(in Czech). Autobiography and over 100 parts, photos, tasks and sketches.

(in Bulgarian). Parties and analytical work of the grandmaster.

The book tells about the life and work of the eleventh world chess champion Robert James Fisher (1943-2008). His childhood years are shown, the development of chess talent, becoming a master and grandmaster. It was the American Fisher who first interrupted the hegemony of Soviet champions. & Nbsp; The shocking behavior, the unpredictability of behavior, scandals and the complexity of Bobby’s character, the ups and downs of relationships with people around him, the authorities, the consequences of the Japanese captivity & raquo; - All this is discussed in detail and with comments. & nbsp;

The book describes in detail the history of the chess movement in the Donbass, starting from the end of the 19th century. The book uses the memoirs of A.Gevsky, M.Sher and other veterans of the chess movement in the Donbass. The fourth chapter is devoted to the description of the creative and sporting path of the FIDE 2001 world champion R. Ponomarev.

It is officially accepted that the world chess champions are counted from Wilhelm Steinitz, who ascended the chess throne in 1886. In the history of known 17 holders of the world chess crown. But even before Steinitz, there were several outstanding chess players who could be called unofficial champions. That's about them - the crowned and uncrowned champions - and will be discussed in this book.

A young international grandmaster from a small Donbass city of Kramatorsk Ruslan Ponomarev literally burst into the cohort of the world chess elite (born in 1983). Kasparov, who was skeptical at first about chess power and the game of Ruslan, after Linares, said with praise: they say, Ponomarev deservedly won in Moscow.

Perhaps no chess player attracted so much attention, did not cause such contradictory judgments as the eleventh world champion Robert Fisher. Since the late fifties of the last century and still do not stop scandals around this man. What are the reasons for interest in such an outrageous and great personality? The book will tell about it.

The book presents the entire history of women's chess, starting with ancient times, the first tournaments and ending today. The life and work of all world champions - Vera Menchik, Lyudmila Rudenko, Olga Rubtsova, Elizaveta Bykova, Nona Gaprindashvili, Mayi Chiburdanidze, Xie Jun, Zhuzhy Polgar, Zhu Chen, Antoinette Stefanova, Xu Yuhua, as well as their main rivals in the struggle for world chess crown. The authors and the outstanding chess player, an uncrowned champion, who fought well with the male grandmasters, Judit Polgar, did not ignore the attention. It will be interesting to get acquainted with ambitious young chess players who are ready to fight for the title.

The book is an interesting autobiographical material about a hundred of the best chess players of the XX century. Stories about the masters of chess sport are arranged in chronological order ...

A book about the young Ukrainian grandmaster Ruslan Ponomarev. His path from a novice to a FIDE world champion is shown, numerous games played are given. It describes in detail the situation that has developed around the match that failed in 2003, Ponomarev & mdash; Kasparov.

According to the latest FIDE data, the number of people wearing the title of "grandmaster" has exceeded 800! Voices are already being heard louder that there is no more strength to endure such a massive inflation and it is time, finally, for especially outstanding chess players to come up with a new title. But you do not need to invent it. It appeared a long time ago, was born in Italy, and he was called major figures in various fields of art, as well as great masters of the chess game. & Nbsp; The treasured word & mdash; & laquo; maestro & raquo;. & nbsp; Two-volume parties of Sergei Rublevsky with a world-class mark will not leave anyone indifferent to the ancient game.

Книга эта рассказывает о гениальном шахматисте и обаятельном человеке, чемпионе мира 1921 – 1927 гг. Кубинце Хосе-Рауле Капабланке. В обстоятельном библиографическом облике автор воссоздает драматическую картину борьбы за мировое первенство, которую в течение трех десятилетий вели за шахматной доской Ласкер, Капабланка, Алехин. Творческие взгляды великого кубинца, его надежды и поражения, его жизнь и его борьба вновь оживают на страницах этой книги. В партиях Капабланки, этих тонких произведениях гениального художника, всегда будут жить его идеи и открытия. Все партии этой книги отнюдь не представляют только исторического интереса, но являются ценными, классическими образцами ведения шахматной борьбы для шахматного читателя любой силы. Настоящее, третье, издание, выходящее одиннадцать лет спустя, капитально переработано в биографической части с привлечением новых, появившихся за этот период материалов. Добавлено также одиннадцать новых партий. Комментарии к остальным партиям пересмотрены и, где надо, модернизированы и дополнены. Книга является библиографической редкостью. Рассчитана на квалифицированных шахматистов.