For the first time in Russian, the most complete collection of commented games of one of the strongest is published chess players of the first half of the XX century. The creations of the brilliant Akiba Rubinstein to this day amaze with the depth and consistency of plans and, no doubt, will be very useful to everyone who wants to learn a positional game. For a wide range of chess lovers.

Последняя прижизненная работа патриарха советских шахмат, отчет за всю творческую деятельность. Эпохальное произведение!

Эта книга о творчестве одного из сильнейших гроссмейстеров мира венгерского шахматиста Лайоша Портиша. Кроме традиционных для этой серии очерка о Портише и подборки лучших его партий в книге приводятся материалы, которые иллюстрируют вклад Л. Портиша в теорию дебютов и представляют особый интерес. Ведь Портиш известен не только как один из сильнейших в мире шахматистов-практиков, но и как крупный теоретик - значителен его вклад в теории эндшпиля, его книга “600 окончаний”, написанная в соавторстве с мастером Балашом Шаркози, принадлежит к лучшим трудам в этой области. В книге автор стремился раскрыть двадцатилетнюю историю шахматной карьеры Л.Портиша, показать, что он является продолжителем традиций венгерской шахматной школы, основоположниками которой по праву считаются Иоганн Яков Левенталь и Геза Мароци. Книга рассчитана на шахматистов высокой квалификации.

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.

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.

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;

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.

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.

The book is devoted to the life and work of the second world champion Emanuel Lasker, who occupied the chess throne for a record time of 27 years. Philosopher by reason and mathematician by education, Lasker became an outstanding chess professional at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and knew no equal in tournament and match battles. He was called a king and a wizard, a sage and a hypnotist. Unique in achievements, unsolved by contemporaries, mysterious for posterity ... In his monograph the famous Russian chess historians Isaak and Vladimir Linder depart from the generally accepted stereotypes, attempting to cover the main cause of Lasker's sporting and creative longevity in a new light. You will find in the book the 100 best, detailed commented games and endings of the great chess player, as well as 50 photo-illustrations, some of which are published for the first time.

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 of Gennady Sosonko is devoted to the fate of the outstanding chess player David Ionovich Bronshtein. Bronstein's peak occurred in the middle of the last century, when he challenged Botvinnik himself and almost overpowered him, but this "almost" inflicted him a wound that never healed until the end of his life. The author has repeatedly met and talked with Bronstein, and these conversations have not only recreated the thoughts and character of one of the most original grandmasters of the past, but they also bring us back to times that are not simply found in world history. Not being a biography in the classical sense of the word, Sosonko's book, which is read in one breath, goes beyond the limits of the hero's biography, posing eternal questions, to which there is no unambiguous answer.