Mark Dvoretsky’s two-volume textbook workshop includes new unique analyzes and a coach’s findings at all stages of a chess game. The author, the first in world coaching practice, managed to create a training system based on exercises that develop all the skills necessary for chess development. Training in playing out positions using the M. Dvoretsky method is aimed at improving skills in the most important components for a practice chess player: preventive thinking, combination vision, intuitive decision making, advantage realization, calculation of options, endgame technique and much more. The books are intended for qualified chess players and coaches and will be especially useful and instructive for young ambitious players seeking to deeply penetrate the secrets of the game and high achievements.

The second volume is devoted to a very important, but little-studied in the world chess literature topic - the psychological struggle. A fascinating analytical discussion takes place on the pages of the book between the author, the players, the commentators - and, often, the computer. With the help of numerous exercises, the reader gets the opportunity to deeply penetrate the secrets of the game, learns to make the right decisions, take into account psychological factors and manage their emotions. For progress in chess at a high level, today it is necessary to learn to analyze the peculiarities of one’s own thinking, behavior at the board, identify one’s weaknesses and shortcomings, and get rid of them. For most, even strong players, such introspection is not easy. Here invaluable help will be given to you by communicating with a highly qualified trainer, who in this book generously shares his recommendations and advice with readers.

Coated Paper FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh. A total of 14 endgame books will take you step by step from king & amp; pawn endgames. Learn more about the silent beauty & quot; of the endgame.

In this book, GM and chess coach Johan Hellsten examines a wide variety of key subjects, such as the role of development, the most dubious actions, the battle for the centre, and the concept of restriction. Includes over 200 examples and exercise games.

Coated Paper. FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh. A total of 8 endgame books will take you step by step from king & amp; pawn endgames. Learn more about the silent beauty & quot; of the endgame. & nbsp; It is clear that there’s a lot of fun in this game.

Coated Paper. FIDE-approved endgame manual, written by 3 of the world leading experts: IGM Mikhalchishin, IGM Grivas and IGM Balogh. A total of 8 endgame books will take you step by step from king & amp; pawn endgames. Learn more about the silent beauty & quot; of the endgame.

In the first part of the book, called One Solution, and consisting of 270 positions, - the task "Mate 1 move"; the usual, one might say standard: the side whose turn is indicated below the diagram checkmates. Name of the second part – "Multiple Solutions" - speaks for itself. Each of the positions has several solutions, but the number of ways in a particular position is not indicated. The task is considered complete if all the continuations leading to the checkmate are given. And, finally, the third, last part – "No hints" - the most difficult. Again, you need to checkmate in 1 move, only now it is not indicated who owns the turn of the move, nor the number of ways to be found. In addition, in some positions, "mutual" mate, i.e. both White and Black can checkmate. For these positions, the decision should indicate all methods of mating for both sides. Such a minimal amount of preliminary information in the examples from the third part creates the prerequisites for a more thorough study of the position, teaches you to follow the peculiarities of the location of not only someone else's, but also your own king. This manual will allow a novice chess player to consolidate the rules of the game with the help of specific tasks, to better understand how the pieces interact with each other, and also to get acquainted with pinning and overlapping, open attack and double check, i.e. with those chess tricks that are often found in the game.

How to checkmate lonely king. Rare edition from Ukraine.

Collection of games of the World Championship match, comments, Botvinnik's match diary.

This brochure provides two-way combinations, the ultimate goal of which is the checkmate to the opponent's king. In the brochure there are 24 lessons, where 72 matte tasks are disassembled. The complexity of the tasks increases from the first lesson to the last.

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.