The book is intended for beginner chess players and chess players of the 4th category. The first part - 25 tests, 12 examples in each. The second part - 180 positions for playing.

Grandmaster Carlos Torre – like a chess comet; his genius flashed dazzlingly and quickly went out in the chess firmament! He – the author of the most famous “mill” in the history of chess, the 2nd world champion Emanuel Lasker fell into its merciless millstones. The authors spoke about the life and work of the Mexican genius (the book contains 25 commentated games by K. Torre). Torre’s book “How a Chess Player is Formed” is presented, an essay by international master Yaroslav Prizant about Torre’s attack in modern practice. In the section "Play like Torre" – 36 instructive examples from his practice to solve. Finally, there is an interview with Carlos Torre, conducted by Gabriel Velasco in 1977. Working with the book will give readers not only aesthetic pleasure, but will also help improve their skills.

The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is  the final link in a series of publications by the author, directed  to study the classical endgame using examples of modern games   grandmasters. This time the subject of the study – light piece endgames. Clarification of the methodology for working on this stage of the game, as well as the main features and methods of playing such endings. Examples  taken from the practice of modern grandmasters and dated back to 2020-2023. The author offers the reader the most recent and unique information. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get the maximum  benefit from studying the examples offered by the author  queen endings and its  other derivatives. The book is aimed at advanced chess players, is useful for coaches and can be recommended to a wide range of chess fans

The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is dedicated to the strongest piece on the chessboard – to the queen. Using the example of episodes from games of modern grandmasters (the vast majority of games date back to 2020-2023) and his own grandmaster practice, the author tries to generalize, and in some places even clarify the methodology for understanding and playing queen endings, as well as other types of endgames with the presence of queens ) On the desk. The book presents various ratios of material – “queen against queen”, “queen and minor piece against queen and minor piece”, “queen and rook against queen and rook”, “queen against two rooks”, “queen against rook and pawns”, “ queen against a rook and a minor piece”, “two queens against two queens” – practically the entire spectrum of encountered endgames of this type. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get maximum benefit from studying the examples of queen endings and its other derivatives offered by the author. The book is aimed at advanced chess players, is useful for coaches and can be recommended to a wide range of chess fans.

The purpose of our book is to help your child learn the basics of chess. . The author of this textbook for more than 30 years taught the children the basics and wisdom of the chess game. With the help of cheerful lessons in a fairy-tale forest school, your baby, along with Belochka-Umelochka, Lisichka, Soroka-Beloboka and other characters will make the first steps to the glory of the great grandmasters. & Nbsp;

For over thirty years, the defense of Karo-Kann has served Anatoly Karpov faith and truth in the biggest competitions, including matches for the world championship. But behind many successful debut finds of the multiple world champion - laborious work not only him, but also assistants. And among them - the chief expert on the protection of Karo-Kann Mikhail Podgaets. For many years, Karpov and Podgayts' investigations remained absolutely secret, and only now is the time to open the veil. This volume is devoted to the most popular system to date in the defense of Karo-Kann: 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Kc3 de 4.Ke4 Cf5. Having opened this book, you will pass - consistently, step by step - all the way through which Karpov and Podgaets walked. This was the path of great discoveries. And victories.

A large number of instructive positions in it are systematized, first of all, in the stages of the party - the debut, the middlegame and the endgame . Such a book & nbsp; in our chess literature has not happened yet! This approach as much as possible brings the chess player closer to the conditions of the practical game, allows him to solve the exercises quickly and improve his skills. Each chapter is preceded by an introduction, which explains the meaning of a particular figure in a typical matte combination or combination resulting in a material gain . The textbook is written for beginners & nbsp; chess players, but it will be interesting for all chess fans.

Grandmaster Alexey Dreev & ndash; three-time winner of the World Chess Olympiad and two-time winner of the world team championships in the Russian team. The European champion in rapid chess, the winner of many prestigious tournaments, such as Wijk aan Zee, Biel, the Higher League of the Russian Championship, etc. FIDE Senior Trainer. Authoritative theorist, author of the books "100 selected parties", “Meran and Anti-Meran options”, “Moscow version. The Anti-Moscow Gambit ", Bf4 in the bargaining Slavyanka and the Queen's Gambite", against the Karo-Kann defense It is devoted to typical methods of playing the middle game. The emphasis is on the quality of the examples. First of all, the author wanted to convey to the reader the diversity of situations that any practice has to face at the board, sometimes during the same game. Therefore, there are enough examples in the book devoted to the so-called & laquo; workers & raquo; situations. With the help of exercises, the reader will be able to consolidate his knowledge, deepen his understanding of typical methods of playing the middle game, get an idea of ​​non-standard solutions to problems on the board, and will be able to apply this knowledge in their own games. chess lovers

The last lifetime revision of the memoirs, supplemented by lots and numerous color photographs. Almost 400 p., Hard cover with embossed.

The new book by the famous chess master and writer (the author of more than 150 books) Yevgeny Gyk presents 250 best games of all chess kings - from Steinitz, Lasker and Capablanca to Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand. Among them are winning parties, winning miniatures, combinations with the queen sacrifice, decisive encounters from fights for the crown and others. The reader will also find here more than 100 amazing stories about world champions (from the collection of the author). & Nbsp; The new book by the famous chess master and writer (author of more than 150 books) Yevgeny Gyk presents 250 best games of all chess kings - from Steinitz, Lasker and Capablanca to Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand. Among them are winning parties, winning miniatures, combinations with the queen sacrifice, decisive encounters from fights for the crown and others. The reader will also find here more than 100 amazing stories about world champions (from the author’s collection) and about 150 rare photos. & Nbsp; Photos by Boris Dolmatovsky, Evgeny Gick, Dagobert Kolmayer and from the author’s archive. Many color photos on coated paper. & nbsp;

Genna Sosonko (Gennady Borisovich Sosonko, 1943) & mdash; international native grandmaster, two-time champion of Holland. Emigre- rampart from the Soviet Union in 1972 and since then lives in Amsterdam. Winner and winner of many international tournaments. Being renowned journalist and commentator, last quarter century devotes to literary work. According to the 13th world champion Garry Kasparov, today Genna Sosonko & mdash; & laquo; undisputed writing chess player number one & raquo ;. In his new book, which includes 32 pages of unique photos on coated paper, the author talks about secrets success in chess, about state leaders of the past and the present- who was somehow involved in the ancient game, and about the chosen ones Caissa & mdash; Capablanca, Alekhine, Fisher, Karpov and Kasparov. For a wide range of chess lovers. Snippet 1 Fragment 2

A book about the life, formation and work of the great son of the Estonian people, the outstanding chess player P. Keres. The background is interesting - the chess life of independent Estonia until 1940 and Europe before and during the beginning of World War II. Interesting creative characteristics of other outstanding chess players, partners Keres - Alekhine, Capablanca, Reshevsky, Fayna, Euwe. Of particular interest is the comparison of the creativity of the young then by P. Keres and M. Botvinnik. Parties with comments by P.Keres are given. For a wide range of readers.

The collection of tests of the famous theoretician and trainer continues the series in which two books & mdash; & laquo; Together with Morozevich & raquo; and & laquo; Together with applicants & raquo ;. The second of them, the International Chess Federation (FIDE), awarded the honorary title & laquo; Book of the Year & raquo ;. The new work is addressed, first of all, to young ambitious chess players with a rating of 1400-2100. Also, she will certainly be interested in fans of the work of the outstanding Azerbaijani grandmaster. Tests are designed to train tactical vision, calculate options, make strategic decisions and the ability to correctly assess the position. For decisions, points are awarded in the range from 1 to 7. A simple analysis of the results will show which types of tasks are causing you more difficulties. This will help to clearly define the areas of work for further improvement. For a wide range of chess lovers.

The new work of the famous grandmaster, coach and theoretician A. Dreev is devoted to typical game techniques in the endgame. Avoiding the banal examples that roam the pages of textbooks, the author pays a lot of attention to unusual situations in which you have to make responsible independent decisions, and not rely only on memory and knowledge of basic positions. Almost all fragments are taken from the practice of elite grandmasters, including many examples of the work of the author, a recognized master of the game in the endings. & nbsp; Carefully selected exercises will help the reader to consolidate the knowledge gained and increase their level of play in the endings, and most importantly & ndash; imbued with sympathy for this stage of the party, which is so important today. For a wide range of chess lovers. Photos by E. Kublashvili and from the author’s archive.

Purpose of this book & ndash; present the reader in a concentrated form everything & nbsp; the best thing that was created behind the board by the outstanding Russian chess by tist Alexander Alekhin and himself commented. & nbsp; 100 games included in the collection are real gems & nbsp; sha of creative creativity and in all its splendor reveal a bright combinational & nbsp; fantasy, exquisite strategic skill, filigree endgame & nbsp; technique and unrivaled commentary art of the fourth champion & nbsp; of the world. By studying the games of the Russian chess genius, you will certainly increase your & nbsp; mastery and enjoy great aesthetic pleasure. The special edition of the book was made by the international master & nbsp; M. Notkin. His notes in italics take into account the achievement niya modern computer analysis. For a wide range of chess lovers

The new work of the famous chess master and writer (author of more than 150 books) is a kind of chess textbook containing twenty conversations and designed for all game lovers, from beginners to connoisseurs. The reader will not only be able to improve his level, but also get acquainted with the different facets of chess: debut, middlegame and endgame, strategy and tactics, with beautiful combinations, sketches and unusual diagrams. He will make a brief excursion into the history of the world championship, get acquainted with the best games of chess kings. The book used 250 examples from their work, it also included fifty amazing chess stories and fifty rare photographs.

Don't have time to study thousands of pages of opening theory? Do you want to get out of the way, stun your opponent and make them play on their own from the start? Then this book is for you! Famous Russian theorists, Grandmaster Alexander Raetsky and International Master Maxim Chetverik, open their opening pantries. The readers 'attention is offered to the authors' favorite and deeply developed schemes, with the help of which they won many bright victories over strong opponents! You will be able to catch your opponents off guard, especially in the `` fast '' chess and blitz. Most of the games and analyzes are missing from the databases and opening guides, which adds value to the book.

This book is a small chronicle of all international chess tournaments (women and men) held about Georgia until 1971. The author, a famous Georgian chess player and journalist Tengiz Giorgadze, who was present at all the tournaments, shares his impressions of the vicissitudes of the struggle, gives tables of results, selected games and photographs. The book pays sufficient attention to the works of Nona Gaprindashvili and Nana Alexandria. The book also tells about the first international match of Georgian chess players with the Romanian team. Lots of photos.

The book of the multiple world chess champion & mdash; book of memories. Sharp not only chess, but also everyday situations, clashes of characters, portraits of great chess players are written truly with the skill of a writer. Readers of this book will learn about wonderful athletes, their human strengths and weaknesses, addictions and eccentricities.

Renowned chess theorist master Jacob Neishtadt wrote a guide to strategy and tactics. The course he offers is based on the creative legacy of Paul Keres, one of the outstanding chess players of our century. This is a tutorial covering position assessment and planning, attack and defense techniques, classification of combinations and calculation of options, while at the same time - & mdash; gallery of works by the Estonian grandmaster, grouped by theme. The educational material is preceded by an essay on Keres's sports path, his style of play and the place he occupied in the history of chess. The book is intended for chess-ranked players. & Nbsp; The new edition has been computer tested.

For Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi, the main & quot; villain & quot; modern chess, game and life are inseparable from each other. Behind the board and beyond, the illustrious chess player, a long-time candidate for the crown, does not recognize compromises and always remains sincere in his assessments of chess options and people (although sometimes, perhaps, is too harsh). For more than half a century career of victorious parties only, the author has accumulated more than two thousand. And this book includes the most vivid and interesting.

This book presents rare and interesting opening options (for black), which are designed to quickly prepare you for a game or competition. You can also get acquainted with traps, theoretical novelties and original analyzes of the current grandmaster. Here you will find positions for solutions that will help improve your tactical training. Designed for a wide range of readers who are keen on chess.

Alexandra Goryachkina is the leader of the Russian national team and one of the strongest female chess players in the world in the last decade. Having won the 2019 Candidates Tournament, Alexandra fought equally with the champion Ju Wenjun in the match for the crown and lost only in the tie-break. Goryachkina is the winner of the 2023 Women's World Cup, a three-time champion of Russia, and a winner and medalist of many major international competitions. As part of the Russian national team, Goryachkina won the FIDE Online Olympiads and World Team Championships twice, and the European Team Championships four times. "On the Way to Chess Olympus" is a continuation of the famous book "Small Steps to Big Chess". The book tells the story of how young Alexandra Goryachkina managed to break into the world chess elite and won all the most prestigious awards, playing for the Russian national team. In the book you will find 69 games commented in detail, including those by A. Goryachkina herself, as well as a selection of positions for independent solution "Play like Alexandra". The photo gallery tells about the victorious tournament path of the leader of the national team.

The textbook by the famous coach Mark Dvoretsky (1947-2016) is a collection of instructive games with detailed comments. Their careful study will be of great benefit to anyone who is serious about self-improvement and wants to understand what problems grandmasters and masters face at the board, how they solve them, what lies behind the mistakes they sometimes make and how to avoid them. The book consists of seven parts: Lessons from One Game, Positional Games, Opening Discussions, The King in Danger, Under Fire, Games with Questions, Playing Out. You can concentrate on purely practical training by solving exercises, or first study those sections that interest the reader most. The last two parts of the book are devoted to specific forms of training that the author regularly used in his classes: analyzing games in the form of solving a series of successive problems and playing out specially selected positions. For a wide range of chess fans.

Grandmaster Viorel Bologan's theoretical work is devoted to the Rossolimo system in the Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5). Once reputed to be harmless to blacks, this scheme has come to the forefront of modern opening theory and is regularly seen in top-level competitions, including world championship matches. Due to the deep positional basis and the absence of long computer options "to a draw" the system moved the continuation 3.d4 into the repertoire of many elite grandmasters. In the Rossolimo system, original pawn structures often appear that require unconventional, deeply thought-out actions. The book is addressed primarily to those who want to use this system for whites. However, and "black" it will also be useful: all the most dangerous schemes for White are considered here, and the lateral variations are easy to study on your own. Decision positions will help you get a better feel for the strategic and tactical intricacies of this system. For a wide range of chess lovers.

This work is written for those who want to start playing the Nimzowitsch Defense with black, a solid classical opening, but are afraid of "drown"; in the intricacies of its many variants. The author of – champion of Russia in 2014, well-known theorist, FIDE senior coach – I saw it in supplying the reader with the necessary knowledge and protecting him from unnecessary information. The main emphasis is on explaining the typical strategic techniques and plans of the parties, and only as many specific options are given as necessary to quickly include this opening in your repertoire. In the course of getting acquainted with new material, the reader will have to solve exercises every now and then: how to play black in one position or another? This involvement in the process, instead of passively receiving information, will allow you to better feel the spirit of the position and, thanks to this, more firmly remember ideas and options. Carefully selected and deeply commented exemplary games will also help to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The author expresses the hope that the book will become for the reader not just an opening guide, but an interesting and pleasant companion. For a wide range of chess lovers.

The book will be useful and beginners, and already having some practice chess players. It contains typical combinations of “performed by” various chess pieces and examples of positional play. The reader will learn how to play the beginning of the game, and get acquainted with the work of old and modern masters and grandmasters.