(art k311-2) In this book you will encounter geometric problems of three different types: placement, cutting and joining. True, this should be done using not scissors and glue, but imagination and logic! Each type of puzzle comes with a step-by-step explanation of the solution, so even beginners can quickly learn this fun and useful way to spend time. The tasks are arranged in increasing order of difficulty. And for the most persistent and advanced readers, puzzles of increased difficulty are given at the end of the book!

Chess teacher Ray Chang skillfully develops analytical skills and the ability to make key decisions in his students. His wonderful interactive chess course, consisting of 600 tasks, teaches you: to choose the right tactics, see the standard positions on the field and know about their best draws, build your own creative strategies.

Gift edition, coated paper, color illustrations.

The heroes of this colorful book with charming author’s illustrations in an easy playful way tell children about the basic chess rules, about different pieces and how they walk, bring some chess tricks that will help to win, and also dedicate readers to the world of chess tournaments. The tasks at the end will help children better understand the game and make them outstanding chess players.

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Deluxe edition on coated paper. Full color print.

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Sports Encyclopedia is a series of books about sports games, telling about the rules of games, the order and features of their conduct, the history of appearance, about legendary players and championships, everything interesting that is connected with these games. This edition is the sixth volume of the Sports Encyclopedia. It is dedicated to the most intellectual sport - chess.
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The new book by the famous chess master and writer (the author of more than 150 books) Yevgeny Gyk presents 250 best games of all chess kings - from Steinitz, Lasker and Capablanca to Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand. Among them are winning parties, winning miniatures, combinations with the queen sacrifice, decisive encounters from fights for the crown and others. The reader will also find here more than 100 amazing stories about world champions (from the collection of the author). & Nbsp; The new book by the famous chess master and writer (author of more than 150 books) Yevgeny Gyk presents 250 best games of all chess kings - from Steinitz, Lasker and Capablanca to Kasparov, Kramnik and Anand. Among them are winning parties, winning miniatures, combinations with the queen sacrifice, decisive encounters from fights for the crown and others. The reader will also find here more than 100 amazing stories about world champions (from the author’s collection) and about 150 rare photos. & Nbsp;
Photos by Boris Dolmatovsky, Evgeny Gick, Dagobert Kolmayer and from the author’s archive. Many color photos on coated paper.
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The Olympics in Sochi made the topic of the Olympics especially important for the Russians. What is this event, what is its history and why has it become so prestigious and significant? This book is written in a popular form, it contains many important facts, dates and numbers. without which in the sports edition can not do. Still, to a large extent, these are interesting stories about the development of sports competitions, about Olympic records and champions, about happy breakthroughs and bitter defeats and much more. Color photos on coated paper.

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A significant part is devoted to puzzles on a chessboard.

Logical and just funny, with numbers and matches, with words and on a chessboard - in one word, entertaining, for adults and children-schoolchildren, fascinating and really interesting games, puzzles and puzzles for all fans to break their heads at their leisure collected in this amazing book. Thanks to her, you will learn to easily find answers to the most tricky questions, and at the same time be able to expand your horizons and spend time not only with pleasure, but also with benefit for the mind.
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The new work of the famous chess master and writer (author of more than 150 books) is a kind of chess textbook containing twenty conversations and designed for all game lovers, from beginners to connoisseurs. The reader will not only be able to improve his level, but also get acquainted with the different facets of chess: debut, middlegame and endgame, strategy and tactics, with beautiful combinations, sketches and unusual diagrams. He will make a brief excursion into the history of the world championship, get acquainted with the best games of chess kings. The book used 250 examples from their work, it also included fifty amazing chess stories and fifty rare photographs.

The book "The Best Parties of Contemporary Grandmasters" is based on materials published in the journal "64-Chess Review". The book includes reviews of the most significant tournaments, including & mdash; World Olympic Games in Istanbul, a match for the world championship between Anand and Gelfand, the World Women's Championship. Among the authors of the collection & mdash; authoritative grandmasters and the best chess journalists. The most important parties are commented on by the participants, who are members of the world chess elite. C color photographs on coated paper.

On coated paper. This compact, easy-to-use book will help you master the bridge - the greatest of card games. The self-instruction manual presents more than 300 examples of how to bargain, play and defend in the most varied hands, from the very beginning of the game to its end. Learn the basic techniques and techniques of bridge games: trade and communication using signals, assessment of the layout, planning, account, forecasting and fraudulent moves.

The new fundamental work of the grandmaster Kalinichenko, the author of more than 50 chess books, is intended to fill the empty sector of universal textbooks for chess players who have overcome the initial level. The chess literature market offers many textbooks for beginners, but for chess players of the next level of development, there is almost nothing. In the absence of a single book, chess players have to use various articles, special brochures, thematic collections, etc. The book in its two parts combines the most important aspects of the chess struggle: tactics and strategy. It contains almost two thousand diagrams, thousands of examples and tasks, it may take a lot of time to study it attentively, but in the process of work the reader’s chess skills will also grow. More than a thousand tactical exercises will not only bring pleasure in the process of solving them, but will also quickly enhance the practical results of the reader. The volume part devoted to the strategy contains, as the analysis of general issues of strategic struggle, as well as considering specific strategic techniques. Special exercises will help the reader to consolidate the theoretical material. The book is aimed primarily at improving the skills of a wide range of chess players.

Alexander Alekhin - "the genius of combinations," the record holder for the game "blindly," the only not defeated during the life of a world champion. A man with a difficult and unusual destiny, a chess player who possesses a unique style of play, left behind him brilliant analogues of literary and analytical works. In this edition, an attempt is made to make maximum use of the advice, thoughts and works of Alekhine, to reveal his system of values ​​and the chess world outlook. Working with the book will not only increase the practical strength of the chess player, but also develop the beauty of his style.

In the book "The School of Chess by Boris Spassky," the author, Nikolai Kalinichenko, collected and systematized the priceless material - the best examples of Boris Vasilievich's legacy. A large number of generously illustrated examples will make it relatively easy to understand the cunning strategic schemes, master the tactics of "Spassky," to learn its subtle positional understanding. The book will adorn the collections of both beginning chess players and professionals.

Aron Nimtsovich is one of the strongest chess players of his time. His contribution to the development of world chess can not be overemphasized - his views on the center, pawn attacks, blockade, prevention, playing on fields of the same color gave impetus to the whole chess movement called ultramodernism, his ideas are behind the debut revolution of the 20th century. This edition includes the main works of Nimcovic - "My system", "My system in practice", "Chess blockade" and a fragment of the collection of games of the international chess tournament in Bad Kissingen in 1928 with his comments. To all who want to become a chess master, it is necessary to read these fundamental works in order to learn about chess strategies and tactics for the development of which the author spent his whole life.

In the book of Grandmaster ICChF Nikolai Kalinichenko, the main achievements of modern chess theory are united under one cover: a section for beginners, the fundamentals of strategy, tactics, endgames, a collection of debuts, parties that bring pleasure. The book will be of interest to both beginners and experienced chess players, and a large number of tasks for independent solutions will help to sharpen the knowledge gained in practice. Quality white paper.

Nikolai Kalinichenko - member of the Academy of Chess Art at the Russian Academy of Sciences, grandmaster of the International Federation of the game of chess by correspondence, the author of more than 40 books on the theory of chess, published in Russia, Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, USA, China and other countries. A gambit is a special kind of debut, in which a side sacrifices material (most often a pawn) in order to win the battle. Not without reason, connoisseurs believe that it is Gambits that make it possible to feel the whole essence of a chess game. With this book you can master up to 50 of the most famous and most applicable gambit strategies. Most of the strategies are analyzed using examples of fresh games of prominent chess players, played out over the last 2-3 years. This makes the book even more attractive for the sophisticated player who prefers aggressive play.

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Jose Raul Capablanca is a Cuban chess player, the third world chess champion, one of the strongest chess players in the history of the game. During the brilliant performances of Capablanca he was called a "chess machine" for his incredible style of play, computer clarity of thought and the ability to play very simply, but effectively. In the book "Fundamentals of the chess game" Capablanca shares the secrets of his impeccable technique and positional skill, understands the positions, shows how quickly to calculate the options and technically realize the material and positional advantage and the exact game in the endgame.