International ICCF master, laureate of the magazine `64 - Chess Review`, author of the book` Alekhin: My wrestling` in the new book continues to expose the falsity of the Soviet chess press. The book was written on the eve of the match between N. Short and J. Timman, therefore their work is represented by 150 best games. The chapter `Analyzes, news, the party` gives interesting material for lovers of the theory.

Diaries, telling about the daily work of a psychologist in conditions of "super-high" responsibility and in unpredictable situations. The author, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, for many years worked with outstanding athletes (Nona Gaprindashvili, Sergey Bubka, chess players Korchnoi and Karpov) and with the USSR national teams - football, basketball and others. For psychologists, athletes, workers and sports fans ...

More than 400 authentic stories, jokes, incidents and anecdotes related to chess. Cases from the life of outstanding chess players, as well as artists, politicians, writers and scientists.

Funny stories about chess and chess players, about the kings of the chess world and famous people. 

This is a real ode to chess aesthetics - the most beautiful games played in the last 150 years. There are essays about all chess pieces, about the centuries-old evolution of views on the ideal of beauty in chess. At the request of the author, the world's outstanding chess players expressed their opinion on the issues raised.

The legendary characters of Conandoil, Zoshchenko, Al. Tolstoy, Lagin, Ilf and Petrov, Bulgakov, Babel, O. Henry ... Funny stories with illustrations in the form of chess tasks, jokes.

This book is a collection of essays on chess topics related to literature, theater, etc. You will see a gallery of world-famous names from writers, actors, scientists (Erich-Maria Remarque, Marlene Dietrich, Francois Rabelais, Vladimir Nabokov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Alan Turing and many others) to literary characters (Harry Potter, Alice from the Country miracles).

International ICCF master, laureate of the magazine `64 - Chess Review`, author of the book` Alekhin: My wrestling` in the new book continues to expose the falsity of the Soviet chess press. The book was written on the eve of the match between N. Short and J. Timman, therefore their work is represented by 150 best games. In the chapter `Analyzes, news, parties` given interesting material for lovers of the theory. There is a typographical marriage - four unreported reversals. No pages: 34,35,38,39,42,43,46,47

The book tells about the relationship of music and chess - the two facets of a great human culture; about the fascination of chess with musicians and the playing of music by chess players from many countries of the world.

The Soviet system would not be as meaningless as it really was if it had not provided such a "profitable" sport and recreation for itself as chess, not only by the Chess Federation, not only by the department in the USSR Sports Committee, but also close custody of the "armed detachment of the Communist Party" - the KGB. Due to the secret nature of the work of the KGB, his work with respect to the leading Soviet chess players is described little and, most importantly, one-sidedly, mainly, chess players, who had displeasure in their professional life faced with the "care" of the KGB. Now we have a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the KGB "on the chess front" from inside this organization. The book with the eloquent title "The KGB plays chess" was written by several authors: V.K.Popov, a former employee of the KGB of the USSR; SOUTH. Felshtinsky - Doctor of Historical Sciences, author of journalistic publications; B.F. Gulko - international grandmaster, professional chess player, champion of the USSR in 1977; VL Korchny is the four-time champion of the Soviet Union in chess, the two-time winner of interzonal tournaments, the five-time champion of Europe.

Chess is one of the most popular board games created by man a half thousand years ago. The next volume of the popular children's encyclopedia ʻI know the world` tells about the centuries-old history of chess, famous grandmasters - world champions, and, of course, about the secrets of the game itself, the basics of its theory and practice, the origins of extraordinary attractiveness and beauty. The book is intended for all who are interested in this ancient and wise game.