In the book of the international grandmaster, the trainer of higher qualification, the candidate of pedagogical sciences I. Mikhailova, the most important direction of the development of strategic skill is studied - the method of “thinking by schemes”. This method was used with great success by world chess champions. About 500 examples from their practice were analyzed, positions for independent work were presented, and practical recommendations were given. The book will certainly help those who want to improve in the practical game, and in coaching.

168 tasks for beginners

A good primer and teacher’s manual. The book examines the possibility of using chess as an effective means of teaching, developing and educating schoolchildren. Methodological recommendations on the organization of chess education in schools are given, the ways of familiarizing schoolchildren, teachers, and parents with the laws of a chess game, combining elements of science, art and sport, are shown.

V. Suchkov is a famous trainer who has worked with children for many years, the author of two hundred miniature tasks, the head of the Chess association. In a mini-volume, the maximum of chess concepts is outlined in an accessible language. To master the wisdom of the game will help simple comments and poetic texts.

A textbook on chess for preschool children. The methodology of the material is taken from the long-term and successful practice of the T.V. Petrosyan Chess Club and is presented for the first time in an accessible verse form.

Very interesting and fascinating The Primer (of the enlarged format)

This original tutorial is intended for qualified chess lovers. It consists of 24 lectures devoted to various problems of chess art: actual opening ideas, strategies and tactics of the middle of the game, typical endgame techniques. Among the authors of the book are ex-world champion M.Tal, applicants for world championship P.Ceres, D.Bronstein, A.Kotov, M.Taimanov, Y.Averbakh, experienced trainers and teachers P.Romanovsky, A.Konstantinopolsky, M. Yudovich and others. The proposed lectures are an excellent material for self-education and improvement, especially since they are accompanied by specially selected exercises. Having studied the book, you will not only improve your skills, but also significantly develop a general understanding of chess.

The book "Chess ABC" consists of two parts, each of which contains 15 lessons with tasks and can be used for optional classes in primary classes of secondary schools, chess schools for children, and for independent study of chess.  * Full color printing  * The price is for two parts.

The book first attempted to display the entire creative path of the twelfth world chess champion. A distinctive feature of the book is that the parties in it are not presented in a traditionally chronological order, but are systematized according to their content. All this can help the attentive reader not only to get great pleasure, but also, perhaps, to come closer to unraveling the creative secrets of Anatoly Karpov.  For a wide range of readers.

The book details the issues of conducting competitions and creating chess and checker sections.

The book of mathematics, candidate of technical sciences and master of chess E.Ya.Gika tells about the various links between chess and mathematics. Many types of mathematical problems and puzzles on a chessboard are considered: about the strength of figures, their routes, arrangements and rearrangements, about cutting and covering the board. Mathematical games on a chessboard are described, records are set, a chess success of a computer is reported. Mathematical coverage of such chess aspects as the compilation of tournament schedules, the calculation of ratings of chess players, the geometric properties of the board are given.

In this book, Garry Kasparov devotes the reader to the secrets of brilliant strategic thinking, creating an advantage not only in chess, but also in everyday life. With the skill and charm of a true connoisseur, examining fascinating and instructive stories that reflect not only the most tense and decisive moments of his impressive chess career, but also the experience of great innovators and outstanding politicians and businessmen, the author explains how to achieve victory even in the most difficult situations, defeat rivals and achieve success in the most tough competition. Hardcover, Dust Cover, 352 sec., Moscow 2007