If you take the first steps in chess, then this book will become most necessary for you. Indeed, at the beginning of the game there is such an abundance of opportunities on both sides that it simply goes round. And any inaccuracy or mistake in the opening can lead you to an instant disaster.
How not to go astray to an inexperienced chess player, on what landmarks and beacons to keep your course? In this book you will find answers to these and many other questions, it outlines the basic principles of playing the opening, gives all the main openings in a very accessible and simple form, gives special exercises and tests to consolidate the main ideas.
After reading this book, you can easily defeat your rival friends and win school tournaments.
For a wide range of chess lovers and trainers.
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Your attention is invited to a monograph on one of the most popular open debuts - the Russian party. The idea of ​​the counterattack, which is the basis of the Russian party after 1.e4 e5 2.Kf3 Kf6!, Is so attractive that this debut is constantly encountered at all major competitions, including matches for the world championship. The author of the book, multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov has repeatedly successfully tested the Russian party in matches against Garry Kasparov, Gata Kamsky and in the biggest tournaments of our time. His co-author - grandmaster Nikolai Kalinichenko, the author of numerous monographs on the theory of chess, has been working on the theme of the Russian party for more than 20 years. The book is based on a unique card file that contains many parts and analyzes that were not published in print and electronic databases. The work is broken down into volume sodium. The first is devoted to such acute and interesting schemes as the kohren's ghbit 4.K: f7!?, The variant 5.KsZ !, the formidable weapon of A. Shirov and other interesting opportunities. The authors are most comfortable offering the reader to plunge into the fascinating world of the Russian party and to grasp its secret secrets. The second volume explores the main direction of the search for parties in the Russian party - the system 1. e4 e5 2. Kf3 Kf6 3. K: e5 d6 4. Kf3 K: e4 5. d4 The third volume is devoted to the Steinitz system 1. e4 e5 2. Kf3 Kf6 3. d4, which has not lost its relevance today

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Nikolai Kalinichenko, an international granmaster in correspondence play and the author of some 40 chess titles, presents here a complete and up-to-date opening repertoire. It is intended for players of positional style, or for use when the competitive situation demands a solid approach. The repertoire is based on 1 e4 as White, and the Classical Sicilian and King's Indian Defence as Black. Also available is the companion volume An Aggressive Opening Repertoire for the Club Player, offering a range of openings which are closely linked, but which are less forcefull in character.

Based on I.Rabinovich's classic work "Endgame". An active chess player-practice does not have enough time for deep study of the endgame, but every qualified chess player must know a certain set of positions. This task is the responsibility of this book. It can be divided into two parts. In the first - theoretical - simple endings are considered, in which the final estimate, the methods for achieving a win or draw are already known. In the second part of the book the reader learns the methods of realizing the advantages in the endgame, the main techniques.

The defense of Alekhine, a brave debut that defies all the classical rules of the game at the beginning of a chess game, has evolved over time into a flexible system that allows blacks to either agree to "extreme" options, or to move to three horizontal lines. This is a debut for the gaming positions. Choosing it, Black sets himself, the task of winning, not only to fight for a draw. From playing, both white and black, Alyokhin's protection is demanded by specific knowledge, books, devoted to this protection. This edition, consisting of 16 parts and 87 chapters, examines, among others, the lines of protection, the practice of which is dated exclusively to the twenty-first century. Thanks to modern technology and in-depth analysis, estimates of many previously known variants have also been changed. The book is written in a living literary language and will be useful as chess players with a high Elo ratio, and for fans. Increased format

The defense of Alekhine, a brave debut that defies all the classical rules of the game at the beginning of a chess game, has evolved over time into a flexible system that allows blacks to either agree to "extreme" options, or to move to three horizontal lines. This is a debut for the gaming positions. Choosing it, Black sets himself, the task of winning, not only to fight for a draw. From playing, both white and black, Alyokhin's protection is demanded by specific knowledge, books, devoted to this protection. This edition, consisting of 16 parts and 87 chapters, examines, among others, the lines of protection, the practice of which is dated exclusively to the twenty-first century. Thanks to modern technology and in-depth analysis, estimates of many previously known variants have also been changed. The book is written in a living literary language and will be useful as chess players with a high Elo ratio, and for fans. Increased format

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Alexander Alekhin - "the genius of combinations," the record holder for the game "blindly," the only not defeated during the life of a world champion. A man with a difficult and unusual destiny, a chess player who possesses a unique style of play, left behind him brilliant analogues of literary and analytical works. In this edition, an attempt is made to make maximum use of the advice, thoughts and works of Alekhine, to reveal his system of values ​​and the chess world outlook. Working with the book will not only increase the practical strength of the chess player, but also develop the beauty of his style.

Grandmaster Alexei Shirov (born 1972) has been among the top ten in the FIDE rating list for many years. He is like a free artist in chess and in life. For original designs and vivid combinations, he is called Tal's heir and "new wizard" from Riga!

500 games Shirov with comments intershift.

The debut determines the further course of the chess game, the direction of the main battle. Cleverly playing the beginning of the game, you can achieve a clear advantage - and to master all the debut songs necessary for effective playing, this book will help you. More than 600 parties of the world's leading chess players (including the games of 2015) have commented on it. Particular attention is paid to the connection between the debut and the middlegame. All games are classified according to their debut versions and sub-variants, which makes using the book incredibly convenient.