The book tells about the creative path of a bright chess ascetic, master of sports of the USSR in practical play and composition, a brilliant journalist and mentor of etude champions - Anatoly Georgievich Kuznetsov (1932-2000).
The book contains fifty of his parts and fragments. Kuznetsov's rivals include many famous matadors: future world champion Boris Spassky, grandmasters Igor Bondarevsky, Alexander Tolush, Evgeny Vasyukov, Vladimir Liberzon, Vladimir Simagin, Leonid Shamkovich, Vladimir Antoshin & hellip;
The creative portrait of the maestro will be complemented by a hundred selected studies and problems that have become classics of chess art. For example, the 12th world champion Anatoly Karpov commented on three works by Kuznetsov for the book A Chess Study Through the Eyes of a Grandmaster. Anatoly Georgievich was also a true creator of talents, among his pupils were international grandmasters Ernest Pogosyants, Nikolai Kralin and Oleg Pervakov.
The book is designed for a wide range of chess players, from beginners to grandmaster.

In the book, the honored master of sports in chess and the historian Sergey Tkachenko talks about the formation and development of the chess game in Odessa, starting from the legendary Duke de Richelieu and ending at the present time. The book is prepared for the presentation of Odessa as the capital of the 57th International Congress on chess composition and is designed not only for a wide range of fans of the chess game, but also for lovers of historical essays

This book tells about the chess way of the resident of Odessa Nikolai Vasilyevich Rezvov (1921 - 2013). He lived a long and difficult life. On the threshold of the 90th anniversary of Rezv, he became the grandmaster of Ukraine and the international master of FIDE in chess composition. The book presents 80 etudes and tasks of the Odessa grandmaster, which will help you to better understand the beauty and depth of the chess game.

World champion in chess composition and one of the best connoisseurs of chess etude Sergey Tkachenko is invited to test his tactical skills, having unraveled the secrets of 100 unique positions, in the final of which White has a single elephant. The number of moves in these positions is not more than six, which allows you to find a solution directly from the diagram. The book is designed for a wide range of admirers of the chess game - from beginner to grandmaster.

In his new large-scale project "Odessa Secrets of Alexander Alekhin", Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine in Chess, historian and archivist Sergei Tkachenko tells about the most mysterious period of life of the future chess king. For the first time, Alekhine's mysterious connection with the White movement is revealed, new details of the chess player's stay in the Odessa prison of the Cheka and his commissar work after liberation are given ... The "Odessa trail" will pursue Alekhine in the future. This is also Case No. 228, where he will be accused of receiving money from Denikin's emissaries. And the recommendation of a well-known Odessa citizen when Alekhin was admitted to work in the Comintern. And his marriage to Odessa ... The author suggests a new look at the last years of the life of the great champion, where the "Odessa trace" can also be traced. The book is designed for a wide range of chess and history lovers.

Book circulation: 400 copies, coated paper, color offset printing, hard glossy cover; 368 pages, 291 diagrams, 115 photographs and drawings.
What is a creative sketching laboratory? How does an idea found during analysis or a chess game go through etching? Honored Master of Sports in Chess, Grandmaster of Ukraine and international master of chess composition Sergey Tkachenko (Odessa) in his new book & quot; Revelations of the Chess Wanderer & quot; answer these and other questions.
The book is an original textbook on chess endgame. Solving the sketches cited in it yourself, you will adopt a rich arsenal of sketches for tournament battles. Fans of chess history will find in the book information about the development of chess composition in the USSR, Ukraine and Odessa.

This book tells about the long chess path of the international master of Samuel Markovich Zhukhovitsky (1916 - 2016).
He met at the board with the world champions: Capablanca, Smys-
lovym, Tal, Petrosyan , Spassky, Karpov, Kramnik. In his
asset victory over outstanding grand masters and masters.
The book is designed for a wide range of admirers of chess games.

In the book "Savior of Alekhine", Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine, historian and archivist Sergei Tkachenko tells about the short but vivid life path of the first champion of Ukraine in chess, the first USSR champion in chess composition and the first Odessa master Yakov Semyonovich Vilner (1899-1931). The monograph presents 55 selected parties of Vilner, most of which are commented on by the participants themselves. In these comments, if necessary, interspersed with computer specifications. Will complement the creative portrait of Wilner 40 of his best compositions and standings. And illustrate the narrative of the author of 60 rare and archival photographs. The book is designed for a wide range of chess players: from beginners to grandmasters, as well as lovers of a historical story.

This book will help you penetrate deeper into the secrets of pawn finals and adopt the simplest methods of struggle that occur in these endings. The book included 90 pawn etudes from the work of one of the most authoritative experts of these endings, the master of sports of the USSR in chess composition - Mikhail Afanasievich Zinara. The book is designed for a wide circle of admirers of the chess game.