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  • 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:
    Barsky

    18.97 $
  • A limited edition of the most famous electronic chess clock. Design & quot; under the tree & quot ;. Released for the 25th anniversary of the DGT. & Nbsp; These watches are used in all major tournaments, world championships and World Cups, World Chess Olympiads. Installation of any time controls, including Fisher and Bronstein controls (with added time). & Nbsp;

    300.00 $
  • Magnetic road chess: folding board-case made of artificial leather, tablet-figures with a convex image. Wallet size 19x22 cm. The playing field is 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Cell 2x2 cm.

    51.72 $
  • Chess was invented in the 5th century AD in India and spread throughout the world. The uniqueness of this game is that it still covers the minds of everyone - from young to old! Chess combines elements of science and sports. They develop logic, perseverance, attentiveness, analytical thinking and memory.  Checkers is a fun, dynamic and relatively simple game. Every country in the world has it. It is comparatively easier to find a partner here than in chess. Backgammon – one of the oldest known board games. It is known that it came to us from the East. First, you need to master the basic techniques, so that later you can boldly apply various tricks during the game.  Cage length: 4.5 cm. King height: 8.8cm King base diameter: 2.8 cm The length and width of the field when unfolded: 44 X 44 cm. Material: wood Country of origin: China.

    84.48 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
  • Reprint of a large badge (4 cm x 3.5 cm) dedicated to the failed match between Karpov and Fischer in 1975. The original was issued in an edition of  in several signal specimens (only specimens from the collection of A. Karpov and the Central House of Art Museum are known). 

    17.24 $
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  • book

    23.03 $

    The book is dedicated to the work of the outstanding Soviet grandmaster T. Petrosyan. It contains 100 commented games of the ninth world champion, including 75 with his own notes. In addition, the reader will find in the book of the article Petrosian and his work on the debut strategy. In the introductory section, people who knew Petrosian closely, N. Krogius, S. Gligorich and N. Tarasov, tell about the grandmaster's creative journey and his contribution to the development of chess. For highly skilled chess players.
  • book
    1) Volume 1. "Pawn, ivory, horse": Under the general editorship of Grandmaster J. Averbach. The Soviet theorists were tasked to create a monograph for our qualified chess players on the final stage of the game of chess - the endgame. This publication presents the latest achievements of the practice and gives theoretical calculations on all major types of chess endings. This book covers three types of endings: pawns, ivory and knight endings. The book begins with a short essay "The Matting of the Lonely King." 2) Volume 2. Horse against an elephant, rooks: This paper presents endings with a knight against an elephant, as well as rooks. 3) Queen, a rook against a light piece. In this capital work, various types of queen endings are explored. Depending on the number and location of the pawns involved in the fight, the material of the book includes both elementary training positions and complex endings, sketches. The book can be used as a training tool for playing endings, as well as a guide when analyzing pending games and playing by correspondence. In general, the book is intended for qualified chess players from the second category and above. The price is for 3 volumes.
  • book

    11.67 $

    Large format Colorful book for children (drawings, poems).

  • book

    5.87 $

    The book combines two educational and analytical work: & quot; Zugzwang & quot; and & quot; Advantage of two elephants & quot ;. Zugzwang is one of the most interesting tricks encountered in a chess game. Chess journalist L. Verkhovsky collected and systematized a large number of bright promers demonstrating the role of zugzwang in chess wrestling. The balance of material forces in a chess game plays an important role, especially in the final stage of the struggle. Grandmaster A. Kochiev and master N. Yakovlev introduce numerous examples in which the advantage of two elephants was decisive. For a wide range of chess players.
  • book

    4.14 $

    The reader will get acquainted in this book with the experience of many clubs, will be able to & quot; talk & quot; with experts in their field, and learns about the problems of club work.
  • book

    17.96 $

    The debut monograph of the international grandmaster A. Suetin is dedicated to the most widespread open source - the Spanish party. The book summarizes many years of theoretical research, proposes new estimates and refinements made by modern practice. The book is completed by sample lots illustrating the possible development of the game in various versions of the debut being studied.
  • book

    6.91 $

    In the book of the famous chess teacher, Honored Trainer of the USSR V. Zack, the problems of teaching chess are explored. Based on my own rich experience, using the examples of games of young chess players, the author acquaints readers with typical mistakes typical of young chess players and recommendations for their elimination ..
  • book

    16.58 $

    This book is not a textbook. Its author, an honored trainer of the USSR, writes not about what needs to be studied in chess, but about how to do it. His many years of experience teaching children chess is widely used in this book. He gives many interesting examples from the practice of his students, including such illustrious grandmasters as B. Spassky and V. Korchnoi (the latter sent a foreword to his teacher’s book). The book is addressed to trainers working with children. Parents who know how to play chess well and want to teach their children how to do it, but who do not know how to do it, will find a lot of useful things in it. Contains illustrations.

  • book

    6.10 $

    Most chess players love to attack, and defense is considered a sad necessity. The author of this book, the famous master and teacher Yuri Mikhailovich Kotkov, set himself the goal of showing that defense is also a fun undertaking, that it requires no less, and sometimes even more art than an attack. Having clearly systematized the material, the author avoided the edifying tone. He does not impose rules and conclusions, but simply offers the reader a number of interesting positions.