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  • 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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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:
    Kalinichenko

    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

    28.80 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
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  • book

    366.41 $

    In the VIP version, the publishing house produced about 10 copies. A book about the life, formation and work of the great son of the Estonian people, the outstanding chess player P. Keres. The background is interesting - the chess life of independent Estonia until 1940 and Europe before the beginning of World War II and during it. Interesting creative characteristics of other outstanding chess players, partners Keres - Alekhin, Capablanca, Reshevsky, Fayn, Euwe. Of particular interest is the comparison of the creativity of the young then by P. Keres and M. Botvinnik. Parties are conducted with comments by P. Keres. For a wide range of readers.
  • book

    37.24 $

    The first edition of this monumental work of an outstanding grandmaster, writer, poet and translator Savely Grigorievich Tartakower was published in 1924 in four separate editions and was immediately adopted by chess amateurs, who later became well-known masters, grandmasters, and future theorists of modern chess The “ultramodern chess game” reveals in great detail the essence and ideas of such players as Nimzowitsch, Reti, Alekhin and others, antagonists of Tarrasch's teachings. This, the 2nd edition for the first time comes out in a single package under a general binding. It undoubtedly is of historical value, showing the development of chess thought and at the same time will be useful for chess players of II-I classes and candidates for master.

  • book

    28.97 $

    Under this title, the 5th world champion Max Euwe does not. Under this unifying title, the compiler included two fundamental works of an outstanding chess player, scientist and major teacher - & quot; lessons of a chess game & quot ;, 3rd ed. (I part) and & quot; Course of chess lectures & quot ;, 3rd ed. (Part II), published in Russian at the beginning of the 30s. past century and become a bibliographic rarity. The first work is designed for beginners, the second - for chess players dischargers. The book is primarily attracted by the method of presentation of the material, the principles of which will be useful for coaches and teachers of chess sections and clubs. The book is also of interest to chess historians. For a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    27.23 $

    Предлагаем Вашему вниманию три книги о выдающихся мастерах шахматного искусства. У нас вы можете приобрести комплект из трех книг по цене двух. 1. Капитальный труд рассказывает о жизни и творчестве выдающегося французского шахматиста и музыканта Франсуа Андре Даникана Филидора, основоположника современной теории шахмат и одного из создателей комической оперы. Вошедшие в издание материалы представляют как исторический, так и большой практический интерес. В частности, знаменитый учебник Филидора «Анализ шахматной игры», внимание к которому не ослабевает уже несколько столетий, впервые полностью публикуется на русском языке. Также в книге собраны все сохранившиеся до наших дней партии великого мастера, большая часть которых заново прокомментирована. Любителей историко-приключенческой литературы привлечет отрывок из романа В. Хенкина Одиссея шахматного автомата, ярко воссоздающий атмосферу шахматной жизни Франции и Англии второй половины XVIII века. Для широкого круга любителей шахмат. 2. Новая книга шахматного мастера и литератора Анатолия Мацукевича посвящена творчеству замечательного чехословацкого гроссмейстера Рихарда Рети (1889-1929), новатора и художника древней игры, одного из тех, кто оказывал главное влияние на развитие шахмат в первой трети двадцатого столетия. Идеи Рихарда Рети современны и в наши дни. 3. Книга о жизни, становлении и творчестве великого сына эстонского народа, выдающегося шахматиста П. Кереса. Интересен фон - шахматная жизнь независимой Эстонии до 1940 г. и Европы до начала Второй мировой войны и во время ее. Интересны творческие характеристики других выдающихся шахматистов, партнеров Кереса - Алехина, Капабланки, Решевского, Файна, Эйве. Особый интерес вызывает сопоставление творчества молодых тогда еще П. Кереса и М. Ботвинника. Приводятся партии с комментариями П.Кереса Для широкого круга читателей.

  • book

    18.62 $

    A book about the life, formation and work of the great son of the Estonian people, the outstanding chess player P. Keres. The background is interesting - the chess life of independent Estonia until 1940 and Europe before and during the beginning of World War II. Interesting creative characteristics of other outstanding chess players, partners Keres - Alekhine, Capablanca, Reshevsky, Fayna, Euwe. Of particular interest is the comparison of the creativity of the young then by P. Keres and M. Botvinnik. Parties with comments by P.Keres are given. For a wide range of readers.

  • book

    16.67 $

    Capital work tells about the life and work of the outstanding French chess player and musician Francois Andre Danican Filidor, the founder of modern chess theory and one of the creators of the comic opera. The materials included in the publication are of both historical and great practical interest. In particular, the famous textbook by Philidor & laquo; Analysis of the Chess Game & raquo;, the attention to which has not been weakening for several centuries, is for the first time fully published in Russian. The book also contains all the surviving parties of the great master, most of which are re-commented. Fans of historical and adventure literature will be attracted by an excerpt from the novel by V. Henkin Odyssey of a chess machine, vividly recreating the atmosphere of the chess life of France and England in the second half of the 18th century. For a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    12.43 $

    & laquo; Remember: a barely noticeable mistake at the beginning of a chess game can lead to tangible losses and often to a quick defeat & raquo ;. Author. A guide to typical errors in the entire nomenclature of debuts.

  • book

    9.67 $

    The law of chess: "A bad plan is better than a game without a plan." And a plan is a strategy. The ICCF grandmaster’s book, N. Kalinichenko, the author of many publications on chess theory, introduces the reader to the basics of chess strategy. The book discusses the basic ideas of attack, defense, the struggle for the initiative. Knowledge of these fundamentals like the thread of Ariadne will lead the reader out of the maze of the most difficult chess patterns.  For a wide range of readers.
  • book

    5.18 $

    In this small book (the first edition was published in 1934), relating to the classics of chess literature, the famous Austrian master and methodologist G. Kmokh reveals the role of defense in the chess game. Despite the fact that the book was published in the first third of the last century, he