The popular textbook on playing checker endings — the book «Checkers Endgame» the great connoisseur of the game Z.I. Tsirik.

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В первой части книги, написанной И. Козловым, центральной теме - матчу "Куперман - Делорье на мировое шашечное первенство" - предшествует рассказ о прошлом русских шашек, подъёме шашечного движения в советскую эпоху, истории борьбы за звание сильнейшего шашиста мира, деятельности Всемирной шашечной Федерации. Во второй части И. Куперман подробно анализирует все двадцать партий своего матча.

Moser I. Check endings. Translated from the Dutch and edited by Yu.P.Barsky. The preface of world champion I.I. Kuperman. The book of the Dutch theoretician I.Mozer is an anthology, where all the best that has been accumulated in the area of the 100-cell endgame from 1723 to 1941 is collected. The Russian translation, made by the master of sports Y. Barsky, contains numerous explanatory notes, corrections and additions.

The monograph of the famous theorist, international grandmaster, champion of the USSR E. Geller is devoted to one of the most popular in modern chess practice and difficult debuts. In the present study, a wealth of practical and theoretical material has been summarized and systematized, fundamentally new estimates have been given to many positions, as well as information on the history of Old Indian protection. In the book, examples are given of the games played by this debut. The book is designed for highly skilled chess players.

This book tells about the work of one of the outstanding chess players - D. Bronstein. The author, a longtime friend of the grandmaster, describes the life path and creative views of his hero and cites his games.

One of the leading Soviet chess players, grandmaster E.P. Geller, presents in this book to the reader his selected games, carefully commented by him, and talks about his creative views, tastes, and beliefs. Collected together, Geller's games make an unusually vivid impression and, explained by him himself, can teach a lot. The bibliographical essay written by the compiler introduces the reader to the most remarkable events in the sports life of the grandmaster. Like other books in the “Outstanding Chess Players of the World” series, the reader will find a lot of useful information for his own improvement and better understanding of the problems of modern chess.

The author has set himself a difficult goal: to create a kind of middlegame manual based on the material of the international grandmaster tournament. Grandmaster Bronstein is famous for his depth of play and his original understanding of the laws of chess. This is manifested in the grandmaster's games that have made the rounds of the world press and fully applies to his comments. Numerous positive and sometimes laudatory reviews of D. Bronstein’s first literary work, the benefits brought by the book according to reader reviews, indicated that the author had successfully completed the task set for himself. The second edition is slightly shortened compared to the first by excluding outdated material. The introductory article has been supplemented, and the errors noted in the first edition have been corrected.

Эта книга посвящена великим мастерам прошлого. Это собрание шахматных биографий неофициальных шахматных королей – Филидора, Лабурдоннэ, Стаунтона, Андерсена, Морфи, анализ созданных ими произведений. Хронологически работа Я.И.Нейштадта охватывает период с середины XVIII века до семидесятых годов XIX столетия. Особенно подробно автор останавливается на творчестве Андерсена и Морфи. Отличительной чертой книги является обстоятельный шахматный анализ, в результате которого ход борьбы во многих классических партиях получил новое освещение. Книга является библиографической редкостью. Рассчитана на широкий круг любителей шахмат.

Yugoslav Grandmaster S. Gligoric & ndash; he participated in many major competitions, in which he often held high places, 11 times was a champion of Yugoslavia. Gligorich is known as a chess theorist and publicist. The reader, getting acquainted with the book Gligoric, may pay attention to the mean words about yourself. To emphasize his work with a well-deserved number of exclamation marks is hampered by innate modesty. Still, moves, ideas, plans, combinations & ndash; all that we call the highest skill, as well as his devotion to his beloved art speak for themselves. The main criterion in the selection of parties, the author highlighted the presence of interesting opening ideas, so that the parties were instructive from the very beginning. The next criterion was the relative brevity of the parties. Book & ldquo; Play Against Figures & rdquo; & ndash; a kind of collection of the best games of the Yugoslav grandmaster. Complements their small autobiographical essay. The book is designed for highly qualified chess players

The book is an encyclopedic edition in which all types of endgames are examined in both types of checkers. The material is systematized according to the types and complexity of the endings. The course of drafts can be used as a textbook, as well as as a reference in the analysis.

Монография международного гроссмейстера В. Багирова посвящена одному из наиболее популярных и динамичных современных дебютов - английскому началу. Автором обработан и обобщен огромный практический материал, даются интересные рекомендации. Написанная на высоком профессиональном уровне, книга будет полезна всем, кто серьезно изучает шахматы. В конце приводятся наиболее важные партии последнего времени, сыгранные данным дебютом. Монография делится условно на три части. В первую из них попали варианты так называемой классической защиты, начинающейся с ходов 1. с4 Kf6 2. Kc3 d5 (анти-Грюнфельд) и 1. с4 Kf6 2. Kc3 e6 3. e4 (анти-Нимцович). В заключение рассмотрены симметричные схемы, начинающиеся с ходов 1. с4 с5. Все эти важные продолжения в общей сложности составляют пятнадцать глав. Для высококвалифицированных шахматистов.