Schackhandeln

The Chess Shop

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Schackhandeln i Stockholm

We sell during the Rilton Cup

We will be there during the entire Rilton Cup Dec 27 - Jan 5 to sell chess books, chess clocks etc. We will not be able to bring everything in our shop, but a substantial part.

The Rilton Cup is one of Sweden's biggest and most important chess tournaments. Only the Swedish Championship is bigger.

 

Closed on Jan 2

The Chess Shop is closed on Jan 2, or rather relocated to the Rilton Cup.

 

We are now a Chessbase distributor

We are now an official distributor for Chessbase GMBH in Hamburg.

Erik Geijer from Schackhandeln has visited Chessbase in Hamburg and brought back a big box of software:

  • Fritz 12
  • Chessbase 10 Starter Package
  • Fritz & Chesster Learn to play chess 1 & 2
  • Fritztrainer DVDs:
    • Viktor Bologan The King's Indian
    • Viktor Bologan The Caro-Kann
    • Daniel King Powerplay 11: Defence
    • Daniel King Powerplay 10: Calculation
    • Daniel King Powerplay 2: Attacking the King
    • Karsten Mueller Chess Endgames 1
    • Adrian Mikhalchisin Power of Planning

We can order other titles from Chessbase. This was the first shipment.

 

 

Russian chess books 40 SEK

We have hundreds of second-hand chess books in Russian. Most are priced 40 SEK a piece, three for 100 SEK. Some have a slightly higher price.

The subjects include combinations, endgames, studies etc.

Some of the authors:

  • Botvinnik
  • Awerbach
  • Karpov
  • Kotov
  • Damsky
  • Krogius
  • Sokolsky

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow us on Twitter

Schackhandeln (The Chess Shop) is now present on Twitter.

 

We buy second-hand chess books

Schackhandeln (The chess store) offers both new and second-hand chess books.

If you have chess books, or other chess equipment such as boards or clocks, that you would like to sell you are welcome to contact Schackhandeln, Erik Geijer, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , tel +46704337626.

We are interested in books in many languages, not only Swedish and English.

 

 

Office hours etc

The Chess Shop is open Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm, Mondays 3 pm to 7 pm, and by appointment. Please call +46704337626 or mail info@schackhandeln.se if you want to visit at some other time. We sell chess boards, books, clocks and other chess-related items. We also sell second-hand chess books.

We offer books in Swedish, English, German, Russian and other languages. Most of our books are in Swedish and English.

Address: Brännkyrkagatan 71. (Map) It's in the same house as the office of the Stockholm Chess Federation, and close to Stockholms Schacksalonger (the major meeting point for chess players in the Stockholm area).

The nearest metro station is Zinkensdamm.

Please address post to: Postadress: Schackhandeln c/o Stockholms Schackförbund, Hornsgatan 82, 118 21 Stockholm.

The owner Erik Geijer is an active member of Rockaden, Sweden's biggest chess club.