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.

Lifetime edition. The best chess player and analyst of his time commented on his 100 games of 1924-27, including the whole match for the world championship with Capablanca.

The creative heritage of AA Alekhin has and continues to exert a tremendous influence on the formation of many outstanding chess players. In his book, published almost 75 years ago, the fourth world champion with all objectivity and self-criticism tells about the hard way to the chess Olympus, the peak of which was the victory over XR Capablanca in the match for the world championship. In the second part of the book are collected articles, letters and parties of both Alekhine himself and his contemporaries relating to the same period. For a wide range of chess players.

Reprinting of the famous book written by Alekhin immediately after winning the world championship. Includes a match with Capablanca.

Moscow, 1952 State publishing house "Physical education and sport". Publishing binding. Good safety. With black and white illustrations. The purpose of this book, published in connection with the centenary of the birth of the great Russian chess player Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin, is to show the image of the founder of the Russian school in chess art, that school that was creatively deepened and perfected by Soviet masters, firmly taking first place in the world. The chess art of M.I. Chigorin is presented on the example of 120 of his selected games.

The book contains 100 selected games of Keres, which are an excellent illustration for his creative biography. The author's analyzes and comments are principled, filled with characteristic features of individuality and that spirit of self-criticism, without which it is impossible to comprehensively and objectively reveal the process of struggle and the depth of chess art.

The book is dedicated to the work of the three-time champion, outstanding chess player A. Karpov. It includes selected games played from 1969 to 1983, carefully selected and commented on by the author. The notes to them reflect Karpov's views on chess, his creative principles. In the book & ldquo; One Hundred Victory Games & rdquo; Anatoly Karpov appears before us as a worthy world champion, playing and winning, as a theorist, analyst, inquisitive researcher, continuer of the classical chess heritage. For highly qualified chess players.

On the life and creative path of the outstanding grandmaster, the contender for the world championship Efim Bogolyubov. "The fate of the master of the Epim of Bogolyubov (1889-1952) was in vain. A two-pronged chimp of the USSR, he in 1925 on the first international tournament in Moscow left behind Em. Lasker and X.-R. Capsule. In 1926, deprived of his sovereignty, and before the end of his day he lived in Germany. The winner and the prizewinner of many tournaments, the FIDE Champion - twice dared to call the Champion of the World in swords with A.Alexin ... ". Izvestno, that to the manuscripts of V.Charushin, no serious researches of the honesty of these outstanding sculptors in our country did not lead us, we see, on idelogicheskimi images. A lot of commented parties.

A sakkozók világa nyilván azt tekintené magától értetődőnek, hogy egy nemzetközi sakknagymester és háromszoros magyar bajnok könyve elé, amelyben a szerző személyes életútjába ágyazott, több évtizedes versenyzői, majd szakvezetői pályafutását vallomásos nyíltsággal beszéli el, a műfaj hagyományos szokásaihoz híven, a "királyos játék" valamelyik professzionista kiválósága írjon bevezetőt, és kétségbevonhatatlan szakértelmének a hitelével jellemezze Bilek Istvánnnak a kortársi magyar sakkélet történetében és a nemzetközi élmezőnyben betöltött szerepét, legfőképpen pedig sakkozói talentumának a természetét és minőségét, ahogyan az, a pálya alkotói termésének, a válogatott játszmák saját elemzésű gyűjteményének a tükréből a valóban hozzáértő pályatárs számára kirajzolódik.

Fundamental biographical essay, lots of photos, parties.

The book is about outstanding Soviet chess players who have made a great contribution to the development of the geography and practice of the ancient game - M. Botvinnik, V. Smyslov, M. Tal, T. Petrosyan, B. Spassky, A. Karpov.