The history of billiards in Russia has more than 300 years. It is gratifying that billiards became a full-fledged sport at the turn of the century. Not surprisingly, the ranks of billiard lovers are increasing year by year. Billiards is an amazing game, intellectual like chess. Balls on billiards are the same chess pieces, with the only difference being that they will `walk` the way you want. And for this you need some knowledge. This book is far from a textbook, but it can teach elementary rules and the basics of billiard technique.

The names of Anatoly Karpov and Eugene Gik are well known outside the chess world. Their pen belongs to many books, repeatedly reprinted and translated into two dozen languages. Now the authors offer the reader a rather unusual work in which almost all chess themes and genres are connected under one binder. This multifaceted and rich book, consisting of 25 conversations, can be regarded both as an original textbook and as a collection of stories about chess - serious and funny, and as a popular publication for everyone who enjoys playing - from simple lovers to masters. Each reader will find in it something interesting and useful for themselves. Indeed, all about chess!

In the book of the writer and chess master E. Gik, funny chess stories are collected: essays, anecdotes and tales.

In this book, there is everything for those who love quiet and at the same time gambling. In it you can find games on a chessboard, on the playing field, in dice, with chips, coins, matches, dominoes, card cards and many others. Play and win!

1. Перед вами захватывающая история о легендарной шахматной битве в Рейкьявике (1972) между советским чемпионом Борисом Спасским и американским претендентом Бобби Фишером, эпическая конфронтация времен холодной войны и самый известный шахматный матч двадцатого века. Опираясь на ранее неизвестные документы и личные беседы с главными действующими лицами тех событий, авторы - известные британские журналисты Джон Айдинау и Дэвид Эдмондс - сумели создать настоящий триллер на шахматную тему! Роберт Джеймс Фишер (1943 г. р.) - международный гроссмейстер с 1958 г., чемпион мира по шахматам с 1972 г. Предлагаемый том охватывает период творчества с 1968 по 1972 годы (пятая - восьмая главы), где дополнительно включены три партии, сыгранные Фишером с компьютером в 1977 г. Перед партиями каждой главы следует подобранный составителями материал из интервью Фишера, ведущих гроссмейстеров и мастеров, специальных корреспондентов шахматных изданий, а к партиям седьмой главы подобраны тексты нот и заявлений Шахматной Федерации СССР. Партии сборника классифицированы по дебютам и снабжены поясняющими диаграммами, приведены таблицы турниров с участием Фишера, указатель партнеров и соответствующих партий, фотографии Фишера, а также личный счет Бобби с участниками "Матча Века" и другая статистика. Двухтомник "744 партии Бобби Фишера" является юбилейным изданием, посвященным 20-летию победы Фишера в матче за звание чемпиона мира ФИДЕ. Приводятся биографические материалы одиннадцатого чемпиона мира, выдвигаются новые версии ухода Фишера из больших шахмат. Собраны отклики экспертов на его сенсационное возвращение 20 лет спустя, приведены партии “матча-реванша”, прошедшего в 1992 г. в Югославии.

The album, containing 245 color and black and white photographs, describes the evolution of chess pieces from the Middle Ages to the present day. Excellent polygraphy, coated paper, gift edition. 3 variants in different languages: a) In German, 750 rubles. b) In English, 1300 r. c) In Russian - 1800 rubles.   Capri slimming vulkan

The book of the famous chess master and writer Yevgeny Gik appears in the series "Popular Sports History". It presents the most diverse aspects of chess, "intellectual sport" - from duels for the crown and a match between the national teams of Russia and the world to the personal life of chess kings. There are fifteen stories in the book: conversations with the great champion Garry Kasparov, the best games of grandmasters for four decades, samples of the game of chess prodigies. Such topics as battles of world champions with robots, grandmasters and money, chess in fiction, etudes-miniatures, chess by Fischer, etc. are reflected. The book is read with pleasure by qualified chess players and simple amateurs, as well as everyone who is interested in the world of sports.

Official edition of FIDE album format on coated paper. Many photos (including color images) and reference information.

Product Description Some players seem to have an inexhaustible supply of chessboard luck. No matter what trouble they find themselves in, they somehow manage to escape. Among world champions, Lasker, Tal and Kasparov are famed for peering into the abyss but somehow making sure it is their opponents who fall. This book aims to help ordinary players, who may have little time for studying chess, to make the most of their abilities. Unlike most previous literature on chess psychology, this is no heavyweight theoretical treatise, but rather a practical guide in how to lure opponents into error - and thus create what is often called "luck." About the Author David LeMoir is an experienced chess player and writer. He twice won the championship of the West of England and was runner-up on four occasions. In 2000, he was County Champion of Norfolk. In a successful career as a business strategy consultant, he has made good use of the strategic and decision-making skills that are developed by playing chess.

Collection. Reprint edition of 1925

In English.