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Strategic Ideas and Powerful Weapons The Pirc Defence and the Modern...
Nice USB memory stick in the shape of a kingMaterial: woodCapacity: 64...
KING chess printed t-shirt Available sizes: 134 cm, 146 cm, 158 cm
QUEEN chess printed t-shirt Available sizes: 134 cm, 146 cm, 158 cm
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Chessboard No. 6 made of washable plastic, folded into two in a color...
English Chess Federation Book of the...
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When the Icelandic Chess Federation made a bid to host the 1972 world title match between Soviet icon Boris Spassky and American challenger Bobby Fischer, many Icelanders were rightly shaking their heads in disbelief. How could their small island country in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean with a population of less than 300 thousand people stage such a...
The first ever English translation of this remarkable book, giving the inside story on the 1971 match.
A Memoir of Players, Games and Engines Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a...
Initially things looked gloomy for Bobby Fischer. Because he had refused to participate in the 1969 US Championship, he had missed his chance to qualify for the 1970 Interzonal Tournament in Palma de Mallorca. Only when another American, Pal Benko, withdrew in his favour, and after the officials were willing to bend the rules, could Bobby enter the...
Genna Sosonko (Геннадий Борисович Сосонко, 1943) — международный гроссмейстер, двукратный чемпион Голландии. Эмигрировал из Советского Союза в 1972 году и с тех пор живет в Амстердаме. Победитель и призер многих международных турниров. Будучи известным журналистом и комментатором, последнюю четверть века посвящает и литературному труду.
Уникальное событие в книжном мире, которое не должен пропустить ни один ценитель шахмат, — книга одной из самых известных шахматисток планеты, двенадцатой чемпионки мира, международного гроссмейстера Александры Костенюк.
Как развить своеобразный талант ребёнка, как помочь ему стать сильным шахматистом, какие трудности и даже опасности подстерегают на этом пути? Ответы на многие вопросы поможет найти книга "С Кас-наровым год за годом, ход за ходом", написанная многолетним тренером одного из сильнейших шахматистов за всю историю.
In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant, but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion.
Chess Secrets is a series of books which uncover the mysteries of the most important aspects of chess, such as strategy, attack, defence, opening play, endgames, off-board preparation and mental attitude. In each book the author chooses and deeply studies a number of great players who have excelled in such aspects of the game, greatly influenced their...
Efim Geller (1925-1998) was one of the giants of Soviet chess. Over his lifetime he beat the World Champions more often than he lost, and had healthy plus scores over Bobby Fischer and Mikhail Botvinnik among others. So he deserves the nickname of The Nemesis.
People who are really, really good at something - unbelievably good, incomprehensibly good, have always held a strong fascination for those fellow humans who are less extraordinarily gifted. In this respect chess does not differ from other areas of human endeavour.
Книга заслуженного мастера спорта Украины по шахматам Сергея Ткаченко посвящена творческому пути гениального российского этюдиста - трехкратного чемпиона мира по шахматной композиции Олега Викторовича Первакова.
For the purpose of writing this book I decided to look at all the games Veselin has played from 1995 until the present, as there were many I didn’t know! I must say that, although seeing great moves from a 2800 player sounds normal, it was impossible not to be astonished by some of his games.
Yuri Razuvaev (1945-2012) was an outstanding Russian chess player. He had a refined positional style and for many years he was one of the leading Grandmasters in the Soviet Union. He also was a first-rate chess author and opening theoretician, always open to new ideas.
During my chess career I have played almost 4000 classical games, a good deal of them against grandmasters, including world's top players, a number of which I managed to defeat.
THE FIRST AMERICAN SINCE BOBBY FISCHER TO PLAY FOR THE WORLD TITLE! ‘I started working with Fabiano when he was only five’, remembers legendary New York City chess trainer Bruce Pandolfini. ‘It was obvious that he had a rare intuition, was brave in attack and was one of the most talented players of his age that I had seen.’
В своей новой книге гроссмейстер Владимир Тукмаков, один из самых опытных и авторитетных тренеров современности, рассказывает о работе со звездами мировых шахмат конца XX – начала XXI века.
Книгу одиннадцатого чемпиона мира Роберта Фишера «Мои 60 памятных партий» знает каждый уважающий себя любитель шахмат. Настоящее издание, которое Вы держите в руках, также – от начала до конца – написано гениальным американцем!
The Thinkers is a visual tribute to the game of chess, showcasing the emotions, exertions and desires of the players, and conveying the mental intensity only chess can command. Included are some of the most iconic portraits of today’s stars, as well as emotive shots of ordinary players from all over the world, with photos taken over the last five years in...
In this book, the author drives you through the very rich chess career of Alexander Beliavsky while interviewing him. This unique concept makes the book easy to read and gives the reader some inside information about what is happening also off the board, things you normally don't get to know about. The first part of the book shows Beliavsky's career until...
In this book, the author drives you through the very rich chess career of Alexander Beliavsky while interviewing hirn. This unique concept makes the book easy to read and gives the reader some inside information about what is happening also off the board, things you normally don't get to know about.
In this, the third and final volume of his landmark series, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi concludes his investigation into the life and career of Mikhail Tal, the most entertaining and popular world champion of all time.
In this, the second of three volumes, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi continues his groundbreaking exploration of Tal’s sparkling career. Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated chess players of all time, and in 1960 he demolished Botvinnik to become the youngest ever World Champion at the time, at the age of twenty-three.
Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated chess players of all time. The eighth World Champion not only won the title at a record young age, but did so using a ferocious, high-risk attacking style. Tal's spectacular games, along with his charming personality and witty sense of humour, endeared him to the chess public like no other player.