Risk and bluff are indispensable elements of the Great Game. It is they who are dedicated to the new book of the famous grandmaster and experienced coach Vladimir Tukmakov. Why do players risk, and what pushes the big chess players to a desperate bluff! On this and many other questions the author answers usually seriously, sometimes with irony.

The Old Indian protection and protection of the Benoni may seem similar, but they require approaches that differ significantly from each other. Why do white usually attack on the queenside in the Old Indian defense, but in Benoni - on the queenside, and Black behave asymmetrically? When and where should one direct his pawns forward, and in what cases should he rely on a figurative game? Is it possible to prevent the enemy from blocking the position? Do you understand the nuances that completely change the nature of the game? In the book, the author delineates milestones that will help you confidently navigate the forest of possible strategies and options that are typical for these modern debuts. Nimtsovich's idea of ​​a "Qualitative Majority" serves as a "philosophical stone" for the systematic study of plans for both white and black.

A voluminous and very good self-instruction manual on tactics with tasks on topics.

On the chess struggle, logic, meaning of the classics. For highly skilled chess players. At the end of the book - 90 exercises on understanding chess and the ability to analyze. More than 300 pages.

This book can be considered as three in one: firstly, it is a collection of various, but often typical, traps found both in the opening and in the middle of the game, and in the endgame. Secondly, this book – a primer on tactics, as traps almost always rely on clever tactical strikes. Finally, thirdly, – this book can also be a solution book; for this you need to look for tactical strikes possible in positions on the diagrams yourself, without looking at the text. Traps in chess – The topic is incredibly fascinating. The pleasure from the fact that an opponent has fallen into the net laid out for him is always enormous, but you also experience joy when you manage to see through someone else’s plan and avoid falling into the trap yourself. This book will help you do both. Working with the book will improve the results of a chess player of any qualification.

The vast majority of debut guides are written with an adult reader in mind. This book is also devoted to the theory of openings, but it will also be understandable to children. The structure of the book is simple and beautiful: openings are examined using real games as examples, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form a debut topic, and each topic ends with exercises.. In each opening, attention is paid to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas, and the selection of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the theme of the opening. Written in clear, easy-to-follow language, the book includes many diagrams. Explanatory arrows on diagrams and background highlighting of individual pages make the book easier to understand. Regular work with the book (subject to completion of assignments) solves two problems at once: it deepens the student’s knowledge and develops his tactical vision, and therefore improves skill and results. For a wide range of chess lovers.

Quite informative (160 p. And unusual by construction. For beginners; rarity!

Destructive knight sacrifice on h7(h2)  Circulation 95 copies!

This book is a textbook on one of the actual types of chess endings for amateurs and a practical guide for coaches. The English variant enjoys success abroad. There will be no exception and the Russian edition among Russian chess fans

The publication is the logical continuation of the book "1000 chess problems: the initial level" and contains 552 tasks for the declaration of a mat in two moves and 448 tasks for the announcement of a magician in three moves. All tasks are classified according to the most important topics, the mate in them is most often achieved with the help of an elegant combination. . The task is designed for those who want to increase the level of understanding of chess and their game class

The second and final book in the series `` Underestimating the opponent's counterplay '' is offered to the readers' attention. This time it is dedicated to the middlegame. The authors selected 111 training examples from the games of modern grandmasters played exclusively in 2019. According to statistics, most games end in the middlegame. Therefore, it is extremely important to be able to play well this particular stage of the chess game. The authors tried to systematize the material in this way, breaking it down into appropriate chapters so that the work on the book would give the most productive result, new knowledge would appear and professional skills were developed to correctly play the middlegame. The book is intended for coaches, ranked chess players and a wide range of chess amateurs.