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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:
    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:
    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:
    Kalinichenko

  • 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:
    Gezalyan

    International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gozalyan have prepared a major work (in two volumes) about the life and work of the 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan (he held the title from 1963 to 1969).  Volume II (1963-1984) tells about Petrosyan's victory in the 1963 world title match over Mikhail Botvinnik, about the grandiose two-match confrontation with Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969, about all his candidates' matches after losing the title – against Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi and other world-class opponents. All tournaments and matches of the second half of Petrosian's chess career are presented, up to his last performances in 1983. The authors subjected 175 complete games and fragments to an in-depth analysis (using modern computers). Not all of them have been deeply studied and commented on before, but even then the book provides a significantly improved analysis. Among Petrosyan’s opponents – world champions and contenders Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Belyavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin and many others. Special attention is paid to his coaches – Alexey Suetin and Igor Zaitsev. 

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «The hunters at rest»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]--> On the upper side of the Board presents the painting by famous russian painter Vasily Perov «The hunters at rest», 1871   ?????-????? «?????? ?? ???????»??????-?????????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 mm??????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 mm   ?? ??????? ??????? ????? ???????????? ??????????? ??????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ?????? «?????? ?? ???????»

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Two wolves»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmChecker height: 9 mmChecker diameter: 28 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation ?????-????? «??? ?????»????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 mm??????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 mm?????? ?????: 9 ????????? ?????: 28 ????????-?????????????: ??????

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Frigate»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmChecker height: 9 mmChecker diameter: 28 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation ?????-????? «??????»????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 mm??????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 mm?????? ?????: 9 ????????? ?????: 28 ????????-?????????????: ??????

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Russian Flag»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 400 x 200 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 400 x 400 x 17 mmChecker height: 8 mmChecker diameter: 18 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation Российский флаг»Материал: деревоРазмеры в сложенном виде: 500 x 250 x 35 ммРазмеры в разложенном виде: 500 x 500 x 17 ммВысота шашки: 8 ммДиаметр шашки: 18 ммСтрана-производитель: Россия

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Falconry»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 400 x 200 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 400 x 400 x 17 mmChecker height: 8 mmChecker diameter: 18 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation ?????-????? «????????? ?????»????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 ????????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 ???????? ?????: 8 ????????? ?????: 18 ????????-?????????????: ??????

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    Publisher: Russian Chess HouseLanguage: RussianFormat: RegularPages: 560Binding: HardcoverDate: 2020Description:The legendary "Problems and etudes" is the world's first periodical devoted entirely to chess composition (1927-1930). In total, 8 collections were released, which have become a great bibliographic rarity today. In this edition, all of them are combined into one book. These are not only first-class chess compositions and wonderful articles by leading masters of the past that have not lost their relevance today. This is also a fascinating excursion into the history of the USSR in the late 20s of the XX century. Alas, the publication was destined for a short life – in 1930, one of its initiators, the famous chess composer L. B. Zalkind was arrested and convicted in the case of the Union Bureau of the Menshevik party. The time of mass terror had not yet come, and printed publications were already disappearing from the bookshelves of the socialist state. Under the General editorship of the world champion in composition Oleg Pervakov. For a wide range of fans of chess and chess composition.

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    Complete year set of issues of the Russian chess magazine: 64 - Chess Viewer. 201612 issuesPublished: "64"Pages: 1152Binding: SoftbackLanguage: RussianFormat: IncreasedCoated paper!"64 - Chess review" is a mass illustrated sports and methodical magazine of the USSR state sports Committee. Published 10.1.1980 2 times a month (his predecessor "64"). Circulation 74 thousand copies. (1987). Editor - in-chief-A. Karpov (since 1980). Among the members of the editorial Board are leading chess players and figures of the chess movement of the country.Continued the tradition of "64": All the best that was achieved by the weekly "64", we will try to preserve and develop. But a fundamentally new path that we deliberately chose is the path of maximum unity of the magazine and you, dear readers (A. Karpov).He publishes games with comments of leading Soviet and foreign chess players, articles on the theory and history of chess, interviews, materials on composition, covers various Soviet and international competitions, prints literary works devoted to chess, crosswords, quizzes, humorous materials - "the Commonwealth of muses", "the World of Hobbies", "Cafe "Triple check", on the "65th field" and more. The theme of the magazine is largely determined by its readers: the materials of "Correspondence flying", the Central turn "On the Soviet country" (a kind of newspaper in the magazine) are entirely based on the materials of the reader's mail; the heading "Portrait gallery" represents the Champions and active chess players-social activists. The most popular sections are: "Laboratory of creativity", "World of debut ideas", "Workshop", "Their names - in the history of chess", "Round table", where problematic issues are discussed from different points of view. At large competitions "64 - Chess review" is presented by special correspondents-chess players (often winners of competitions) who tell about results of competitions in the section "Tournament for tournament". In the section "Composition" are published competitions of drawing up and solving problems and studies, as well as tasks "Five minutes on the chart." Among the authors of the journal - M. Botvinnik, M. Chiburdanidze, M. tal, Y. elvest, V. Salov, A. Belyavsky, L. Polugaevsky, E. Gufeld, S. Makarychev, N. Alexandria, and also M. Filip (Czechoslovakia), A. Adorian (Hungary), A. Matanovich (Yugoslavia), I. Timman (Netherlands), R. Keane (England) and others.The magazine is the initiator of seminars for editors of chess departments of Newspapers, organizes competitions for mass competitions, for the best drawing and photography, for the best mass matches of chess teams "64 X 64". Sets special prizes for the best creative achievements for the participants of major competitions. Maintains links with chess editions of socialist countries: exchanges experience in the category "Crossroads of friendship", together with "Shakhovsky informant" arranges a competition "Elo on aesthetics" (readers vote to determine the 10 best games of the year, which are compared with the estimates of the authoritative jury). Other foreign materials are printed in the section "international panorama".

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    Complete year set of issues of the Russian chess magazine: 64 - Chess Viewer. 201312 issuesPublished: "64"Pages: 1152Binding: SoftbackLanguage: RussianFormat: IncreasedCoated paper!"64 - Chess review" is a mass illustrated sports and methodical magazine of the USSR state sports Committee. Published 10.1.1980 2 times a month (his predecessor "64"). Circulation 74 thousand copies. (1987). Editor - in-chief-A. Karpov (since 1980). Among the members of the editorial Board are leading chess players and figures of the chess movement of the country.Continued the tradition of "64": All the best that was achieved by the weekly "64", we will try to preserve and develop. But a fundamentally new path that we deliberately chose is the path of maximum unity of the magazine and you, dear readers (A. Karpov).He publishes games with comments of leading Soviet and foreign chess players, articles on the theory and history of chess, interviews, materials on composition, covers various Soviet and international competitions, prints literary works devoted to chess, crosswords, quizzes, humorous materials - "the Commonwealth of muses", "the World of Hobbies", "Cafe "Triple check", on the "65th field" and more. The theme of the magazine is largely determined by its readers: the materials of "Correspondence flying", the Central turn "On the Soviet country" (a kind of newspaper in the magazine) are entirely based on the materials of the reader's mail; the heading "Portrait gallery" represents the Champions and active chess players-social activists. The most popular sections are: "Laboratory of creativity", "World of debut ideas", "Workshop", "Their names - in the history of chess", "Round table", where problematic issues are discussed from different points of view. At large competitions "64 - Chess review" is presented by special correspondents-chess players (often winners of competitions) who tell about results of competitions in the section "Tournament for tournament". In the section "Composition" are published competitions of drawing up and solving problems and studies, as well as tasks "Five minutes on the chart." Among the authors of the journal - M. Botvinnik, M. Chiburdanidze, M. tal, Y. elvest, V. Salov, A. Belyavsky, L. Polugaevsky, E. Gufeld, S. Makarychev, N. Alexandria, and also M. Filip (Czechoslovakia), A. Adorian (Hungary), A. Matanovich (Yugoslavia), I. Timman (Netherlands), R. Keane (England) and others.The magazine is the initiator of seminars for editors of chess departments of Newspapers, organizes competitions for mass competitions, for the best drawing and photography, for the best mass matches of chess teams "64 X 64". Sets special prizes for the best creative achievements for the participants of major competitions. Maintains links with chess editions of socialist countries: exchanges experience in the category "Crossroads of friendship", together with "Shakhovsky informant" arranges a competition "Elo on aesthetics" (readers vote to determine the 10 best games of the year, which are compared with the estimates of the authoritative jury). Other foreign materials are printed in the section "international panorama".

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    Russian Bread Handmade Chess Set: «Jailhouse. Police vs Prisoners»The board is NOT INCLUDED!Material: BreadKing height: approx. 110 mmPawn 60 mmChess piece base diameter: approx. 26 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation

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    Russian book:Author: Sholem AleichemWandering StarsPublished:  Moscow, 2021Binding: HardLanguage: Russian Pages : 600Condition: brand new Art MN "Wandering stars" (yiddishללאָנדזשענדע שטערן — blondzhende stern) is a Yiddish novel, one of the most famous works in this genre by the classic of world literature, the Jewish writer Sholom Aleichem. "Wandering stars" writer completed his trilogy, in the first novels of which - " Stempenyu "(1888) and "Yosele-Nightingale" (1889) — the characters were folk performers — "wedding musician" and Cantor. In the third novel, the author described the dramatic fate of love and separation of young people, an actor and singer from the Bessarabian town of Golenesti, who devoted their lives to self-realization on the stage. The novel was first published in the Warsaw periodical in 1909-1911. 

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    Author: I. Zemtsov Title: Chernenko: Soviet Union in Eve of Perestroika Published: London, 1989 Language: Russian 380 pages   In the publisher's illustrated cover. "Many ideas of perestroika - what today in the Soviet Union is called glasnost and new political thinking-ripened and postponed in the mind of Chernenko, and then transferred them to the pages of his books»

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    Author: Granin D.  Title: Collected works in 8 volumes  Binding: hardcover, full (triple) gold cut  Language: Russian  Published: Saint-Petersburg 2009  592,496,496,544,560,576,512,512 pages with illustrations  Condition: perfect, books in typographic film.Numbered copy (90 copies published)  This edition is the most complete collection of works prepared for the anniversary of the classic of modern Russian literature Daniil Granin. It includes the landmark novels for the fifties and sixties "seekers" and "Going to the storm", the novels "Picture", "Flight to Russia", "evenings With Peter the Great", the famous stories "This strange life" and "bison", stories about the war, the stories "Our battalion commander", "Namesake", "Someone must", "notes to the guide", "Return ticket", essays "Two faces", "Sacred gift", "Thirteen steps", "someone else's diary" and "fear", the book "changing Shadows", journalism... In short, the best pages of Russian prose of the second half of the XX-beginning of the XXI century. A number of works are given in new author's editions. Famous graphic artists of Saint Petersburg worked on the collection of works: V. Babanov, R. Dominov, A. Kabanin, G. Lavrenko, Klim Li, V. Mishin, G. A.V. Traugot, O. Yakhnin. Each volume is accompanied by a short bibliographic index. The collection is printed in an edition of three thousand copies, of which ninety are made in special bindings, decorated with gold edging and numbered. We have just such a special set.   к583