This tutorial is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own and improve further. The lesson-based method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises, contribute to the consistent assimilation of the rules and laws that form the basis of the chess game. The book contains extensive educational material, which is presented to the reader in accordance with modern pedagogical principles. The purpose of this manual is to train chess players of the III category (rating up to 1800). The textbook can also be used for classes in groups - it covers the material of existing programs of the first year of study in children's and youth chess schools.

President of FIDE and the Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and journalist Nikita Kim present the official publication of the World Chess Championship 2001-2002 in Moscow. The book contains all the games of the tournament, the best of which are commented on by world champion Ruslan Ponomarev, world vice-champion Vasily Ivanchuk, world vice-champion Alexander Kostenyuk, grandmasters-participants of the championship. And also: the brightest episodes of the struggle, interviews with grandmasters, the best photos, detailed statistics. The book is designed for a wide range of chess lovers.

The book of Viktor Yanchuk, Honored Coach of Russia and laureate of the Russian Tennis Hall of Fame, contains 60 colorful spreads: -cinograms and photos of the main techniques of the strongest tennis players in the world; -professional commentary with an analysis of the technique of tennis players and typical game situations on the court; -drawings and illustrations that reveal the "secrets" and technical details inaccessible to the eye; - unique methodical author's teaching methods - "know-how", effective, simple and affordable; -practical advice to players and coaches on mastering modern techniques. The book will be useful for tennis players of all levels: beginners of any age - as a textbook; for young talents, it will serve as a guide on the way to higher achievements; professionals - in the form of a reference book, where you can find the answer to a sudden question. The book will also be useful for coaches in preparing for classes. Photo by Robert Maksimov and Viktor Yanchuk.

After reading this book, novice chess players will not only master the rules of chess, but also learn the basic chess techniques that will help them defeat a more experienced opponent. The illustrations presented on the pages of the textbook will assist the reader in studying various chess games. The book is intended for beginner chess lovers. 

London system & ndash; flexible and reliable debut. Its advantage is that it almost does not have long, forced options, which need to be memorized by heart. For many years, that the London system is represented at various tournaments, it was regularly applied by grandmasters like Tigran Petrosyan, David Bronstein, Paul Keres, who are different in creative writing. Today, the debut is becoming more and more popular, including the efforts of the current world champion Magnus Carlsen, as well as Vladimir Kramnik, Gata Kamsky, Alexander Grischuk, Boris Grachev, Alexei Dreev, etc. You can build the system contours against almost any arrangement of blacks on the board. This allows you to focus on a deep insight into the debut & ndash; Instead of cramming a lot of unrelated options. The authors - grandmaster A. Romero and master O.Prado will help you quickly put a new & ldquo; white & rdquo; debut repertoire. Play the London system and win! For a wide range of chess fans.

In his new book, grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes the 69 instructive victories of the 11th world champion Robert Fischer. The book is not overloaded with options, the emphasis – with detailed explanations in a move-by-move style, creating an ideal platform for learning chess. In the "reference" At points in each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key techniques of the chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track his growth in chess strength. The appendix provides a critical analysis of the unsatisfactory translation of Robert Fisher's famous book “My 60 Memorable Games.”

International master V.M. Vysotsky: grandmaster of the SLSHI, master of sports S.E. Katstov: grandmaster of SLSHI A.N. Savin and V.D. Dijak analyzed and refined more than 600 theoretical options in this work. Systems with 1.c3­d4. Debuts: Sacrifice of Mazurka, Medkov's Game Ramma-­Tsoukernik Game, Romanychev Game, Col, Refused stake, A New Beginning (Cooperman's Game), Wagering Wagering denied, Central Party.

`Strategy and Tactics` and` Chess Lectures Course` of the fifth world chess champion M. Euwe - two textbooks of positional and combination games, long recognized as classic. Here you will find answers to the most important questions for a chess player: how to outline a specific plan of action and by what methods to achieve its implementation? The book is distinguished by perfectly matched examples, a clear logical sequence of presentation of the material. For chess players who want to improve their skills.

The book is intended for a wide circle of chess lovers. In simple examples, selected from the final stage of a chess game, the author introduces the reader to the necessary rules and techniques of a competent game of chess, teaches him to feel and understand the harmony of the game and penetrate into its very essence.

In front of you – the famous book by the most experienced coach (among the students is Alexander Grischuk), international grandmaster and bestselling chess author Maxim Bloch. The publication contains almost 1,500 combinations from practical games and specially composed positions. All tasks are characterized by intense struggle, in which the goal is achieved with only one move. The arrangement of examples by topic and the highlighting of the main diagrams on the first pages of the chapters allow the book to be used not only as a problem book, but also as a textbook for advanced training. Numerical assessment of the difficulty level of each task allows testing the strength of chess players' play, and also helps coaches select suitable examples for practice. Of particular interest are over two hundred super-tense positions specially compiled by the author, in which when White moves, White wins the only way, and when Black moves – black. Many examples are published for the first time. You'll be sure to step up your game by solving these instructive combinations. For a wide range of chess fans and specialists.

Grandmaster of the Grand Master Jakob Ogard - a fundamental educational allowance for the most vivid and interesting phase of a chess game - an attack. Most of the books about the attack teach only what to do when it is already has begun. They mainly talk about the victims. This work is also not bypasses the victim side, but apart from this, he analyzes in detail the more mysterious, a little open topic: it thoroughly examines the question of how an attack occurs. The second volume is devoted to the construction of matte structures, as well as typical methods of playing figures and pawns in the attack. Each chapter is preceded by tasks for independent decision, some of them are also recommended to be played against a computer programs. The book uses many parties of recent times, and parties relatively unknown to the Russian-speaking reader. Jakob Ogard not only grandmaster and teacher, but also a born writer, a juicy language and an exciting supply of material is an important part of his books. For a wide range of chess fans.

The purpose of our book is to help a 5-7 year old kid learn the basics of an endgame in a chess game. The author of this textbook has been teaching children the basics and wisdom of a chess game for more than 20 years. With the help of fun lessons in a fabulous forest school, your little one will make the first steps to the glory of the great grandmasters along with Belochka-Umelochka, Lisichkoy, the Forty-Belobokoy and other characters.

This book is both an excellent manual for independent study, and a valuable instructional aid for chess trainers and teachers. Many experts even consider that nothing better of its kind has been written. As a program for training chess players, it was developed by Victor Golenishchev, a USSR master and honoured trainer. Golenishchev’s programs (the present book, and also the programs for 2nd category, 1st category and candidate master) still retain great methodological value and are successfully employed in chess teaching. It is noteworthy that the present work is extremely popular not only with our trainers, but also with foreign experts. The present edition of this classic book has been updated with numerous examples from the games of the best players of recent years, and reflects modern views on chess. The editor-in-chief is the multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov. This program is intended for the teaching of chess in schools and junior clubs, and is aimed at trainers, teachers and club organisers, working with young chess players. The program assumes that the pupils know the moves of the pieces and understand the aim of the game, although the more complicated rules will be unfamiliar to them. The teaching plan is aimed at 75 lessons (twice a week, each of two hours) – a total of 150 hours. The scheme of a lesson is roughly as follows: checking of home assignment, explanation of theoretical material, recording by the pupils of the home assignment and a practical part. The length of the theoretical part of the lesson should not exceed 20-30 minutes, since most of the pupils will be in junior school classes. Chess attracts them above all as a game, and in an effort to cover too much the teacher may kill the keen interest of the young listeners. Fragment 1 Fragment 2

Vice-champion of the world of 2012 continues his story, started in the bestseller & laquo; Accepting positional decisions in chess & raquo; (& laquo; Book of the year & raquo; according to the English Chess Federation). In detail explaining the course of the fight in some of his best games, Boris Gelfand gives the reader a unique opportunity to look at the board with the eyes of an extra-class grandmaster. The new book deals with such topics as tactics at the highest level, the nature of tactical mistakes at the highest level, compensation for the material, time factor, dynamic defense, and a number of others. Dynamics & ndash; it's not quite the same as calculation and tactics, just like a chair & ndash; it's not just wood and nails. But imagine a chair without wood raw materials, and before your eyes, there will probably be a void on the floor of your room. This book & ndash; about dynamic thinking, but in an indirect way it also deals with calculation and tactics. I hope that this division will not confuse anyone. ... As in the first book, my goal was not to make a complete guide to dynamic chess, but to give an idea of ​​some of the dynamic plots from my games and discuss them in detail. In order to play chess well, many good decisions must be made, and this series is interpreted by this series and this book & raquo; (B. Gelfand).

The book is a compilation of 300 exercises, which are broken in complexity levels. At the end of the day, you will receive a table of the corresponding scores obtained by you in solving the exercises, and you will learn your approximate rating. The English grandmaster John Nunn for almost 20 years entered into the elite of the world chess, the author of many popular books. Increase your qualifications!

Caro-Kann Defense & ndash; One of the most popular modern debuts, which is firmly included in the repertoire of most elite chess players. The author of the book, a well-known grandmaster and theorist, offers a complete repertoire for blacks in response to 1.e4, explains in detail the basic strategic ideas of each option and gives the exact order of moves, offers a number of new products in current schemes. Each chapter discusses alternative plans for black, so that the reader can make a choice according to his taste, and it is more difficult for an opponent to prepare. Much attention is paid to the parties by correspondence, in which players use all the achievements of modern technology. All analyzes are tested on powerful computers. Carefully selected positions for the decision will help the reader to consolidate their knowledge. The book is written for chess players of any level & ndash; from amateurs to professionals.

The book contains 1000 selected popular chess etudes, & nbsp; characterized by easy construction, ingenious and effective solution, excellent form. The author of the collection, the 14-time world champion in chess composition, an international grandmaster, not only leads the decisions, but also tells about the history, theory, themes of the modern chess composition, famous compilers of the past and present. The book is also a kind of reshebnik (answers & mdash; at the end of the book!), With which you will improve your tactical vision and hone the technique of calculating options. For a wide range of chess lovers. Fragment 1 Fragment 2

Promotional price! The new book of the theorist and writer, the author of over 40 books, grandmaster Nikolai Kalinichenko is dedicated to the work of the outstanding chess player Vasily Ivanchuk. Bright original game, huge talent and fanatical devotion to the art of chess have long earned one of the strongest chess players of our time a large army of fans around the world. & nbsp;

A new book by a respected grandmaster and trainer is devoted to the most pressing issue: how to make working with a computer as efficient as possible? Using the example of numerous detailed commented games of the super tournaments of recent years, the author explains what kind of opening philosophy a particular representative of the world chess elite professes, and how he builds his opening repertoire. Despite the intrusion of computers, the middlegame to a much greater degree retained its individual coloring. Therefore, it is interesting to trace how the strongest chess players of our time approach the solution of non-standard problems that arise during the game. Even the best players make sometimes incomprehensible mistakes that make it difficult to find a logical explanation. In the final part of the book, the author attempts to understand the nature of some errors. For a wide range of chess lovers.

For all chess players, from beginner to world champion, for children and adults, checkmate & ndash; the greatest pleasure a game can deliver. The ability to find a mate is very important & ndash; and this book will show you how to learn it. The main purpose of the textbook & ndash; experience gained by the reader in the recognition of matte designs. You will be ready to stun your opponent, because the reducible mats are exactly those that are most often found in practical games. By solving examples, 95% of which are taken from tournament practice in recent years, an inexperienced player will be able to & laquo; fill his hand & raquo; in finding matte & laquo; patterns & raquo ;. The solutions are short and forced, which is most useful for chess players of a not very high level. All examples are carefully checked and systematized by topics and difficulty levels. Points are awarded for the right decisions, so you can & laquo; measure & raquo; your strength. Grandmaster John Nunn is one of the most respected figures in the chess world. He won four gold medals at the Chess Olympiads and became the triple world champion among solvers. Dr. Nunn is also one of the most brilliant chess authors in the world, who has written many fine books. Solving these problems, you will definitely significantly enhance your game. For a wide range of chess lovers.

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.

In his new book, the famous grandmaster, theoretician and coach made an attempt to "embrace the boundless": to highlight and reveal all the most important issues of the chess strategy, which every literate chess player should have an idea of. Carefully selected and deeply analyzed batches and fragments represent a symbiosis of classical, well-known samples and examples from modern practice. All the resulted parties and fragments are divided into three levels of complexity; Each chapter is accompanied by a list of additional materials for self-study. The first volume consists of two parts: "Debut" and "Mittelspiel", in the second volume, two other topics are discussed: "Pawns are the soul of chess" and "Dynamics". The book is addressed, first of all, to first-timers and candidates for master, although more experienced chess players will surely find many useful tips and recommendations for themselves. This work can be used both as a self-instruction manual and as a textbook for specialized chess schools.

В своей новой книге известные гроссмейстеры, теоретики и тренеры предприняли попытку «объять необъятное»: выделить и раскрыть все наиболее важные вопросы стратегии шахмат, о которых должен иметь представление каждый грамотный шахматист. Тщательно отобранные и глубоко проанализированные партии и фрагменты представляют собой симбиоз классических, хорошо известных образцов и примеров из современной практики. Все приведенные партии и фрагменты разделены на три уровня сложности; каждую главу сопровождает список дополнительных материалов для самостоятельного изучения. Первый том состоит из двух частей: «Дебют» и «Миттельшпиль», во втором томе разбираются две другие темы: «Пешки – душа шахмат» и «Динамика». Книга адресована, в первую очередь, перворазрядникам и кандидатам в мастера, хотя и более опытные шахматисты наверняка найдут для себя немало полезных советов и рекомендаций. Эта работа может быть использована и как самоучитель, и как учебник для специализированных шахматных школ. Искусство оценивать одновременно значение различных позиционных, тактических и смешанных факторов приходит с опытом. Каким бы ни был ученик талантливым, только сыграв тысячи партий и проштудировав множество книг, он станет зрелым шахматистом. Таким игроком можно назвать лишь того, кто впитал в себя шахматную культуру и в состоянии не только нанести “шальной” удар, но и выдать цельную стратегическую партию. Глядя на практически любую позицию, опытный шахматист сразу выделяет важные нюансы – статические и динамические. Какие пешки и поля слабые, положение каких фигур необходимо улучшить, какие в позиции могут быть тактические мотивы и т.д. Надеемся, что наша работа поможет научиться оценивать позицию по множеству подобных признаков – для практических успехов это очень важно.

The book is based on selected materials published in the magazine & laquo; 64 & ndash; Chess Review & raquo; in 2019. Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Yan Nepomnyashchy, Sergey Karjakin, Dean Liren, Van Hao, Anish Giri, Teymur Rajabov, Nikita Vitiugov, Kirill Alekseenko, Alexander Goryachkin, Alexander Kostenyuk, Daniil Dubov and other top grandmasters comment on their best games. The collection includes reviews of the most significant competitions: the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, the FIDE Grand Prix stage, the tournament of applicants, the team world and European championships, traditional tournaments in Wijk aan Zee, Shamkir, Poikovsky, Stavanger, London, etc. < / p> For a wide range of chess lovers. Photos of V. Barsky, B. Dolmatovsky, M. Emelyanova, A. Karlovich, E. Kublashvili, K. Merkuryev, L. Otes, V. Potkin, K. Rogers were used

A new book by a famous coach is devoted to such an important section of chess tactics as forced checkmate. Variants with continuous checks do not require special training; they are quite simple and understandable even for entry-level players. Through the prism of numerous checks, the reader can not only learn to flawlessly checkmate the opponent's king, but also gain basic knowledge of other techniques that will inevitably be required for further study of tactics. The book contains 1500 positions saturated with tactical resources, of which 1380 & ndash; for an independent solution. The tutorial is divided into 31 chapters, most of which are devoted to one specific tactical technique with a detailed explanation. Chapters titled 'Combinations' are designed to consolidate the passed material and test the acquired knowledge. The final chapter (120 positions) makes the book useful for chess players of even the highest level, since it is composed exclusively of difficult problems and is a universal test that checks the ability to put a forced checkmate. For a wide range of chess lovers.