move. The arrangement of examples by topic and the highlighting of the main diagrams on the first pages of the chapters allow the book to be used not only as a problem book, but also as a textbook for advanced training. Numerical assessment of the difficulty level of each task allows testing the strength of chess players' play, and also helps coaches select suitable examples for practice. Of particular interest are over two hundred super-tense positions specially compiled by the author, in which when White moves, White wins the only way, and when Black moves – black. Many examples are published for the first time. You'll be sure to step up your game by solving these instructive combinations. For a wide range of chess fans and specialists.

    23.33 $
  • Author:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Karpov

    New, significantly enlarged edition of the famous book - 75 games. Anatoly Karpov is the greatest expert on Caro-Kann defense. He scored many bright victories in it, playing both white and black. In this paper, the multiple world champion talks about the most important and interesting discoveries made in the Caro-Kann defense. Many examples from modern practice are given.

    17.24 $
  • 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 $
  • Reprint of a large badge (4 cm x 3.5 cm) dedicated to the failed match between Karpov and Fischer in 1975. The original was issued in an edition of  in several signal specimens (only specimens from the collection of A. Karpov and the Central House of Art Museum are known). 

    17.24 $
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Books 1946-1990

  • book

    (in Polish). About chess and their champions, about beauty in the party and composition. About 360 p.

  • book

    13.13 $

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    The works of Troitsky, Korolkov, L. Kubbel, Loshinsky, and others are presented. A lively, interesting narration about the poetry of chess.

  • book

    454.87 $

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    in 5 volumes (the price for a set of five volumes). The reprint of the first periodical chess edition of Russia, published by Count Kushelev-Bezborodko ("Chess Leaflet", edited by Mikhailov, 1859 - 1863). . A complete set of all 5-year sets in hard bindings with gold embossing. Printed in the Czech Republic on high-quality white paper.

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    (on serbohorv.yaz.). Outstanding masters from the origins of chess to the XIX century.

  • book

    6.91 $

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    The book is devoted to the creation of programs playing chess. The basic principle of such programs - enumeration of positions - is a special case of the general enumeration method, which is widely used in solving discrete mathematics problems. The authors of the book are specialists in the field of programming, the creators of the Kaissa program, the first world champion among machines.`

  • book

    6.91 $

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    On the psychology of the game and training; published in saratov.

  • book

    12.43 $

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    The second edition. The life story of the American chess genius.

  • book

    6.22 $

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    Essays on outstanding Russian and Soviet writers, scientists and musicians, in whose life chess took a significant place: Chernyshevsky, Mendeleev, Pushkin. Tolstoy, Turgenev, Gorky, Mayakovsky, Scriabin, Prokofiev and many others. They highly appreciated this game, dedicated to it hours of leisure, and sometimes chess served as a source of inspiration for them, helping to show their genius in science, literature, and art more vividly. This side of the life of outstanding people is interesting not only in that it allows us to more fully imagine their life, the world of occupations and hobbies. It reveals the broader, deeper impact of the game on a person, her place in society, the moral and educational purpose, the amazing multidimensionality caused by the triune formula of chess - art, science, sport. In such a broad aspect, a book on this subject is published for the first time. The book is designed for a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    20.72 $

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    Novel of a Czech writer. The main character of the book is a chess player, a participant in international chess tournaments and a sports journalist. A story is not just a confession of a person who is dissatisfied with himself. This is an intensive search for the meaning of life by a person who has not killed anyone in life, has not betrayed, but feels that the way he lives is no longer possible to live on, something needs to be changed.

  • book

    17.27 $

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    Methodical materials instructor and coach.

  • book

    26.67 $

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  • book

    6.56 $

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    The book of V. Chernyak - a poet, journalist, candidate master - will be read with pleasure by anyone who is interested in a chess game. There are no games or diagrams in it, but nevertheless, the author was able in the essay genre to reveal many aspects concerning the very essence of chess. A special place in the book is occupied by a kind of questionnaire, where the statements of all world champions are selected as answers.