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  • 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:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • Author:
    Bologan

    «The idea of continuing the autobiographical book “Steps” has been in the air almost since the moment it was written. Despite the bullet point at the end of the book in the form of a victory over Magnus Carlsen, my chess career continued for another full 14 years, and the subsequent stormy socio-political career is only gaining momentum.” (V. Bologan).  The book contains 75 games commented in detail and a number of fragments. A frank story about the life and professional path, about cooperation with the leading grandmasters and coaches of the world (among them - A. Karpov, G. Kasparov, Yu. Polgar, Zhu Chen, R. Ponomarev, A. Shirov, A. Morozevich, A. Onischuk, A. Ryazantsev, E. Inarkiev, M. Al-Mudakhka, M. Dvoretsky, M. Podgaets, V. Chebanenko, Z. Lanka and others), about political activities in the Parliament of Moldova and about work in FIDE are complemented by numerous photographs.   For a wide range of chess lovers.

    36.67 $
  • 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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • Author:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
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     Russian chess book:Author: Malinovskikh A.Chess Muse of the Trans-UralsPublished:  Shadrinsk 1999Binding: HardLanguage: Russian 528 pagesCondition: Brand newArt MN 

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    Chess Book:  Author: Maxim Blokh  Title: Combinative motifsLanguage: English, Spanish, Russian Binding: Softcover Publisher: Moscow, 2012 304 pages 1,205 best tactical positions, grouped according to their topics. Intended for chess players with ELO 1600-2400. This chess exercise book is written by an experienced coach, International Grandmaster of ICCF. It contains more than 1400 exercises that are arranged very precisely after various combinational motifs. Languages: English, Spanish and Russian together

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    Chess Book:  Author: Maxim Blokh Title: Open Games and French Defence Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2001 Binding: Softcover Language: English, German, Russian 96 pagesWritten by an experienced coach, International Grandmaster of ICCF, the book contains a large amount of systematized and revised information about chess openings. It can be used as a handbook on openings theory for numerous amateurs and at the same time as a theoretical survey for experienced professional players. Theoretical novelties proposed in every chapter. The book designed for common schools as well as for special chess groups; it can be also used for self-teaching. In both cases, a certain initial chess knowledge supposed.  

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    Chess Book:  Author: Nikolai Kalinichenko Title: A Positional Opening Repertoire for the Club Player Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2007 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2007 240 pagesAbstract. Nikolai Kalinichenko, an international granmaster in correspondence play and the author of some 40 chess titles, presents here a complete and up-to-date opening repertoire. It is intended for players of positional style, or for use when the competitive situation demands a solid approach. The repertoire is based on 1 e4 as White, and the Classical Sicilian and King's Indian Defence as Black. Also available is the companion volume An Aggressive Opening Repertoire for the Club Player, offering a range of openings which are closely linked, but which are less forcefull in character.

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    Antique Russian Chess Book: Author: N.Grekov, V.Nenarokov Title: New York 1924 International Chess Tournament A collection of games with detailed notes by Alexander Alekhine Published: Moscow, 1925 Language: Russian 257 pages Conditiuon: No coverEK27

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    Author: Y. I. NeishtadtTitle: Refused queen’s gambit. Publisher: Physical education and sport, Moscow, 1965 Language: Russian328 pages With the gift inscription from honored chess coaches of the USSR G. Ravinsky and B. Voronkov   Арт ЕК5

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    Chess Book: Author: Nikolai Kalinichenko Title: Kings gambitBook series: Chess UniversityLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverPublisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2009 347 pages Abstract This book by Nikolai Kalinichenko, an International Grandmaster in correspondence play, gives a systematic analysis of the King's Gambit using more than 300 annotated games, classic and modern, providing the reader with a sound knowledge of all the standard variations, together with their typical strategic and tactical ideas.

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    Edited: A. Bozic  Published: Beograd, 1976  Authors: M. Euwe  Binding: softcover Language: English, Serbian Condition: very good 224 pages Size: 24 x 17 cm Contains: Illustrations, moves, analysis of games.EK36

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    Author:A. L. Brudno, L. I. Kaplan.  Title: Olympiad on programming for schoolchildren Published: Moscow, 1985 Language: Russian 19,5*15,5 cm 95 pages The book contains all tasks offered to the students in the Olympiads on programming in the years 1980-84 From David Bronstein personal library with the author's gift inscription to BronsteinFrom the Bronstein library.   Арт Ек5

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    Published: Moscow, 2000 Author: Sokolov M. Binding: softcover Language: russian Condition: very good 90 pages Size: 14 x 20 cm   In the proposed small study, a simple and convenient system for evaluating the results of a chess game has been developed.

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    Soviet Chess Book: Author: P.Romanovsky Binding: Hard Selected games Published: Moscow, 1954 Language: Russian 228 pages Pyotr Arsenyevich Romanovsky (17 (29) July 1892, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire — 1 March 1964, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) was a Soviet chess master (1950). Two-time champion of the USSR (1923 and 1927). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1934). honored coach of the USSR(1957). Usually binding of this book is dark blue. This copy has very rare brown binding.   Condition: a little dirt on the front cover, stamp of an old bookshop, besides this perfect condition.EK31

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    Published: Moscow - Leningrad, 1930 Authors: A. Nimzowitz   Edited by: I. Maizelis Binding: Hardcover Language: russian Condition: good 388 pages Size: 15,5 x 23 cm   "My System" has been the reference book of many outstanding chess players of the past and present. Blockade and prevention, undermining the base of the pawn chain and maneuvering, excessive defense and a mysterious move.     Aron Nimtsovich is a famous chess player, one of the greatest theoreticians of the ancient game, the author of three fundamental works "Blockade", "My system" and "My system in practice". In the 1920s, Nimzowitsch was one of the strongest players on the planet.EK33