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  • Made in Holland. Chess computer "Centaur" easy to use. You can easily install any language. Using the touch panel  40x40 cm (cell size 48 x 48 mm) you can easily move the figures. The sensors will record strokes. The board has a capacious rechargeable internal battery. The uniqueness of the computer is that it quickly adapts to  your playing strength (from beginner to grandmaster) so that you have the right opponent. Centaur will help you analyze the game so as not to make the same mistakes and improve your chess skill. Please note, computer is not compatible to connect to your PC or online chess. The set includes USB cable and DGT electronic chess pieces . Height of the king is 86mm.  

    1174.75 $
  • 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:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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 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 $
  • Unique chess for 3 players. Such chess will appeal to any person who chooses something new and appreciates original things. Manufacturer MADON-CHESS (Poland) Chessboard size: 46.5x54x2.5cm (unfolded) King height: 7.7cm King base diameter (cm): 3  Pawn height (cm): 3.6 Pawn base diameter (cm): 2.1 Presence of weighting agent: no Weight: 1311 g. Wood used for the chessboard: beech, birch Wood used for figures: hornbeam, beech  Intermediate chess for three is ideal entertainment for friends. The chess store presents to customers a unique set from a Polish manufacturer. If you are planning to buy a medium chess set for three in Moscow, pay attention to the set MADON-CHESS.   The main advantages of a chess set for three are reasonable cost and workmanship. The chess pieces are made of beech and oak of the highest quality. The chessboard is not inferior in quality: it is based on birch and beech.  The set consists of chess in three colors.  The chessboard has a compact size and is convenient to store on a shelf. Inside the board there are three separate compartments for storing pieces. For convenience and to keep products intact, the board is equipped with a soft lining.

    214.50 $
  • Author:
    Ezhov

    Grandmaster Carlos Torre – like a chess comet; his genius flashed dazzlingly and quickly went out in the chess firmament! He – the author of the most famous “mill” in the history of chess, the 2nd world champion Emanuel Lasker fell into its merciless millstones. The authors spoke about the life and work of the Mexican genius (the book contains 25 commentated games by K. Torre). Torre’s book “How a Chess Player is Formed” is presented, an essay by international master Yaroslav Prizant about Torre’s attack in modern practice. In the section "Play like Torre" – 36 instructive examples from his practice to solve. Finally, there is an interview with Carlos Torre, conducted by Gabriel Velasco in 1977. Working with the book will give readers not only aesthetic pleasure, but will also help improve their skills.

    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 $
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    20.72 $

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    Release Year: 2009 Genre: Logical Developer: Oddysey Developers Publisher: Same Company Type of publication: license Tablet: not required Interface language: Russian only Size: 578 Mb How good it is to be an erudite, intelligent and just savvy person. This collection is an excellent simulator, using which from time to time or constantly you can achieve high successes in the development of your own intelligence. This includes only the most exciting games and tasks that will bring a lot of pleasure Here you will find many exercises that develop logic, many puzzles and crosswords, physical and mathematical puzzles, and simple puzzles for children. Release Features: - Math puzzles - Word puzzles - Entertaining tasks - Japanese crosswords - Rebuses - Sudoku - Useful programs - Crosswords and scanwords - Puzzles for the smallest System requirements: - Operating system: Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or XP or VISTA - Processor: 300 MHz - RAM: 16 MB - Video card: with 128 MB of video memory - Free disk space: 400 MB - Management: keyboard, mouse

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    20.72 $

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    More than a billion people on Earth spend their leisure time just for this game! Invented in China several thousand years ago, but still not lost its popularity, mahjong combines the excitement of poker, the intelligence of chess and the simplicity of dominoes. This collection is entirely devoted to this ancient game. Here are collected more than 100 of its options: classic mahjong, non-standard games, three-dimensional, with pictures and much, much more. The disk is equipped with a carefully developed graphical environment and an intuitive interface. System requirements:     * Microsoft® Windows® XP / Me operating system     * Pentium® 100 MHz processor     * 32 MB of RAM     * Screen resolution 800x600     * Device for reading DVDs OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION

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    20.72 $

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    The world has never seen such original chess! The smartest game invented by mankind has become a comedy action movie. The heroic politicians of the United States united to fight global evil. Evil appears in the face of Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein and a bald guy with a Persian cat in his arms (such people usually turn out to be villains). As part of the good heroes - the biggest cranks of world politics, headed by the brave cowboy J. Bush. Join the game! It is up to you to decide which side to take. Fight for freedom to the last drop of oil or give a kick to the peddlers of democracy. Game features: * Three-dimensional chess with animated figures * 6 playing boards - the palace of Saddam Hussein, the deck of an aircraft carrier, the secret refuge of Osama bin Laden ... * Famous politicians and villains in the form of chess pieces * Ability to disable the normal international rules of the game of chess (the service is available only to world leaders)   Detailed information Media: 1 CD Interface language: Russian Package: Jewel case Minimum system requirements: Windows XP SP2 (pyc.), Pentium IV 1.7 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, 128 MB of DirectX 9-compatible 3D video card (GeForce FX5700 and higher, except for integrated video cards), DirectX 9-compatible sound card, 200 MB of free hard disk space drive, 24x CD-ROM, keyboard, mouse, DirectX 9.0c.

  • book

    20.72 $

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    Technical progress only recently gave a man a computer. But people have played since antiquity. The history of great nations remembers games that were not only entertaining, but also served as food for thought. Behind the chessboard, the commanders of the West and the Middle East honed their strategic thinking. And their Chinese colleagues came up with their own version of desktop battles. In “Chinese chess”, two armies converge on a cell field, the soldiers in which are not people, but animals. The ultimate goal - to capture the lair of the enemy! Game features: • Modern adaptation of the classic board game. • Original and simple rules. • Huge scope for tactical combinations. • 3 difficulty levels plus a learning mode. • Ability to select three-dimensional or two-dimensional figures. • Support for online games over a local network or via the Internet. System requirements: Windows XP (rus.), Pentium III 1.0 GHz, 256 MB of RAM, 64 MB of DirectX 9-compatible 3D video card, DirectX 9-compatible sound card, 150 MB of free hard disk space, 24x CD-ROM, keyboard, mouse, DirectX 9.0c.

  • book

    20.72 $

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    This collection is a huge collection of various programs dedicated to the most ancient strategic game on Earth! There are more than 90 classic chess applications for PC, Pocket PC, Symbian S60, WM Smartphone and Palm OS on the two disks of the Wise Owl. In addition, there are a variety of games created on the basis of chess, training programs for chess players of different levels of training, a lot of illustrations, a collection of freeze-frames from movies and much more! All chess lovers - both beginners and experienced - this collection will certainly have to taste! Features of the collection:     * 98 chess programs of different levels of complexity.     * 32 programs with multiplayer mode.     * 24 games based on chess.     * 15 tutorials.     * 14 programs for converting files with databases of chess games, creating your own training programs, solving problems and organizing tournaments.     * Collection of freeze-frames from more than 1000 movies.     * More than 100 paintings, prints and illustrations on the subject of chess.     * Base of games of the greatest grandmasters, articles and links to popular chess sites.

  • book

    20.72 $

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    Chess has always personified remarkable intelligence, ingenuity and resourcefulness. No one can argue with the fact that this is a great workout for the human mind and memory. Now, thanks to modern computer technologies, you have the opportunity to fight and hone your skills on the chessboard as much as you like! One of the most popular intellectual games will appear before you in a magnificent three-dimensional graphics! Numerous settings allow you to create a universal gaming partner that will be interesting both for beginners and professionals. Chess players will have the opportunity to play not only with the computer, but together with a friend. You are waiting for exciting battles and even participation in the championship! Show your abilities - become a world champion! System requirements:     * Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system     * 1.0 GHz Pentium® 4 processor     * 256 MB of RAM     * 1 GB of free hard disk space     * 32MB video adapter     * Sound device compatible with DirectX® 7.0     * DirectX® 7.0     * Device for reading CDs OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION

  • book

    20.72 $

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    & laquo; Grandmaster III & raquo; & ndash; This is a chess simulator designed for both novices and amateurs, as well as for high-level players. In addition to the usual game mode with the computer, the program offers a lot of additional features: various games (including network games), analysis of games and combinations, a batch archive, hints for beginners, a collection of tasks and an editor for creating them, many variants of a set of figures and boards, support and much more. Product features: * Tips for beginners, tips, multi-level cancellation of moves * Set of custom positions for analysis of games and combinations * Collection of tasks and built-in editor to create them * Archive of games, which includes more than 400 thousand games in the history of chess * Flexible setting of computer AI combining the strength of the grandmaster and the ability to play on an equal footing with the players making the first moves on the chessboard * Over 100 variations of sets of figures and boards * Various game options & ndash; standard, Fischer chess, blindfold game * Convenient system for saving games, importing and exporting chess positions * Network game, news, chat and ratings * Music, MP3 player. System requirements: * Microsoft & reg; Windows & gt; 98/2000 / Me / XP * Pentium® processor. II 500 MHz * 128 MB of RAM * 700 MB of free hard disk space * Screen resolution of 1024 × 768 with a color depth of 16 bits * Sound device 16 bit * 16-speed device for reading CDs OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION

  • book

    22.76 $

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    Includes a large theoretical material on all debuts. About 500,000 expert assessments and more than 8,000 text comments by MG Kalinin. Chess tree - getting detailed statistics for any debut position in a few seconds. Construction of the Debut table for any position, the possibility of adding material. The "Debut Testing" mode will help chess players to test their knowledge in the debut, as well as point out inaccuracies and mistakes and give recommendations on their elimination. The base is 4,800,000 parties for 1 April. Any kind of search by title, position, etc. Print and export to RTF (WORD) and HTML. Built-in game programs: Rybka 2.3 - grandmaster power of the game, Ruffian, Crafty, Delfi and Dragon. Play on any time controls. Possibilities of deep automatic batch analysis, multivariate analysis of positions, background analysis, etc. Russian scoring moves.

  • book

    23.03 $

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    This program includes two courses: “Chess Tactics for Rank III” (230 theoretical examples and 350 exercises for solving 28 tactical topics - “Opening the Horizontal”, “Release the Line”, “Enticement”, “Enticement under Horse Forks”, “Lock "," Distraction "," Distraction from tactics for the II-I category "(1165 exercises for solving 20 tactical topics -" Bundle "," Distraction "," Enticement "," Overlap "," Blocking "," Double strike " , "X-ray" ...). Studying educational material, testing your knowledge View Rating Change Tracking the progress of training for multiple users Playing against a chess program from the current position

  • book

    24.18 $

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    To the delight of chess fans, this mega-sampler came out - a huge collection of various programs dedicated to the most ancient strategic game on Earth! There are more than 90 classic chess applications for PC, Pocket PC, Symbian S60, WM Smartphone and Palm OS on the two disks of the “Wise Owl”. In addition, there are a variety of games created on the basis of chess, training programs for chess players of different levels of training, a lot of illustrations, a collection of freeze-frames from movies and much more! All chess lovers - both beginners and experienced - this collection will certainly have to taste! The two disks contain:     * 98 chess programs of different difficulty levels     * 32 programs with multiplayer mode     * 24 chess based games     * 15 tutorials     * 14 programs for converting files with databases of chess games, creating your own training programs, solving problems and organizing tournaments     * Collection of freeze-frames from more than 1000 movies     * More than 100 paintings, prints and illustrations on the subject of chess     * Base of games of the greatest grandmasters, articles and links to popular chess sites System requirements:     * Microsoft® Windows® Me / XP operating system     * Screen resolution 1024x768     * Device for reading DVDs OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION