Amerigo Vespucci is the same person who gave his name to America in 1507. Whether he deserved to have an entire continent named after him, or not, the debate continues to this day. In this first critical biography of Vespucci, we follow him from Lorenzo de' Medici's Florence to Ferdinand and Isabella's Seville, across Columbus' Atlantic to our hero's meeting with the New World on the other side of the ocean.
The image of Vespucci is unsteady - it remains as elusive as in the Florentine half-light of his youth - but we get to know him so close for the first time.
No matter how little we know about what happened to Vespucci and about his own actions, after reading this book the reader will better understand both the famous Florentine and the era of great geographical discoveries.

The book by grandmaster and experienced chess coach Zenon Franco includes 36 instructive attacking games and is divided into four chapters - the king in the center, one-sided castling, opposite-sided castling, and attack-defense-counterattack. Before each game, the opponents are introduced, and a brief description of the events that took place in it is given. Based on the results of the struggle in the game, lessons that are useful to learn from what has been read are listed in a concise form. The book is not overloaded with variations, the emphasis is on detailed explanations in the "move by move" format, which creates an ideal platform for studying chess. At the "support" points of each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key chess techniques and the reliable assimilation of the acquired knowledge. Questions and answers involve the reader in the learning process and help him track the growth of his chess strength. For a wide range of chess fans.

The first major work dedicated to the remarkable chess player Efim Dmitrievich Bogolyubov, who twice played the match for the title of world champion. In chess literature, Bogolyubov's work is not widely represented. Meanwhile, the chess legacy of one of the greatest chess players of the first half of the twentieth century & ndash; it is a storehouse of chess ideas and techniques. & nbsp;

The first part of the book is a biographical sketch supplemented by rare, previously unknown documents and photographs. In the second part, which examines Bogolyubov's chess work, his creative portrait is given. Bogolyubov's creativity is so multifaceted that one can pick up an example from his games on any topic of general chess theory. & Nbsp;

Detailed comments and distribution of material by topic make the book a real textbook. & Nbsp;
For a wide range of chess lovers.

The book by international master Maxim Chetverik is dedicated to the Bogolyubov defense with the basic order of moves 1.d4 N6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4 +. Despite the extensive practice of this debut (including at the highest level), there were no monographs in Russian before. Thematically, the work is close to the author's previous debut work, New Indian Defense. System 4.g3 '' and to a certain extent is its addition and continuation.
The 114 well-commented games are grouped into 20 chapters, grouped into three parts. The grandmaster practice of recent years is described in detail with a number of original analyzes. Relevant sequels are given for both sides, which expands the target audience of readers.

The second volume consists of articles and interviews that reflect the author's views on coaching, provide advice on the choice of chess literature and the assimilation of its contents, some personal characteristics,

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10th world champion Boris Spassky is one of the greatest chess players in history. Epic & quot; Match of the Century & quot; between Boris Spassky and the legendary Robert Fisher (1972) gave rise to a world chess boom. Spassky is a universal style chess player who has won a large number of excellent victories. In his book, the grandmaster and experienced trainer Zenon Franco explores Spassky’s chess style in detail using his best games.
Book format & quot; Progress in progress & quot; - An ideal platform for learning chess. In & quot; reference & quot; points of each game are offered the reader test questions, which helps both the practical study of the key techniques of a chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. The questions (and the author’s answers) are aimed at ensuring that the reader is actively involved in the learning process and at the same time can track the growth of his chess strength.
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The book is dedicated to one of the brightest and most intense fights for the world crown of the last decades, during which chess in our country returned to television screens and front pages of central newspapers. Grandmaster Lev Alburt and master John Krumiller not only thoroughly analyzed all the games, but also managed to present comments in a convenient and instructive manner. The 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who explains in detail the key moments of each game, and also shares his thoughts on the psychology of the struggle at the highest level, helped the authors greatly. It is not by chance that this work won the highest award of the US Chess Journalists Union. & Nbsp;
Especially for the Russian edition, the foreword was written by Sergey Karjakin, who after the match in New York was perhaps the most popular athlete in Russia. Numerous photographs will help the reader to plunge into the atmosphere of this intellectual confrontation.
For a wide range of chess lovers.

Second edition, updated and revised.

The book is dedicated to one of the brightest and most intense fights for the world crown of the last decades, during which chess in our country returned to television screens and front pages of central newspapers. Grandmaster Lev Alburt and master John Crumiller not only thoroughly analyzed all the games, but also managed to present comments in a convenient and instructive manner. The 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik provided great assistance to the authors, who explains in detail the key points of each game and also shares his thoughts on the psychology of struggle at the highest level. It is no accident that this work won the highest award of the Union of Chess Journalists of the United States.

Especially for the Russian edition, the preface was written by Sergey Karjakin, who became after the match in New York almost the most popular athlete in Russia. Numerous photographs will help the reader plunge into the atmosphere of this intellectual confrontation.

For a wide range of chess lovers.

Grandmaster Carlos Torre – like a chess comet; his genius flashed dazzlingly and quickly went out in the chess firmament! He – the author of the most famous “mill” in the history of chess, the 2nd world champion Emanuel Lasker fell into its merciless millstones.
The authors spoke about the life and work of the Mexican genius
(the book contains 25 commentated games by K. Torre). Torre’s book “How a Chess Player is Formed” is presented, an essay by international master Yaroslav Prizant about Torre’s attack in modern practice. In the section "Play like Torre" – 36 instructive examples from his practice to solve. Finally, there is an interview with Carlos Torre, conducted by Gabriel Velasco in 1977. Working with the book will give readers not only aesthetic pleasure, but will also help improve their skills.

rossmeister Saveliy Grigorevich Tartakover (22.02.1887, Rostov-on-Don - February 4, 1956, Paris) is a remarkable chess player of the first half of the 20th century who stood at the origins (and the author of this term) of "hypermodernism", which determined a new direction in the development of chess . He not only rightfully wore the unofficial title of "champion among chess journalists", but also won in the largest tournaments: Paris-1929, Liège-1930, Hastings-1926-7, etc. The book includes 107 elected parties Savelia Tartakovera, commented on by him, the endings from his practice, which have today academic value, as well as the most interesting articles from the periodicals of that time. All the chess material was subjected to a "benevolent" computer check by the international master G. Bogdanovich.