The book is a book by grandmasters Yu. Averbakh ("School of the middle game", "School of the endgame") and A.Swetin ("Debut school"), previously united in a common building and popular among chess fans. For a wide range of chess fans.

Readers are invited to a textbook, which aims to be systematic. Is not this the first textbook that wants to give its subject a harmonious construction? Textbooks, generally speaking, are not systematic, since they contain only fragments, only particulars; these particulars do not even consider it necessary to connect at least somehow into one whole, but simply pile them one after another in a single container - the book cover. A man of the future will be economical in his work, in spending his time and everything he wants to make an integral part of his "I", and therefore he will want everything he studies to be distinguished by the unity of the structure. Of the textbooks that are currently distributed, none will survive to that future. Here is the idea of ​​the old chess game - the idea that gave it the power to survive the millennia. This idea is presented here as it manifested itself in the history of chess, their logic and their life. This is the idea of ​​struggle, in particular - your struggle

According to this universal textbook, which has withstood more than one edition, many outstanding chess players comprehended the basics of the game. And it is not surprising: he belongs to the pen of Emanuel Lasker, one of the greatest world champions in the history of chess! The book is extremely multifaceted. Here and the initial information about the chess game, and the doctrine of debuts, and special chapters on the combination, positional struggle, the problems of chess aesthetics. Practical value is attached to the book by the final department of parties specially selected and commented on by the author. Special editing was carried out by J. Neishtadt Table of Contents Chapter 1

Many outstanding chess players studied under this textbook. The book contains initial information about the chess game, the doctrine of debuts. A special place is occupied by the chapters devoted to the positional struggle and the problems of chess aesthetics. For a wide range of readers interested in chess.

The book of the outstanding grandmaster and wonderful chess writer A.Kotov, dedicated to the most important principles of the strategy, first appears in Russian. It so happened that before that it was known only to the German reader, and interest is unquestionable and will be useful both for beginning chess players and for those who are not new to chess. The presentation is based on the parties of outstanding masters - Capablanca, Alekhine, Karpov, etc. The book is not overloaded with options, there are exactly as many as necessary for understanding what is happening on the board. If you want to improve the level of your game, competently and quickly assess the situation, systematize positional understanding, then the proposed book will help you in this.

The book of the outstanding grandmaster and remarkable chess writer A.Kotov, dedicated to the most important principles of the strategy, first appears in Russian. It so happened that before that it was known only to the German reader, and interest is unquestionable and will be useful both for beginning chess players and for those who are not new to chess. The presentation is based on the parties of outstanding masters - Capablanca, Alekhine, Karpov, etc. The book is not overloaded with options, there are exactly as many as necessary for understanding what is happening on the board. If you want to improve the level of your game, competently and quickly assess the situation, systematize positional understanding, then the proposed book will help you in this.

Classic classics are different. There is a museum classic, like those dead languages ​​that still smell, but on which no one speaks. And there is a classic living, always renewing; There are & quot; languages ​​& quot; in which each next generation & quot; says & quot; in its own way, enriching and transferring to its descendants.  Chess in general and the theory of debuts in particular are not an exception to the general rule. The debut systems, named after Zuckertort, Torre, Kohle, were relevant a hundred years ago - and have not lost their relevance until now. The strongest grandmasters of our time tested them with a "laser beam" powerful computer programs. Unnecessary discarded, useful fixed, making it suitable for mass study and use.  This is the second volume of the monograph "The Debut of Queen's Pawns." Debut, which will never become obsolete.

This book is unparalleled. It is written by a man who does not need to be introduced to the chess world. The current grandmaster Gennady Anatolievich Timoshchenko has collected the most effective and popular opening repertoires. The book is written easily, so it is accessible even to beginners. Clear combinations and understandable tactics will come in handy for you in more than one game and will help you more widely understand the fascinating world of chess. Hardcover, 240 pp., Moscow 2009

"The Endgame Tutorial" by Mark Dvoretsky, is a new edition, a revised and significantly expanded edition of the famous book. For the first time in one volume the theory of all kinds of chess endings is stated. The author - one of the most authoritative chess trainers in the world - has developed an original method of improvement in the endgame, based on a solid knowledge of the most important rules, key positions of each type of endings and methods of their playing. The textbook is intended for a wide range of chess players, coaches, and is an indispensable assistant in a practical game.