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  • Author:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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 $
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CHESS OF THE XX CENTURY

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    80.00 $

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    The size of the board is 15.5 x 25 x 3 cm. The height of the pawn is 1.5 cm. The height of the king is 2 cm. ART P10

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    Pawn height - 3.5 cm The diameter of the pawn base is 2.3 cm Height of the king - 8 cm King base diameter - 2.8 cm ART P-10

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    King height & ndash; 9, 5 cm, diameter of the base of the king & ndash; 3 cm. & Nbsp; Board size 40x40 cm. Board clasps are made in the form of horses (see photo). Art P 1

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    76.67 $

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    Height of the King: 10 cm Diameter of the king: 3.5 cm Pawn height: 5 cm Pawn diameter: 3.5 cm Арт П-4

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    74.48 $

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    A set of wooden chess - the USSR. The figures and the board are made of wood. The height of the king is 8 cm. The figures are new, the board is bu. PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO

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    74.48 $

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    Chess is plastic in the classic-architectural style, made in the USSR. The height of the king is 6.5 cm. Good condition. The white king is glued. Full set. PHOTO PHOTO PHOTOS PHOTOS

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    62.06 $

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    King's height is 7 cm. The height of the pawn is 4 cm. The size of the board is 30x30 cm.

  • book

    60.00 $

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    Pawn height - 1.2 cm The diameter of the pawn base is 0.7 cm King height 1.9 cm King base diameter - 0.7 cm The size of the playing field is 13.7x13.7 cm Cage size - 1.5x1.5 cm Size 20.7x15.6x3.3 cm ART P-10

  • book

    60.00 $

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    Pawn height - 1.2 cm The diameter of the pawn base is 0.7 cm King height 1.9 cm King base diameter - 0.7 cm The size of the playing field is 13.7x13.7 cm Cage size - 1.5x1.5 cm Size 20.7x15.6x3.3 cm ART P-10

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    50.00 $

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    Pawn height 4 cm The diameter of the base of the pawn is 2.3 cm Height of the king - 8 cm King base diameter - 2.8 Board size 30x30 cm Cage size - 3.5 cm Art P-10

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    44.92 $

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    Board and the original rare figures (with weighting). USSR, 1980. The height of the king is 58 mm. The figures are new, the board is used. PHOTO PHOTO PHOTO

  • book

    41.46 $

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    Production of the USSR, 1970s. Develop observation, ingenuity, logical thinking. The set includes a cardboard board for playing 32x32cm, 5 cards with the image of red and black figures, a map-scheme of the arrangement of figures on the board. Spare cards. Abstract in Russian. PHOTO PHOTO