In the book of mathematician, chess player and writer Eugene Geek describes the various links between chess and mathematics. Many types of chess-math problems and puzzles are considered: about cutting and covering the board, about routes, arrangements and rearrangements of figures. Mathematical records are given, the geometric properties of the board are investigated. Here you will find descriptions of logical and entertaining games on unusual boards, with unusual rules and figures, as well as a discussion of such aspects as tournament mathematics, calculating ratings, computer achievements in a chess game and analyzing endings.

From skirting the knight board and the tasks of eight queens to chess programs and Elo coefficients.

This book consists of twenty conversations, covering various chess topics. The first twelve conversations, as it should be in the textbook, are devoted to the three stages of a chess game. The first of five debut conversations tells about popular combinations and traps at the start of the battle. And in the second conversation, super-fast victories are collected, and all games here belong to world champions! The following three conversations are more solid. The examples of games played at the highest grandmaster level show how to play open, half-open and closed openings, respectively. Further there are four conversations about the middle game. The first two are tactics, the other two are more about the strategy of the game. Here are numerous combinations - from typical, educational to famous, classic. In one of the conversations there was a collection of combinations with the queen sacrifice, made in the games of chess kings! Finally, three more conversations are dedicated to the endgame. The most common endings that are most often encountered in practice are pawns and rooks.

In the jubilee book of the famous chess writer Yevgeny Gyk (in 2013 he had two jubilees at once - a round date and this, the 175th edition, the edition!) Presents the best of different genres in which he performed for four decades, and also a lot new. The reader will find here the author’s autobiographical notes, interviews with world champions, essays about their personal lives and funny stories about them. Other subjects: chess geeks, debut finds, vivid combinations, rare sketches, unusual charts, chess and money, amazing cases, humorous stories - chess and not chess. The book has three tabs, more than 100 photos.

For a young reader who opens a chess world for himself, this is a real storehouse of useful and interesting information.

The book of the chess master and well-known writer Yevgeny Gik consists of talks devoted to chess kings. The first seven conversations are extensive interviews taken by the author at different times from all the Soviet champions of the world - from Mikhail Botvinnik to Garry Kasparov. The following eight interviews contain various examples of grandmaster creativity: debut novelties and incidents, miniature parties and party winners, spectacular combinations, curious endings and sketches of world champions. A short excursion into the history of the struggle for the chess crown was also made.

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An entertaining story about interesting pursuits, created by a chess master, mathematician and journalist. Word games, games on paper, games with boards, stones, bones and figures. The book formulated winning strategies (where they exist), many original finds of the author.

Deluxe edition on coated paper. Full color print. & nbsp; Sports Encyclopedia is a series of books about sports games, telling about the rules of games, the order and features of their conduct, the history of appearance, about legendary players and championships, everything interesting that is connected with these games. This edition is the sixth volume of the Sports Encyclopedia. It is dedicated to the most intellectual sport - chess. & nbsp;

The book of mathematics, candidate of technical sciences and master of chess E.Ya.Gika tells about the various links between chess and mathematics. Many types of mathematical problems and puzzles on a chessboard are considered: about the strength of figures, their routes, arrangements and rearrangements, about cutting and covering the board. Mathematical games on a chessboard are described, records are set, a chess success of a computer is reported. Mathematical coverage of such chess aspects as the compilation of tournament schedules, the calculation of ratings of chess players, the geometric properties of the board are given.