Renowned chess theorist master Jacob Neishtadt wrote a guide to strategy and tactics. The course he offers is based on the creative legacy of Paul Keres, one of the outstanding chess players of our century. This is a tutorial covering position assessment and planning, attack and defense techniques, classification of combinations and calculation of options, while at the same time - & mdash; gallery of works by the Estonian grandmaster, grouped by theme.
The educational material is preceded by an essay on Keres's sports path, his style of play and the place he occupied in the history of chess.
The book is intended for chess-ranked players. & Nbsp; The new edition has been computer tested.

Jonathan Hawkins' book answers the question of how an ordinary club-level player managed to storm the gross maester heights in a short time. The secret of success & ndash; in knowing what to learn and how to do it as efficiently as possible. With an emphasis on endgame learning, Jonathan developed the building block method. and highlighted the strictly necessary topics for in-depth analysis. The result of hard work was his meteoric rise up the ranking ladder. For the first time, the secrets of the author's notebooks are revealed on the pages of the book. His personal experience and methods, which have proven to be effective, will help the reader to seriously increase their practical playing power through deep mastering of the key aspects of chess. Many assignments teach ideas that cannot be found in any textbook.

Fabiano Caruana is one of the strongest chess players of our time, a participant in the match for the title of world champion. In his book, Grandmaster Cyrus Lakdawala explores Caruana's chess style in detail through his best games, including 2020.
Move by Move Book Format is the perfect platform for learning chess. In the & quot; truss & quot; points of each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of the key techniques of the chess game, and the reliable assimilation of the acquired knowledge. The questions (and answers of the author) 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.

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.

In his new book, Grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes 32 `` whites '' instructive victories (including games of 2020) of world champion Magnus Carlsen. The book is not overloaded with options, emphasis & ndash; with detailed, move-by-move explanations, which form an ideal platform for learning chess. In the `` reference '' test questions are offered to the reader at points of each game, which helps both the practical study of the key techniques of the chess game, and the reliable assimilation of the acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track the growth of his chess strength. & Nbsp;
Most of the parts are taken from Carlsen's recent work. Almost all of his rivals are super-grandmasters, & ndash; ex-world champions Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik, as well as Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Alexander Grischuk, Levon Aronian, Boris Gelfand, Anish Giri, etc.

Dear reader! In your hands is a collection of the most expensive and memorable works of the author & ndash; both written long ago, and lying in the archive for several decades, and born in recent years. My attempts at writing in a variety of literary genres, including poetry, have always amazed and delighted dad & ndash; chess historian Isaac Linder. Strict adherent of chess `` classicism '' and historical realism boldly co-authored a freethinker and, as critics from his beloved 19th century would say, a scribbler. And I must say, 'docking' was successful. I began to write history stories, not without pleasure, and he began to indulge in elegant artistic digressions. For more than a quarter of a century we have perfectly understood and complemented each other & hellip; This book is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the passionate propagandist of chess culture, chess encyclopedist, writer and sage Isaac Maksovich Linder, she & ndash; gratitude and bow to his blessed memory. Among her heroes & ndash; people who, by the will of fate, have linked their lives with Chess. Photos of Boris Dolmatovsky, Alexander Kantorovich, Nikolai Zhuravka, from the archives of the State Public Library for Science and Technology, Irina Alatortseva, Lyudmila Belavenets, Sergey Voronkov, Andrey Elkov, Isaac and Vladimir Linderov.

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.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen, answering a question about the methods of improving young chess players, emphasized: “One of the most important skills is pattern recognition: the ability to see typical themes and patterns on the board, characteristic features of a position and the resulting consequences.” This book is dedicated to the development of precisely these skills and abilities: it clearly shows what kind of `` image '' (pattern, typical maneuver, plan) must be recognized in one type of position or another in order to choose the correct plan. We are talking specifically about strategic techniques, and not about tactical ones, like typical mate attacks.

The book is divided into four parts, each of which is preceded by a small preface. The chapters contain at least six examples per template, since repetition is the mother of learning. Self-help assignments will help you better assimilate the material. After studying the book, the typical plans, maneuvers and related ideas presented in it will firmly remain in your memory and will be of great benefit in the upcoming tournament battles.
For a wide range of chess lovers.

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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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In the book using examples from modern practice, the Zuckertort system in the opening of the Queen's Pawns, which is very suitable for chess players of various levels & ndash; from club to elite. Posted by & ndash; international master G. Bogdanovich & ndash; For many years she has been a supporter of her, so all the information is given & laquo; first-hand & raquo; and ... without hiding. The material is based on ideological classification, the game of white and black is considered from the perspective of the general theory of chess. And this means that the book is also a good textbook. The material is presented in such a way that the study of strategy and tactics within the framework of the Zuckertort system will allow the reader to improve his positional game. The book should be of interest not only to a wide circle of chess lovers, but also to trainers who can use it in their work.

How to develop a child’s original talent, how to help him become a strong chess player, what difficulties and even dangers lie in the way? The book & laquo; With Kasparov, move by move, year after year & raquo ;, written by a long-term trainer of the strongest chess player on the planet, will help to find answers to many questions.
. Of particular interest should be the commentary stories to the games of G. Kasparov played in different periods, starting from the age of 9, as well as the applications placed at the end of the book.
. Nikitin Alexander Sergeevich - Honored Coach of the USSR and the Azerbaijan SSR, worked with Garry Kasparov from 1976 to 1990, was his first second in the matches of 1983 - 1987.

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.

The book was prepared by the trainers of the Chess Club & quot; INTELLIGENCE & quot; based on experience with beginner chess players in the 1st year of study. The course material consists of tasks on the most relevant and often encountered in practice tactical techniques: double strike, ligament, spear (through strike) and an open attack.
A beginner can solve problems independently, under parental control and / or with the help of a trainer. The book will be useful to everyone who already knows the rules of the game and wants to learn how to strike combinational strikes. As a teaching aid can be used by chess trainers.

The author of the book, international master Maxim Chetverik, addresses an important aspect of chess theory regarding positional play. In the majority of works devoted to positional play, strategic elements are considered separately, while strategic plans (and, especially, confrontation of plans) are disassembled much less often. The works of the classics in this area are not outdated, but a modern view of the problem is useful, taking into account the connection between the middlegame and the actual theory of principles.
There are 75 examples in the book, in each of which at least one partner bears the title of grandmaster. All games are played in the 21st century. Initially, strategic plans are considered against the backdrop of enemy defensive actions, then the active opposition of the parties as part of the positional game is studied. .For a wide range of chess lovers.

The book by Sergey Tkachenko, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine on Chess, is devoted to the creative path of the brilliant Russian sketcher & ndash; three-time world chess champion Oleg Viktorovich Pervakov. The book includes 100 selected etudes by Pervakov & ndash; from an elegant short film in six moves to a romantic piece with thirty moves. All these creations are united by the sparkling struggle of the parties with subtle false marks and bright pointe. An independent solution of these studies will help practicing chess players to develop imagination, strategic thinking and tactical skills. And for beginners, & ndash; increase chess power. The preface was written by international grandmaster Igor Zaitsev. Photos from the personal archives of Boris Dolmatovsky, Vladimir Barsky, Karen Sumbatyan, Oleg Pervakov and Sergey Tkachenko. The book is written for a wide circle of chess lovers.