Zenon Franco guide readers through 50 top-level games, challenges them to guess key moves correctly, and asks questions at critical moments. Points are awarded for good answers, and at the end of each game, the score-chart rates the work of the device. This material has never appeared in English before, and presents a selection of monthly articles that Franco has written for a quarter century in the Spanish-language magazines, revised and rechecked for this book. Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who now lives in Spain. He is an experienced chess coach, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, now one of the leading grandmasters, whom he taught from 1995 to 1999.

A classic chess self-tutorial for beginners from famous authors. It is distinguished by the simplicity and clarity of the presentation of the material, based on the principle of "necessary and sufficient" - there is nothing superfluous in it, but there is everything necessary. The basic rules and laws of chess are outlined, the best games and combinations are given. After reading the book, the beginner is ready for independent swimming.

The second edition. "Chess self-instruction manual" consists of 44 lessons and the section "Fundamentals of chess aesthetics". The lessons set out the basic rules and laws of chess, in the section "Fundamentals of Chess Aesthetics" the reader consolidates the knowledge gained in the study of the rules and acquires the skills necessary for reading chess literature. Classical parties, spectacular combinations of this section can fall in love with the reader, and only those who understand and appreciate their beauty achieve success in chess. The authors sought to give the reader the necessary minimum of knowledge and not to overload him with unnecessary information.

A classic chess self-tutorial for beginners from famous authors. It is distinguished by the simplicity and clarity of the presentation of the material, based on the principle of "necessary and sufficient" - there is nothing superfluous in it, but there is everything necessary. The basic rules and laws of chess are outlined, the best games and combinations are given. Upon reading the book, the beginner is ready for independent swimming.

Six essays on remarkable grandmasters: Petrosyan, Korchnoi, Simagin, Smyslov, Tal, Ragozin.

Researcher & quot; B & quot; help you master the art of striking blows. Having solved the problems from the 1st part of the book, you will learn how to use the chess combination to check the opponent’s king. The purpose of the 2nd chapter of this book is to master the chess technique - the liberation of an important highway. In the opened line, we can attack not only the opponent’s king, but also his cover. The 3rd part is the most interesting! Dedicated to PATU. In Italian, the word & quot; pat & quot; stands for & quot; peace treaty & quot ;. For chess players it’s a draw. Most often, beginning chess players get stalemate due to inexperience or inattention. But experienced chess players in a difficult position are always looking for the opportunity to dive into the stalemate nest and save the lost game. The book is intended for chess players 1-2 years of study. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

Book & quot; C & quot; It is a continuation of a series of rehearsals. The tasks in it will be more complicated than in the previous ones. In the 1st part of the book, the mat will have to be put in 2 moves. And you will learn how to draw matting figures and push the enemy king to the matting field. The second part of the book is devoted to heavy figures. They are best suited to mate a king on an empty board. You will get acquainted with all the tricks that are used in the finals of the rook and queens endings. We figured out the king. And the time has come to tackle the destruction of enemy figures. Where do we start? Of course, with the queen! He is the strongest - that's why we will start from him. In the 3rd part of the book you will find the task of encircling and capturing the almighty figure. The book is intended for chess players of 3-4 categories. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

The book of the famous chess writer, grandmaster Nikolai Kalinichenko is devoted to the basic issues of strategy. In each game, any chess player has questions: & quot; What to do? & Quot; and & quot; How to do? & quot ;. To the question & quot; How to do it? & Quot; - Tactics answers, but the question & quot; What to do? & quot; - accordingly, the strategy. In a simple and accessible form, the author introduces the reader to elements of chess strategy, such as an open line, seventh horizontal, pawn structure, weak and strong fields, and many others. Special exercises and tests are given to reinforce the basic ideas. You can accurately evaluate the position and build a clear and correct plan in any situation. A careful reading of the book will significantly increase the strength of the game and add points to the standings. For a wide range of chess lovers and trainers.

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Savely Tartakover occupied a very special place in chess. First of all, he was an innovator, not afraid of experiments, and with his ideas he significantly enriched the theory and practice of chess. He was not only one of the creators of hypermodernism, but also the author of the term hypermodernism itself. It was he who came up with such a current opening as the Catalan Opening, and the Tartakover-Makogonova-Bondarevsky system in the Queen's Gambit has allowed many generations of chess players to successfully fight with black. This textbook was written primarily for second- and third-class chess players, but will also be of interest to more qualified players. Working with it, first of all, improves the reader's positional skills; the book often presents games that are little known today, but very instructive and bright. Working with this tutorial will not only bring you benefits and points in tournaments, but will also bring you great pleasure.

The book of the multi-year world champion A. Karpov and the grandmaster, the author of more than 40 books N. Kalinichenko will be useful to chess lovers and dischargers who wish to improve in the art of positional play. Along with learning the basics of chess strategy, the reader gets a unique opportunity to enter the creative laboratory of the twelfth world champion, rightly considered one of the most outstanding positional players in the entire history of chess.