Mikhail Botvinnik is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time, in the same league as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov. Botvinnik was born in 1911 and died in 1995. He is known as The Patriarch, or the father of the Soviet School of Chess. He was World Chess Champion from 1948 until 1963, with two short interruptions, and later mentored other world champions Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik.

Taktyka - maty w 4 posunięciach

Taktyka - maty w 4 posunięciach

Praktyczne i eleganckie szachy magnetyczne nr 4 to doskonały wybór dla podróżujących, uczniów i miłośników klasycznej gry w każdych warunkach. Figury przyczepiają się do planszy dzięki wbudowanym magnesom, co zapobiega ich przesuwaniu nawet podczas podróży czy gry w ruchu.

This new book by Mikhail Shereshevsky, one of the most respected chess trainers in the world, is about a very important but little-explored topic: associative thinking. How can a modern chess student avoid drowning in the flood of information? The answer is to stop mechanically memorizing moves and turn on your curiosity. Try to create a vivid image of the technique you are studying and remember it as an association!

W celu wyłonienia nowego mistrza świata, w minionym roku odbyły się dwa bardzo ważne turnieje:

1.Turniej kandydatów w Toronto, którego zwycięzca Dommaraju Gukesh (Indie) zagwarantował sobie prawo do walki o mistrzostwo świata.

2.Mecz Dommaraju Gukesh-Ding Liren (Chiny) w Singapurze, który wyłonił najlepszego szachistę globu.

O obydwu tych wydarzeniach opowiada właśnie ta książka. Autorzy szczegółowo, bo aż na 320 stronach opisali szczegółowo te turnieje.

Книга гроссмейстера и опытного тренера Александра Галкина посвящена сильнейшей фигуре на шахматной доске – ферзю. На примере эпизодов из партий современных гроссмейстеров (подавляющее большинство партий относится к 2020-2023 годам) и своей гроссмейстерской практики автор пытается обобщить, а где-то даже и уточнить методологию понимания и разыгрывания ферзевых окончаний, а также иных типов эндшпилей с наличием ферзей (ферзя) на доске. 

Nowe wydanie z aktualnym Mistrzem Świata – Dommaraju Gukeshem!

Książka "Mistrzowie Świata i ich 444 kombinacje szachowe" to wyjątkowa publikacja prezentująca sylwetki wszystkich mistrzów świata w szachach, ich twórczość oraz najciekawsze kombinacje, które pozwoliły im zapisać się na kartach historii królewskiej gry.

Autor przygotował materiał, który zawiera propozycje gry wariantów przeciwko debiutom zamkniętym i pół zamkniętym Każdemu debiutowi autor poświęcił tyle miejsca, na ile zasługuje ze względu na bogactwo wariantów i częstość jego występowania w praktyce turniejowej. Autor celowo ominął większość systemów z nieprzyjętego gambitu hetmańskiego, które w zasadzie powinny być obowiązkowe w repertuarze debiutowym zawodnika rozpoczynającego partię posunięciem 1.d2-d4. 

Books on how to improve your results over the board have been written before but in these changing times when chess has propelled onto the public consciousness, an update is badly needed. Grandmaster Daniel Gormally uses his 25+ years of experience to take the readers through the fires of the tournament cauldron, while illustrating some of his battles with the best players in England.

When deciding upon a repertoire to meet 1 d4, those players whose natural inclination is to be aggressive have a difficult decision. There are plenty of outright counter-attacking tries such as the Benko Gambit, the King's Indian Defence and the Modern Benoni. However, such openings are generally considered borderline unsound at the higher levels. On the other hand the safe options such as the Queen's Gambit Declined and Queen's Gambit Accepted make it difficult to create middlegame complications. So, what to do?

Chess Informant 162 “Manoeuvre!!” presents:

World Championship Match Ding – Gukesh, analysis by GM Ivan Ivanisevic

European Individual Chess Championship, analysis by GM Milos Perunovic

The Budapest Gambit, theoretical survey by GM Vasilios Kotronias

The King’s Gambit, 5.h3 Variation by GM K. Szabo

The Wandering King, instructive lecture by GM Michael Prusikin

Thankless Tasks, studies by GM Steffen Nielsen

Roger’s Reminiscences, Kasparov’s first trip to the West by GM Ian Rogers

A story of a Chess Prodigy – Roman Shogdzhiev

Traditional sections:

Correspondence Chess

The best game and most important theoretical novelty from the previous Volume

Endgames

Combinations

200 games according to ECO Codes.

The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!

This book aims to give you a wealth of self-study knowledge about handling different types of endings that occur frequently but on which there is not much literature analyzing recent games. Imbalanced material endgames involving rooks are a key focus of the book, covering three-fifths of the material, and all endings in the book feature at least one rook. The vast majority of games are taken from the last few years, including many from 2021-2022. Like the author’s previous endgame book published with Elk and Ruby, 101 Endgame Crimes and Punishments (2020), this one is aimed at strong tournament players (1900-2300 Elo) and fast improving juniors.

Are you ready to shock your opponent on move 3?

The Reti Opening is a dynamic opening invented by Richard Reti more than a century ago. It has since been featured in the repertoires of countless grandmasters and world champions, including Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Garry Kasparov, Tigran Petrosian, Vassily Smyslov, and many others.

The Sicilian Scheveningen Defense is a highly respected and flexible variation of the Sicilian Defense, characterized by the pawn structure Black adopts with pawns on e6 and d6. It arises after the moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6. This setup allows Black to maintain a solid central presence while keeping options open for dynamic counterplay.

Siegbert Tarrasch and Aron Nimzowitsch could be called the two vainest chess players in history. This book tells the fascinating story of their lifelong rivalry. They clashed as personalities, as players and as chess writers, both searching for the truth in chess, but with very different perspectives.

Hikaru is a five-time US chess champion, ranked as high as second in the world with a stratospheric peak rating of 2816, the 10th highest of all time. He is also a top chess streamer with over a million followers across social media, consistently on the list of the five wealthiest gamers in the world. Nakamura has represented the US in 5 Olympiads, earning a team Gold and two Bronze medals.

PROFESJONALNE SZACHY TURNIEJOWE ( rozmiar szachownicy oraz figur zgodny w wytycznymi Polskiego Związku Szachowego oraz FIDE)

Profesjonalny zestaw szachów w rozmiarze turniejowym nr 6. 
Szachownica intarsjowana, z wewnętrzną kasetką na figury.

Edycja Centaur Crystal

Zajrzenie pod maskę nigdy nie było tak proste. Jeśli już lubisz DGT Centaur i technologię, która za nim stoi, to pokochasz edycję DGT Centaur Crystal.

Produkt dostępny wyłącznie w formie pobrania
Nowe książeczki ChessBase zawierają kod aktywacyjny, który umożliwia pobranie produktu. ChessBase 18 oraz nowe bazy danych nie będą już wydawane na DVD-ROM. Szczegóły na końcu opisu.

ChessBase to samodzielna baza danych szachowych, która stała się światowym standardem. Korzystają z niej wszyscy – od mistrzów świata po amatorów. Jest to ulubiony program każdego miłośnika szachów, który chce poszerzyć swoją wiedzę i umiejętności. Rozpocznij swoją osobistą przygodę z sukcesami dzięki ChessBase i ciesz się grą jeszcze bardziej.

Produkt dostępny wyłącznie w formie pobrania
Nowe książeczki ChessBase zawierają kod aktywacyjny, który umożliwia pobranie produktu. ChessBase 18 oraz nowe bazy danych nie będą już wydawane na DVD-ROM. Szczegóły na końcu opisu.

ChessBase Mega Database 2025 to najważniejsza baza danych szachowych, zawierająca ponad 11 milionów partii rozegranych w latach 1475–2024, wszystkie w wysokiej jakości. W jej skład wchodzi ponad 113 000 partii z profesjonalnymi analizami, co czyni ją największą na świecie kolekcją gier szachowych z wysokiej klasy komentarzami.

Introduction

Dear chess friends, the collection of exercises in your hands has the main objective of providing you with ample material for practicing evaluation, calculation and overall decision-making in tactically rich positions. The book contains 500 of the most instructive examples from the games played during 2023 in tournaments around the world.

Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a comment on Chessable, so much so that you really believe you can play like Capablanca.

Ta wyjątkowa bluza z kapturem to idealny wybór dla miłośników szachów, którzy cenią sobie zarówno komfort, jak i styl. Wykonana z wysokiej materiału, zapewnia ciepło i wygodę nawet w chłodniejsze dni.

Design:

Motyw szachowy: Bluza ozdobiona jest eleganckim wzorem szachowym, który nadaje jej unikalnego charakteru.

Elementy szachownicy na rękawach: Na rękawach znajdują się subtelne elementy szachownicy, które dodają bluzie sportowego i jednocześnie intelektualnego wyglądu.

Kolory: Dostępna w klasycznych kolorach, takich jak czarny, szary i biały, które doskonale komponują się z szachowym motywem.

Funkcjonalność:

Kaptur: Kaptur zapewnia dodatkową ochronę przed wiatrem i chłodem.

Kieszenie: Praktyczne kieszenie kangurki pozwalają na przechowywanie drobiazgów lub ogrzanie rąk.

Ściągacze: Elastyczne ściągacze przy mankietach i na dole bluzy zapewniają idealne dopasowanie i komfort noszenia.

Lessons, motivation and coaching to make you a better chess player.

In an ideal world, any aspiring chess player, at almost any level, would get better with a coach. If that’s not possible, having chess champion coach Thomas Engqvist’s book at your side is the next best thing. 

What does it take to become an expert in opening preparation?

How can we learn the secret methods which allow the top players to dominate everyone else in the opening?

Do you like chess and want to become a better player without putting in hundreds of hours training? 

365 Steps to Tactical Mastery has a practical approach with a focus on tactics.

Dear readers, the book in your hands is primarily intended for all who are entering the magical world of chess, beginners, children and their parents and of course - adult ambitious improvers. This chess textbook will enable readers to strengthen their knowledge of the chess basics and fundamentals and will help trainers and chess teachers in working with their students.

Dear readers, the book in your hands is primarily intended for all who are entering the magical world of chess, beginners, children and their parents and of course - adult ambitious improvers. This chess textbook will enable readers to strengthen their knowledge of the chess basics and fundamentals and will help trainers and chess teachers in working with their students.

100 Years Later, Nimzowitsch Is Still Good for Your Chess!

Almost a century ago, a chess book about positional play and strategic concepts appeared on the chess scene. Written by a Latvian grandmaster residing in Denmark, it quickly took its place as one of the classics of chess literature. Since then, Aron Nimzovich’s magnum opus My System has been embraced by every generation of chessplayers.

Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world chess politics. His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life. ‘Believe in yourself’ is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see.

Presents 350 pages of the very best in chess:

- AFEK – WIJK AAN ZEE 2024

- LEITAO – THE DIFFICULT ART OF DEFENCE IN CHESS

- GORMALLY – DANNY'S CHESS DIARY – MY HASTINGS NIGHTMARE

- KOTRONIAS – KING'S INDIAN DEFENCE – GLIGORIC SYSTEM

- PERELSHTEYN – THE ALEKHINE – EXCHANGE VARIATION

- DAVIES – UNDFERSTANDING THE OPENINGS

- PERUNOVIC – THE SICILIAN OFF-ROAD

- MARIN – OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES

- PRUSIKIN – THE CARO-KANN EXCHANGE VARIATION

- BARAK GONEN – WORLD OF CORRESPONDENCE CHESS

- ROGERS – ASIAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – Europe v Asia Match, Batumi 2001

- GRIFFIN – FROM THE CHESS INFORMANT ARCHIVES

Traditional sections: 263 games and fragments, combinations, endings, Tournament reviews, the best game and the most important theoretical novelty from the preceding volume.

The periodical that pros use with pleasure is at the same time a must have publication for all serious chess students!

Wersja uaktualniona i rozszerzona. Wydanie 2024.

We’ve managed to keep the upgraded paperback edition at the pre-inflation price. On top of that, this modern classic is now available in hardcover as well.

The Alterman Gambit Guide: Black Gambits 2 is an instructional manual for improving chess players. Sharpen your tactics and learn to play dynamic attacking chess while studying the most entertaining gambits. This volume deals with various openings after 1.e4 e5, and lines covered include: Marshall Attack, Traxler variation, Frankenstein-Dracula variation, Falkbeer Counter-Gambit and more.

900 Chess Opening Puzzles is a collection of 900 traps and, at the same time, 900 possibilities to make the right decision. In other words, each puzzle cosists of choosing a correct move in the opening phase of the game. This book discovers the secrets of traps in a variety of chess openings in an easy and pleasant way.

A LIFE DEDICATED TO CHESS AND ITS PLAYERS

This remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players.

There are many secrets in chess, knowledge of which distinguishes a chess virtuoso from an amateur. One of these secrets is the ability to play positions with opposite-colored bishops.

The sequel, or the second part of the “Secrets of Positional Sacrifice” manual is titled “Positional Sacrifice in Modern Chess”. We assume that readers will conclude that the subject of our analysis are recently played games, especially the games played over the last few years. The book is intended for chess players who aspire to raise the level of positional play in this particular field of expertise, as well as coaches working on chess education.

Oops! He’s Back!

Australian Grandmaster Ian Rogers is back with a new book of silly resignation puzzles - the only chess puzzle book where your solution cannot be worse than the player who mistakenly abandoned the game!