menu
top sales
  • Author:
    Barsky

    18.97 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Royal Fortress No. 2 - fianchetto
    Royal Fortress No. 2 - fianchetto
    Author:
    Chernyshov

    The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

    20.00 $
  • Theorist, player, coach
    Theorist, player, coach
    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 $
  • Combination art in chess
    Combination art in chess
    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 $
  • Decision Making in Heavy Piece Endgames
    Decision Making in Heavy Piece Endgames
    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 $
  • Light piece endgame
    Light piece endgame
    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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • Encyclopedic textbook of the chess game
    Encyclopedic textbook of the chess game
    Author:
    Zhuravlev

    This tutorial is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own and improve further. The lesson-based method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises, contribute to the consistent assimilation of the rules and laws that form the basis of the chess game. The book contains extensive educational material, which is presented to the reader in accordance with modern pedagogical principles. The purpose of this manual is to train chess players of the III category (rating up to 1800). The textbook can also be used for classes in groups - it covers the material of existing programs of the first year of study in children's and youth chess schools.

    23.33 $
  • Training Program for Chess Players: 2nd Category (elo 1400-1800)
    Training Program for Chess Players: 2nd Category (elo 1400-1800)
    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 $
    • more

SALE

  • Great chess players of the world. 2 books Golombek
    book

    17.27 $

    RUB

    2 books: 1. F. Marshall. 50 years at the chessboard. The name of Frank Marshall (1877-1944) is one of the most glorious in the history of chess, and his book about himself is one of the & cd. & Rdquo; in chess literature. This book consists of two parts - in the first F. Marshall talks about his life in chess, and the second - 140 of his best games. It is safe to say that the analysis of lively and witty parties (there are no boring ones in the collection!) Will give the reader real pleasure. 2. G. Golombek. The best games of Richard Reti. Which of us didn’t admire Reti’s pawn etude, where the white king, who was miserable in the corner, develops a truly sprint speed on the way to salvation? Who does not know the famous game Reti-Capablanca from the New York tournament of 1924, in which the celebrated Cuban suffered the first in eight years, moreover a crushing defeat? And what was the start there? Right, Reti's debut! This book is the first serious exploration of the work of Richard Reti in Russian. The famous English grandmaster and writer Golombek traced the entire life path of his hero, carefully selected and commented on 70 of the brightest parties of Reti. The book also contains selected etudes of the famous Czechoslovak grandmaster.

  • Jubilee pen (World Chess Championship)
    book

  • Karpov and Kasparov. Two chess geniuses. (Set of 4 books) Averbah
    book

    22.63 $

    RUB

    1. A. Karpov - Ninth vertical 1979, 320 p. 2. G.K. Kasparov. Two matches. World Championship Match and Rematch. 1987, 256 p. 3.Yu.L. Averbakh, M.E. Taimanov. World championship match Karpov - Kasparov 1986, 240 p. 4. Garry Kasparov. Unlimited duel. 1989.192 p. 6 cm & ndash; height 21.5 cm & ndash; length Depth 14 cm. & nbsp; Format 60/90/16 Weight 1.268 kg & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp;

  • key chain anniversary (Fide)
    book

    4.84 $

    RUB

  • key ring (AEROFLOT-OPEN)
    book

    5.53 $

    RUB

    A cute souvenir of the International Moscow Chess Festival Aeroflot Open.

  • Lighter anniversary XXXIII Chess Olympiad in Elista (Chess Olympiad Elista 1998)
    book

    4.14 $

    RUB

  • Live chess series - SPECIAL OFFER !!! 5 = 3 !!! Anzikeev
    book

    24.88 $

    RUB

    5 книг по цене 3: 1. Е. Гик. Жены шахматных королей. Хотя эта книга шахматная, посвящена она... любви. В главном повествовании "Жены шахматных королей" рассказывается о личной жизни чемпионов мира, их взаимоотношениях с прекрасным полом. В книге также собраны веселые, а порой и легкомысленные шахматно-любовные сюжеты, истории и анекдоты. Читатель познакомится с уникальной коллекцией фотографий героев и героинь книги. 2. С. Ландау. Любовь и шахматы. элегия Михаила Таля. Это книга воспоминаний о личных отношениях великого шахматиста-романтика, чемпиона мира Михаила Таля и его первой жены, человека, близкого ему в течение всей жизни, Салли Ландау, отношениях, как ею сказано, `нежных и противоречивых, светлых и грустных...` Актриса и певица Салли Ландау дебютировала на сцене в 17 лет. Выступала в Вильнюсском русском драматическом театре, Рижском театре юного зрителя, в Литовском эстрадном оркестре, в оркестре Эдди Рознера и эстрадном оркестре под руководством Раймонда Паулса. 3. М. Левидов. Стэйниц. Ласкер. Эта книга была одной из первых в легендарной серии "Жизнь замечательных людей". Ее автор Михаил Левидов был не только любителем и знатоком шахмат, но и писателем в самом высоком значении этого слова. Книга будет интересна не только любителям шахмат, но и всем, кого интересует подлинная литература, рассказывающая о выдающихся личностях, посвятивших себя служению высокому искусству. В известном смысле это книга о Борьбе, умении достигать поставленных целей, преодолевая себя и непростые жизненные обстоятельства. 4. С. Цвейг, А.Куприн. Шахматные новеллы. У этой книги много авторов и общая тема - шахматы. Но читателю нет необходимости даже знать, как ходят фигуры. Ему предлагается окунуться в мир вечной игры - ее историю, психологию, философию... Он ощутит аромат различных эпох, и помогут ему в этом такие великие писатели-глыбы, как Цвейг, Куприн, Леонов и Фирдоуси. Но не только они. В книгу включены также чудесное эссе Чагодаевой - последней жены символа шахмат Капабланки, - написавшей о нем с любовью и грустью, и поэма-загадка неизвестного автора. 5. В. Анзикеев. Десятая муза. Перед вами предстанет галерея известных во всем мире имен - от писателей, актеров, ученых (Эрих-Мария Ремарк, Марлен Дитрих, Франсуа Рабле, Владимир Набоков, Армен Джигарханян, Алан Тьюринг и многие другие) до литературных персонажей (Гарри Поттер, Алиса из Страны чудес). Владимир Анзикеев пять лет проработал редактором в журнале "64-Шахматное обозрение" и газете "Шахматная неделя". Все помещенные в этой книге эссе были опубликованы в этих изданиях и вызвали большой интерес у читателей. Эссе "Когда за доской сатана" (о божественном и дьявольском началах в шахматах) переведена на английский язык. Эта книга представляет собой сборник эссе на шахматные темы, связанные с литературой, театром и т.д.

  • Love and chess. Michael Tal. Sally Landau. Salo Flor Arkanov
    book

    20.04 $

    RUB

    The price has been reduced from 580 to 290 rubles! Under one cover - two books dedicated to two remarkable, outstanding personalities of the past century, decorated with their names the world chess chronicle. "Michael Tal's Elegy" is a love story of an outstanding romantic chess player, world champion and his first wife, Sally Landau, close to him, relations, as she said, "tender and contradictory, bright and sad." With all the emphasis on these emotional connections, Sally Landau put the image of her Misha, Mikhail Tal, the genius chess creator, and gave her clues to the phenomenon of this "brightest, mysterious and attractive star" left, according to Flora, "even in role of the chess premier "" by the same polite, witty, modest and charming man. " In "Refugee" Vladimir Moschenko narrates about the often unknown pages of the life of his oldest friend - Grandmaster Salo Flora, about the drama that is full of the fate of this good knight and chess gladiator, because of World War II, who lost his homeland, Czechoslovakia, who did not play at the peak of strength and fame match for the world championship with the great Alexander Alekhine and, being in the Soviet Union, forced to survive, spend on new "rules" for him. In this book, the theme "love and chess" is also of considerable importance, the theme is aching, and sometimes sad ...

  • Magnetic puzzles. Cat and Owl
    book

    10.34 $

    RUB

    The size of the puzzle is 13x18.5 cm. It consists of 24 magnetic elements and is covered with a & nbsp; glossy film

  • Modern chess debut. Encyclopedia. SPECIAL OFFER !!! Kalinichenko
    book

    31.03 $

    RUB

    2 books for the price of 1: Modern chess debut. Encyclopedia. Volume 2, book. 1. Sicilian defense. Modern chess debut. Encyclopedia. Volume 2, book. 2. Half-open debuts. Fundamental work on the theory of debuts. Foreword by A. Karpov. Editorial board: Karpov, Khalifman, Makarychev, Sveshnikov, Chekhov, etc. Printed in Austria and Germany. Encyclopedia. Modern Chess Opening. Volume 2, book 1. Sicilian Defense Encyclopedia. Modern Chess Opening. Volume 2, book 2. Semi-Open Games

  • Modern chess textbook for sportsmen and future champions. In 3 volumes. Kostrov
    book

    62.06 $

    RUB

    Volume 1. Open debuts. Volume 2. Half-open debuts. Volume 3. Closed openings (Queen's Gambit). Vsevolod Kostrov’s chess textbook is intended for children for whom chess has become a favorite game. This book contains material thanks to which each child will be able to choose his debut repertoire that suits his understanding of the game, his temperament. At the beginning of the textbook, the author gives quotes about chess, which can be adopted and can be made his motto. Many beginner chess players proceed from the knowledge that their parents and senior comrades gave them - and these are 1-2 options for any beginning. Is this debut specifically for this student? Choosing a chess debut is very important, because what suits one future champion will not fit another. & quot; Modern chess textbook for sportsmen and future champions & quot; created for today's children, taking into account modern trends and trends. Each chapter of the book presents theory and practice. Practice includes analysis of the most interesting parties and beautiful examples. Studying the experience of outstanding chess players, undoubtedly, excellent results can be achieved. The book also includes a selection of batches and examples for independent work. Compulsory lessons from the history of chess will diversify classes.

  • My great predecessors T. 3: From Petrosyan to Spassky Kasparov
    book

    33.11 $

    RUB

    Promotional price! The five-volume book of Garry Kasparov has no analogues in chess literature: the 13-world champion reflects on the fate and work of twelve previous champions and their rivals, on the one-and-a-half century-long struggle for world championship. Investigating the famous games under the microscope of powerful computer programs, the author changes many previous assessments and, in essence, sums up the development of chess in the 20th century. The third volume is dedicated to two world champions Petrosyan and Spassky, as well as contenders for this title Gligorich, Polugaevsky, Portisch and Stein.

new items
more