hess battles are won and lost in the mind, says US National Master William Stewart, who holds a degree in Psychology. He teaches you how to organize your thinking, identify your objectives, maximize your focus, avoid shallow memorization, stay aggressive, and much more.

Leading chess author Colin Crouch believes that the key to sustained chess improvement lies in the critical analysis and assessment of your own games. Each and every game you play provides a significant learning opportunity, and this opportunity should never be squandered. In this sequel to his highly acclaimed 'Why We Lose at Chess', Crouch examines what we should do to maximize our chess results and ratings, how to turn losses into draws, and draws into wins. Here he focuses on major issues such as improving decision making, how to plan after the opening, how to maintain objectivity, improving endgame skills, the psychological aspects of the game, and much more. Read this book, analyse your chess, and get ready to improve your results!

Mihail Marin examines and strongly appreciates that he strongly influenced him in his own development. This is a personalized and sympathetic journey. As we all know, you can learn to repeat it. The chapters in this book discuss: Rubinstein's excellent rook endgame technique; Alekhine's expertise with the heavy pieces; Botvinnik's ability for deep analysis; Tal's handling of heavy pieces vs. minor pieces; Petrosian's positional exchange sacrifices; Fischer's strength with the king's bishop; Karpov's handling of bishops of opposite color; and, Korchnoi the rebel. Readers are invited to a brilliant book of the famous Romanian grandmaster Michael Marina, which was recognized in 2005 as the best chess book in the United States.

How to dumbfound the enemy. In English.

Although the world of chess combinations, apparently, is practically inexhaustible, nevertheless, the reader who has worked this book is likely to meet in his chess games positions that are similar in combination with those given in the book and will be able to put useful ideas into practice.

"Школа шахмат" - сборник трудов тренера высшей категории, подготовившего чемпиона мира среди юношей, автора "Шахматного учебника", объединенных темой совершенствования мастерства юных шахматистов. Через всю книгу красной нитью проходит основная идея шахматного спорта - борьба. Подчеркивается важность развития личностных качеств - желание победить соперника, уверенность в себе, душевное равновесие, объективность, работоспособность, гармоничное здоровье. "Подготовка юных и лечение "детских болезней"" - статья по методике преподавания шахмат и анализу ряда проблем, возникающих у детей-шахматистов на пути от новичка до мастера, и способов их преодоления. "Куда идет король" - учебно-методическая работа по теме, которая часто является "ахиллесовой пятой" юных разрядников, - игре королем. "Как победить сильного" - анализирует необходимые условия для воспитания успешного спортсмена-шахматиста и тренерские проблемы. "Шахматная школа в этюдах" - заключительный труд автора по использованию этюдов для повышения мастерства шахматистов-разрядников. Из почти 70 тысяч известных в мире шахматных этюдов для этой книги отобраны около трехсот - поучительных для шахматистов-практиков. Книга состоит из двух частей: "Хорошие и плохие фигуры и пешки" и "Методы шахматной борьбы" (всего 11 глав). В каждой главе сначала приводятся подробно прокомментированные этюды с типичными и важными идеями по каждой теме для разбора читателем, а также ряд этюдов для самостоятельного решения. Автор предлагает этюды не как образцы специальной области шахматного искусства - композиции, а как учебные задания - сначала простые, а затем средней и повышенной трудности. Ответы даны в разделе "Решения этюдов". Книга предназначена для начинающих и разрядников, желающих повысить свое мастерство, тренеров и руководителей шахматных кружков, родителей, чьи дети заинтересовались шахматами.

"The Endgame Tutorial" by Mark Dvoretsky, is a new edition, a revised and significantly expanded edition of the famous book. For the first time in one volume the theory of all kinds of chess endings is stated. The author - one of the most authoritative chess trainers in the world - has developed an original method of improvement in the endgame, based on a solid knowledge of the most important rules, key positions of each type of endings and methods of their playing. The textbook is intended for a wide range of chess players, coaches, and is an indispensable assistant in a practical game.

Bravo, Magnus! The tutorial examines one of the most successful stages in the career of 16th world champion Magnus Carlsen - the 2019 tournaments and the World Championship match with Jan Nepomniachtchi. The analysis of middlegame positions for a number of opening systems used by Carlsen is given. The chess player's debut repertoire The textbook by the famous coach A.V. Getmanchuk is based on many years of training with young chess players. The opening is one of the most important and interesting stages of a chess game. Nothing characterizes a chess player more than the way he plays the opening, his game setting. This book examines both simple opening schemes (Estrin's gambit, Pillsbury's attack) and more complex ones (Nimtsovich's opening, Chelyabinsk version). Examples from the practice of world champions and modern grandmasters are given. The book will be useful for both beginners and skilled chess players. The basics of positional play The textbook by the famous coach A.V. Getmanchuk is based on many years of training with young chess players. The book examines the basics of positional play using the examples of world champions (Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine) and grandmasters who made a huge contribution to the formation of the principles of positional play (Rubinstein, Nimtsovich, Rety, Tarrasch, Chigorin). Fundamentals of the practical endgame. The textbook by the famous coach A.V. Getmanchuk is based on many years of practical training with young chess players. The book examines both elementary endgames and complex endings, the successful playing of which requires a good understanding of the basic principles of the game in the endgame. Becoming a Master The textbook by the famous coach A.V. Getmanchuk is based on many years of training with young chess players.The book examines the beginning of the creative path of Botvinnik, Karpov, Carlsen, and shows the formation of these great masters.

When you’re serious about your skills, endgame, it's time for Butler's Endgame Manual. It’s possible that Mark Butler has been able to play the game of all strengths. For those who are ready today, But even if you’ve not been able to play it, it’s not a problem. The basic theory and the need to know concepts are highlighted in blue. You can improve your endgame technique. Butler's Endgame, when it appeared in 2003, was published on the endgame. The second edition has been revised and enlarged to 400 pages - covering all the most important concepts required for endgame mastery. Mark Butler continued to review and revise the material. This is the result of this revised and updated third edition. It has been described as a rule of thumb. Mark Butler, considered the premier chess instructor of our era. This is the number of measured chess books. Family lives in Moscow, Russia

The new fundamental work of the grandmaster Kalinichenko, the author of more than 50 chess books, is intended to fill the empty sector of universal textbooks for chess players who have overcome the initial level. The chess literature market offers many textbooks for beginners, but for chess players of the next level of development, there is almost nothing. In the absence of a single book, chess players have to use various articles, special brochures, thematic collections, etc. The book in its two parts combines the most important aspects of the chess struggle: tactics and strategy. It contains almost two thousand diagrams, thousands of examples and tasks, it may take a lot of time to study it attentively, but in the process of work the reader’s chess skills will also grow. More than a thousand tactical exercises will not only bring pleasure in the process of solving them, but will also quickly enhance the practical results of the reader. The volume part devoted to the strategy contains, as the analysis of general issues of strategic struggle, as well as considering specific strategic techniques. Special exercises will help the reader to consolidate the theoretical material. The book is aimed primarily at improving the skills of a wide range of chess players.

Основные понятия Гамбит является вдохновляющей руководство для тех, кто стремится обострить свою игру и бороться за победу. Эта книга предлагает идеи и понимание современной игры. Key Concepts of Gambit Play is an inspirational guide for those seeking to sharpen their game and fight for the win. By covering 14 gambits from a wide range of openings, this book offers ideas and insights into the nature of modern gambit play. Grandmaster Yuri Razuvaev was one of the best-known coaches and chess writers in the Soviet Union. He worked with a host of stars, including World Champions Anatoly Karpov, Veselin Topalov and Alexandra Kosteniuk. He died in 2012. The book is comprehensively updated by Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard, without ruining any of the charm of the original.

Aron Nimtsovich is one of the strongest chess players of his time. His contribution to the development of world chess can not be overemphasized - his views on the center, pawn attacks, blockade, prevention, playing on fields of the same color gave impetus to the whole chess movement called ultramodernism, his ideas are behind the debut revolution of the 20th century. This edition includes the main works of Nimcovic - "My system", "My system in practice", "Chess blockade" and a fragment of the collection of games of the international chess tournament in Bad Kissingen in 1928 with his comments. To all who want to become a chess master, it is necessary to read these fundamental works in order to learn about chess strategies and tactics for the development of which the author spent his whole life.