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.

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.

International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gozalyan have prepared a major work (in two volumes) about the life and work of the 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan (he held the title from 1963 to 1969).  Volume II (1963-1984) tells about Petrosyan's victory in the 1963 world title match over Mikhail Botvinnik, about the grandiose two-match confrontation with Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969, about all his candidates' matches after losing the title – against Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi and other world-class opponents. All tournaments and matches of the second half of Petrosian's chess career are presented, up to his last performances in 1983. The authors subjected 175 complete games and fragments to an in-depth analysis (using modern computers). Not all of them have been deeply studied and commented on before, but even then the book provides a significantly improved analysis. Among Petrosyan’s opponents – world champions and contenders Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Belyavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin and many others. Special attention is paid to his coaches – Alexey Suetin and Igor Zaitsev. 

Deluxe edition on coated paper. Full color print. & nbsp; 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. & nbsp;

This unusual book tells about funny and funny historical events in the world of sports - paradoxes, sensations and scandals, mixed cases and curiosities taking place on the sports fields. Sport and love, family sports dynasties, sports competitions and sports competitions, unique records, decisive matches, sports and money, sports and much more.

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. & nbsp;

In the book of Evgeny Gik and Ekaterina Gupalo, the authors of numerous articles and books on sports topics, popularly tells about the history of sports, about its role in the modern world. & nbsp; the names of many outstanding athletes. The book tells about major competitions and championships, about phenomenal records and achievements, about the features and traditions of sports in Russia and other countries. Shows the relationship of sports with different areas of activity & mdash; medicine, literature and art, politics, commerce. A significant place is occupied by the history of the Olympic Games & mdash; the largest competitions of antiquity and modernity. Some topics are reviewed in detail for the first time, for example, sport in legends and myths, & laquo; sport & raquo; animals, sports in fiction. & nbsp; Every sports fan & mdash; and a simple fan, and a novice athlete, and a professional & mdash; learns from the book something new and interesting for yourself. Very young athletes and parents who choose a sports school or section for their children will find useful information. The book can also be used as an additional educational tool for sports schools and universities. & nbsp;

The book discusses various types of math problems and puzzles related to chess, about the routes of figures, their arrangements and permutations, about cutting and covering a chessboard. We study games on unusual boards according to unusual rules and with unusual figures. Author of the book E.Ya. Geek is a mathematician, chess master, permanent host of the & laquo; Chess Page & raquo; of the magazine & laquo; Kvant & raquo ;. The book is intended for students, teachers of mathematics and heads of mathematical circles, as well as for all fans of mathematical puzzles and chess problems. Preface. Mathematics Chess Board. Attila's horse. The task of the progress of the horse. Queen-sentry. The task of the gauss about eight queens. Rectilinear rook. Thin routes of the king. Elephant - billiard ball. Independence and domination. Sly permutations. Mathematical records. The power of figures. On unusual boards. Cylindrical chess. Hexagonal chess. Fairy chess.

Color illustrations. What a winning strategy came up with a great financier Mikhail Kasyanov? What shape does the summer cottage of Gennady Zyuganov have? How did Berezovsky, Makashov and Khinshtein manage to cross the river, stay alive and get, for example, to the minister? How many billions of each of the seven oligarchs? How much was the check drawn by `Chara` bank and how much did the reviewer` MK` cheat? Eugene GIK - member of the Writers' Union, Ph.D. in Physics and Mathematics, columnist for the newspaper "Moskovsky Komsomolets".

Colored photos on coated paper. 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.

& nbsp; 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. & nbsp;

Four chapters: & quot; & quot; Fighting for the crown & quot; & quot; & ndash; all the games of the match for the world chess crown in Seville through the eyes of Karpov, & quot; & quot; debut surprises & quot; & quot; & ndash; Finding the critical positions of various debuts, & quot; & quot; Quartets & quot; & quot; & ndash; about chess pieces with 4 pieces, & quot; & quot; Computer Chess & quot; & quot; Autographs of the authors - Anatoly Karpov and Yevgeny Geek.

The book of world chess champion A.Ye. Karpov and the chess master, candidate of technical sciences E.Ya. Gika introduces the reader to the various sides of the chess game and chess art. The first part of the book consists of stories about world championship matches, about chess combinations, tasks and etudes. The second part tells about the programming of a chess game, about chess competitions of computers. The third part of the book includes fifteen best games of the world champion with his comments.

The book of world chess champion A.Ye. Karpov and the chess master, candidate of technical sciences E.Ya. Gika introduces the reader to the various sides of the chess game and chess art. The first part of the book consists of stories about world championship matches, about chess combinations, tasks and etudes. The second part tells about the programming of a chess game, about chess competitions of computers. The third part of the book includes fifteen best games of the world champion with his comments.

The book of mathematics, candidate of technical sciences and master of chess E.Ya.Gika tells about the various links between chess and mathematics. Many types of mathematical problems and puzzles on a chessboard are considered: about the strength of figures, their routes, arrangements and rearrangements, about cutting and covering the board. Mathematical games on a chessboard are described, records are set, a chess success of a computer is reported. Mathematical coverage of such chess aspects as the compilation of tournament schedules, the calculation of ratings of chess players, the geometric properties of the board are given.

A detailed history of computer chess: the world championships among supercomputers and microcomputers, numerous games between grandmasters and computers. The Kasparov games against the strongest programs are commented in detail, incl. both matches with deep blue. Achievements of computers in the analysis, terminations, etc.

The brochure includes unusual charts, tic-tac-toe, sea battle, typesetter, anagrams, palindromes, Othello or reversi. All games are provided with illustrations and detailed descriptions.

Here is an original chess game textbook. Its author & mdash; famous chess writer and master who wrote about 180 chess books. You can increase your level of play, improve your understanding of the debut, middlegame and endgame. The book contains many examples from the work of world champions (about 250!), as well as other prominent chess players. For a wide range of chess lovers and connoisseurs.

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.

In addition to the detailed commented on all games of the 1996 World Championship match (using the options indicated to the author by A. Karpov), the book contains the author's diaries during the competition, interviews with the characters and guests of the match, color photos ...

The book is a complete collection of miniatures of thirteen world champions - from Steinitz to Kasparov. When selecting parties, only tournaments and matches with classical time control are considered. Readers can use the material to get acquainted with the creativity of world champions, like a debut manual, a collection of traps or even a textbook. Most miniatures contain comments, marked the key points of the game. As a rule, the author gave a modern interpretation of the debut. Thanks to a large number of diagrams, parties can be watched without placing figures.

The authors of this miniature book put together all their favorite tasks, puzzles and games - simple and complex, which are usually called logical and intellectual. The collection consists of eight chapters, contains a lot of funny and funny stories, humorous situations and tasks-jokes.

This book is a small chronicle of all international chess tournaments (women and men) held about Georgia until 1971. The author, a famous Georgian chess player and journalist Tengiz Giorgadze, who was present at all the tournaments, shares his impressions of the vicissitudes of the struggle, gives tables of results, selected games and photographs. The book pays sufficient attention to the works of Nona Gaprindashvili and Nana Alexandria. The book also tells about the first international match of Georgian chess players with the Romanian team. Lots of photos.

This collection of wonderful combinations is based on the famous magazine “Chess” published in the USSR. The editorial office was located in Riga, its members included strong Latvian chess players, and the editor-in-chief of the publication for many years was the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal, who always took an active part in the development of the magazine. Perhaps the most popular section among readers has always been “Find the best continuation without moving the pieces.” A fresh dozen of the most beautiful and instructive combinations, mainly from current tournaments, were published on the back cover, and the solutions were given in the next issue. The combinations were selected by the editorial team very carefully, because the magazine's circulation was more than 60,000 copies and was distributed in more than 50 countries! This edition includes combinations published in the mentioned section from 1980 to 1990. By solving these combinations, you are sure to improve your tactical skills and significantly strengthen your game.