The name of the outstanding American chess player Paul Morphy is covered with legendary fame. Just three years (1857-1859), Morphy acted on the official chess scene, proving his clear superiority over the best masters of the New and Old World and becoming, in fact, uncrowned & raquo; world champion. 30 parties of one of the greatest chess geniuses of all time, offered to the attention of the reader, are the brightest products of Morphy and, undoubtedly, will bring great aesthetic pleasure to chess lovers. For educational purposes, the parties are divided into thematic sections, each of which is preceded by a short introduction. According to most experts, classical chess education is inconceivable without studying the creativity of Morphy, since it was the chess world that learned the correct understanding of the game. His games will be extremely useful and interesting to study chess of any skill, from beginner to master.

The legendary St. Petersburg chess player Heinrich Chepukaitis, the "deserved recidivist of the blitz", the multiple champion of Leningrad-Petersburg and Moscow in a lightning game, rose in the standings sometimes above M. Tal, V. Korknoy and T. Petrosyan. Being one of the strongest blitz players in the world, Henry Mikhaylovich expressed his main idea in chess with one phrase: "It's not necessary to play well, it is necessary that a partner play badly!". You'll find out what you need to do on the hanging flags, how to knock the opponent out of the way, drive him into time trouble and force him to make mistakes. The story of the grandmaster and writer G.Sosonko "Chip" precedes the narrative, the full version of which is published for the first time. Especially this book will be interesting to those wishing to strengthen their game in the "five-minute".

International Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov is a champion of Yugoslavia, a two-time champion of the Netherlands, having in his credit victories over G.Kasparov, V.Kramnik, V.Anand. This book is devoted to one of the most important questions of improving the chess player & mdash; the study of typical positions and methods of playing in the middlegame. This problem has for the first time been subjected to such thorough and profound research in the chess literature. Detailed analyzes of chess games by top-level players with clear explanations will allow players wishing to improve their results to sharply increase in the middlegame. You will be able to understand which positions are right for you in style, to acquire the & laquo; practical & raquo; understanding debuts and learn the right approaches to the main problems of the middle of the game, such as & ndash; space, dynamics, initiative. Foreword by international grandmaster Michael Adams. For a wide range of chess fans.

Решебник.Шахматные the endings. 1-2 digit, 1700-2000 Elo. 1-2 Klasse. In the latter, the 4th "Solver" & raquo; We have collected the basic typical positions of chess endings, which you need to know as a multiplication table. And that was not boring, added interesting examples from the parties of champions and amazing sketches of famous chess composers. In the endgame, victory usually comes to the more experienced and knowledgeable. All the world champions have repeatedly emphasized the need to study graduation. V. Smyslov advises young chess players to give the endgame a special attention. H.R. Capablanca believes that the ability to play the ending is a necessary condition for practical success. A & laquo; grandfather of Russian chess & raquo; A. Petrov argues that being able to play the endgame & ndash; means, be able to play. We do not doubt that by solving all the tasks from this book, you will fall in love with simple positions. And then to build the chess "bridge", & square the & raquo; and & la; ladder & raquo; will not be difficult for you. And at the right time & ndash; you will be able to drive the enemy into zugzwang. At the end of the game, you will definitely meet all the tactics learned in the first three books.

The book presents 365 tasks, broken down into five levels of complexity. All examples have clues that will help you to solve almost any position if necessary. The book is built on fascinating and instructive examples, snatched from the stream of modern practice.

The authors analyze the phenomenon of "chess blindness", when the player does not see the opportunity that is right before your eyes. The psychological, positional and geometric factors that cloud the chess player's mind are explained. The authors show how to detect such invisibility moves, and how you can "program" yourself from the template.

The last book of the famous coach Mark Izrailevich Dvoretsky (1947-2016), over which he worked until the last days of his life. This is a collection of tests on a variety of topics: training combinational vision and techniques for calculating options, finding candidate moves, adopting optimal positional solutions, and a number of others. Among the exercises you will find both debut, and middlegame, and endgame positions, not only taken from practical games, but also sketches. & laquo; Mark Izrailevich wanted to write a book that not only teaches some chess tricks, but also simply delivers fun to game lovers. Therefore, he tried to collect the most & laquo; tasty & raquo; examples. I hope that this last book of Mark Izrailevich will reach its goal and give readers many chess discoveries and the joy of communicating with the wonderful coach and author & raquo; (A.Yusupov). For a wide range of chess fans.

Основные понятия Гамбит является вдохновляющей руководство для тех, кто стремится обострить свою игру и бороться за победу. Эта книга предлагает идеи и понимание современной игры. Key Concepts of Gambit Play is an inspirational guide for those seeking to sharpen their game and fight for the win. By covering 14 gambits from a wide range of openings, this book offers ideas and insights into the nature of modern gambit play. Grandmaster Yuri Razuvaev was one of the best-known coaches and chess writers in the Soviet Union. He worked with a host of stars, including World Champions Anatoly Karpov, Veselin Topalov and Alexandra Kosteniuk. He died in 2012. The book is comprehensively updated by Grandmaster Jacob Aagaard, without ruining any of the charm of the original.

Joseph Dorfman & mdash; talented grandmaster, coach G. Kasparov and E. Bacrot for the first time appears before the Russian-speaking reader in a new capacity: as the author and propagandist of the original theory. Two textbooks, illustrating the practical application of his peculiar method, have become in the West chess bestsellers of recent years. The algorithm of searching for a course and the way of actions in critical positions proposed by I. Dorfman have been repeatedly tested at training camps with chess players of various levels, and their effectiveness is confirmed by the excellent results of the author and his students.

Chess is the royal game that the chess king will teach you - the multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov.         You will learn about the manners and habits of the figures, learn how to aggressively attack and defend yourself in cold blood. You will get acquainted with many tricks and traps that can be put to careless rivals and, equally important, you will learn how to not get into them yourself.         Having traveled through the pages of this book, you with the help of a great chess player prepare for your first chess battle - against your mom or dad, friend or computer, on the Internet or in competition.         The book will allow your child to master the rules of the game, help him to win not only in chess, but in life. After chess develops assiduity, logical thinking and memory, they learn to rationally use time.         According to this textbook, teachers, coaches or parents, even with minimal chess preparation, will be able to teach children the basics of a wise game.         The book is colorfully framed and will be a wonderful gift to someone who wants to learn an ancient and wise game.

A classic textbook by an outstanding Austrian grandmaster. Reprint edition.