MASTER MARK STOLBERG. *After two years of that tournament, in 1942, Mark Stolberg disappeared forever on a World War II.    SIZE OF THE PHOTO - approx. 5 cm x 5 cm   12TH SOVIET CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP:   This is a photograph from the famous 12th Soviet Chess Championship held in the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory from September 4th through October 3rd, 1940. The 12th Soviet Chess Championship was truly a battle of the titans. Outstanding players such as Mikhail Botvinnik, Paul Keres, Vasily Smyslov, Alexander Kotov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Igor Bondarevsky, and Andre Lilienthal took part. This so-called "absolute championship" is rightfully considered one of the strongest USSR chess championships ever held. Here’s an excerpt from Mikhail Botvinnik’s memoirs. "It was a tough tournament. There were many participants and very few off-days. The Grand Hall of the Conservatory has excellent acoustics. The spectators behaved impudently, made a great deal of noise, and clapped all the time. The excellent acoustics only made matters worse. Supposedly, Sergei Prokofiev applauded Keres vigorously after the latter won a game. The other people in his box reprimanded him,, and then the composer remarked, "I have every right to express my feelings." Would my friend Mr. Prokofiev be happy if he were playing a trio and spectators applauding the violinist’s performance drowned out his piano piece? Chess players are in a worse position, though. A pianist can afford to play a few false notes amid booming applause, something a chess player isn’t allowed to do." The results of the 12th Soviet Chess Championship were truly sensational, since two young players, Andre Lilienthal and Igor Bondarevsky, came in first and second, respectively, leaving grandmasters Mikhail Botvinnik and Paul Keres, the tournament favorites, far behind. The unprecedented hype surrounding this tournament matched its historical significance. After all, the unofficial right to contend for the world championship crown, as well as the prestigious title of USSR champion were on the line. "The most difficult and most monumental tournament in which I’ve ever taken part has come to a close," Andre Lilienthal wrote. "I have no reason to be displeased with myself. First off, my win over Botvinnik himself wasn’t too bad. Secondly, I snatched what seemed to be an irrevocably lost point from Bondarevsky in the last round. Thirdly, I managed not to lose a single game. Fourthly, I wound up in the wonderful young company of Bondarevsky and Smyslov at the top of the leaderboard. A decisive match for the title of USSR champion is up next. I have to prepare thoroughly for it, which, first and foremost, means getting some much needed rest." Three months after the tournament was completed, on January 14th, 1991, the Soviet Committee on Physical Culture and Sports issued an order approving the tournament results and awarding Bondarevsky and Lilienthal, the tournament winners, grandmaster titles; however, this order was missing a key point, since it did not mention any sort of match between the two victors. That strange inconsistency came to light a month later when it was decided - through a behind-the-scenes power struggle - that one more tournament for the title of absolute USSR champion would be held, a tournament Mikhail Botvinnik won.  Art PK4

Semen Furman – Vladimir Savon. Score sheet of Furman Soviet chess score sheet from the 37th Chess Championship wich was held in Moscow September 6 – October 12 1969. Tigran Petrosyan won an additional match for the title of champion (Moscow, January 19-29, 1970).   The championship was also a fide zonal tournament. Polugaevsky, Geller, Smyslov and Taimanov won the right to participate in the interzonal tournament. The latter in the final round effectively won his "party of life" from LutikovАрт ПК 2

Vladimir Savon – Aleksandr Zaitsev. Score sheet of A.Zaitsev   Soviet chess score sheet from the 37th Chess Championship wich was held in Moscow September 6 – October 12 1969. Tigran Petrosyan won an additional match for the title of champion (Moscow, January 19-29, 1970).   The championship was also a fide zonal tournament. Polugaevsky, Geller, Smyslov and Taimanov won the right to participate in the interzonal tournament. The latter in the final round effectively won his "party of life" from LutikovАрт ПК 2

Vladimir Savon – Yuri Balashov. Score sheet of Balashov   Soviet chess score sheet from the 37th Chess Championship which was held in Moscow September 6 – October 12 1969. Tigran Petrosyan won an additional match for the title of champion (Moscow, January 19-29, 1970).   The championship was also a fide zonal tournament. Polugaevsky, Geller, Smyslov and Taimanov won the right to participate in the interzonal tournament. The latter in the final round effectively won his "party of life" from LutikovАрт ПК 2

Vladimir Tukmakov – Vladimir Liberzon. Score sheet of Liberzon   Soviet chess score sheet from the 37th Chess Championship wich was held in Moscow September 6 – October 12 1969. Tigran Petrosyan won an additional match for the title of champion (Moscow, January 19-29, 1970).   The championship was also a fide zonal tournament. Polugaevsky, Geller, Smyslov and Taimanov won the right to participate in the interzonal tournament. The latter in the final round effectively won his "party of life" from LutikovАрт ПК 2

10 Soviet University Game Badges (pins) and 1 medal. Moscow, 1973 in the gift box.Size of the pin: 3x3 cm             medal: 6 cm in diameter         Box size: 27x11x2.5 cm

Antique Hungarian Chess Magazine «Magyar sakkvilag». Individual pre-war issues№№2, 7, 8. 1936№3. 1937№№1,2,3. 1938№№4, 9, 10, 11, 12. 1940№5. 1941№№10,12. 1947№№4,6. 1948№№3,4. 1949Published: NetherlandsLanguage: Hungarian, German German Chess Magazine «Suddeutsche Schachblatter». Individual issues№19, December, 1907№9, May, 1908Language: GermanАрт ЕК 9

Author: M. Botvinnik Title:  Block Diagram of the Algorithm of  Chess Game Published: Academy of Science of the USSR, Moscow 1972 Binding: Paperback, Increased Language: Russian Pages: 28   This is a vary rare preprint edition (there was no other edition) of the experimental work of the famous grandmaster M. BotvinnikАрт ЕК 6

Up for sale is a Soviet chess awarding order brochure for JAAN EHLVEST,as a USSR chess sport master.Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962) is a chess player, who was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1987 and was named Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989. Since 2006, he has represented the United States. He was briefly a world top 10 player when, in 1991, he ascended to the number 5 slot on FIDE's official list with an Elo rating of 2650. Jaan Ehlvest's brother, Jüri Ehlvest, was a well-known writer in Estonia. Ehlvest's tournament victories include the 1980 USSR Junior Chess Championship, the 1983 European Junior Championship, the 1986 Estonian Championship, the 1994 New York Open, and the 2003 World Open in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When SK Rockaden won the 2001 Swedish championship they fielded Ehlvest. Ehlvest studied psychology at Tartu State University. In 2004, Ehlvest published his autobiography, The Story of a Chess Player. In 2006, unsatisfied with the lack of support from the Estonian Chess Federation, Ehlvest decided to move to the United States; since then, he has been a member of the USCF and competed internationally for the USA. In March 2007, Ehlvest accepted an invitation to play an unusual eight-game match against the chess program Rybka, one of the strongest chess programs in existence. He was playing Black in all games, but was given pawn odds (Rybka was playing each game a pawn down; different white pawn was removed in each game). He lost the match by 2½:5½ (4=3). In a following rematch, the pawn odds were removed, Ehlvest was given White in every game, twice the time on the clock, and significant computational handicaps were placed on the machine. Ehlvest lost decisively, 1½:4½. In 2008 he won the Pan American-Continental Championship, which took place in Boca Raton, Florida.Size - A4Year - 1980Worldwide shipping option is available!Feel free to ask any questions please!What you see is exactly what you`ll get, for more info or photos - please message us! Art PK7

Moscow - Leningrad 1936. 81 pages. Box C

Belarusian Chess Magazine «Chess, checkers in the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic» Complete set №№1-11. 1983 – 1984. Complete set   Арт ЕК4

«НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН, РАСПРОСТРАНЕН И (ИЛИ) НАПРАВЛЕН Каспаров Гарри Кимович ЯВЛЯЮЩИМСЯ (УЧРЕДИТЕЛЕМ, ЧЛЕНОМ, УЧАСТНИКОМ, РУКОВОДИТЕЛЕМ ИЛИ ЛИЦОМ, ВХОДЯЩИМ В СОСТАВ ОРГАНА ЛИЦ, УКАЗАННЫХ в ч. 4 ст. 9 ФЗ «О КОНТРОЛЕ ЗА ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬЮ ЛИЦ, НАХОДЯЩИХСЯ ПОД ИНОСТРАННЫМ ВЛИЯНИЕМ»), ВКЛЮЧЕННОГО В РЕЕСТР ИНОСТРАННЫХ АГЕНТОВ»  Russian Chess Mini book Collection: Great Chess Combinations by Alexander Kalinin, including all 6 books of the series:   Title: Vishy Anand. Great Chess Combinations Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2011 Format: Pocket book, 80 * 90 * 15 mm Binding: Hardcover Language: English, Russian 240 pages   Title: Boris Spassky. Great Chess Combinations Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2017 Binding: Hardcover Format: Pocket book, approx. 80 * 90 * 25 mm Language: English, Russian 331 pages In this book, devoted to Boris Spassky, the examples are arranged in chronological order. All the diagrams are give an additional mark – a number from 1 to 4. This classification allows the book to be used as an aid, both for trainers and teachers in lessons with their pupils, and for independent training.   Title: Garry Kasparov. Great Chess Combinations Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2013 Binding: Hardcover Format: Pocket book, 80 * 90 * 25 mm Language: English, Russian 400 pages In this book, devoted to Garry Kasparov, the examples are arranged in chronological order. All the diagrams are give an additional mark – a number from 1 to 4. This classification allows the book to be used as an aid, both for trainers and teachers in lessons with their pupils, and for independent training.   Title: Vladimir Kramnik. Great Chess Combinations Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2011 Binding: Hardcover Format: Pocket book, 80 * 90 * 12 mm Language: English, Russian 200 pages This book is a collection of the best combinations played by Vladimir Kramnik in chronological order. Each exercise features a number of points - 1 to 4 - given for solving it, depending on the exercises's difficulty. This allows trainers and teachers to use this book both for self training and in lessons for their students.   Title: Mikhail Tal. Great Chess Combinations Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2017 Binding: Hardcover Format: Pocket book, 80 * 90 * 25 mm Language: English, Russian 396 pages In this book, devoted to Mikhail Tal, the examples are arranged in chronological order. All the diagrams are give an additional mark – a number from 1 to 4. This classification allows the book to be used as an aid, both for trainers and teachers in lessons with their pupils, and for independent training.   Title: Robert Fischer. Great Chess Combinations Publisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2013 Binding: Hardcover Format: Pocket book, 80 * 90 * 12 mm Language: English, Russian 160 pages This book is a collection of the best combinations played by Robert Fischer in chronological order. Each exercise features a number of points - 1 to 4 - given for solving it, depending on the exercises's difficulty. This allows trainers and teachers to use this book both for self training and in lessons for their students.