In the book of ex-world champion Mikhail Tal and master Yakov Damsky, all the main components of the middlegame are examined, and in fact & mdash; and the whole chess game: attack, defense and counterattack. The typical techniques absolutely necessary for a chess player of any qualification are given; some are formulated and substantiated by the authors for the first time, and their knowledge will make it easier for readers to find the right ways to practice. Designed for the widest circles of chess players: from beginners to masters.

Alexander Belyavsky - one of the strongest Soviet grandmasters, four-time champion of the USSR, an applicant to the world chess crown. His book is a kind of textbook of the struggle for a chessboard. The struggle that has led the author to victories for dozens of times.

The world's first textbook of chess strategy and tactics, entirely built on games with computers! The basis of this `textbook of the XXI century` is 75 deeply commented parties, played by the hero of the book with the strongest computers in 1990-97. But not only with the electronic `goliaths` the great David had to fight in his life. This dramatic confrontation between the creative person and the system is also discussed for the first time. So under one cover two books are hidden, as it were: an unusual chess textbook and a book of memoirs of an outstanding grandmaster.

Dear chess player! You already defeated our first four books and learned how to put a mate on the enemy's king. Unfortunately, the chess game often fails to solve the problem in this way. The book "E" is designed to ensure that in your arsenal there are as many different chess techniques that will help you win victories. Your weapon will be both terrible double blows, and suffocating ligaments, and clever zastavki, and sweet distractions. You will learn how to release lines for the striking blows of your long-range figures, and in case of danger you will learn how to block the road to enemy figures and conduct your combinations. Do not be afraid to sacrifice a couple of pieces to the enemy to achieve the goal! Count the combination, and you will be able to return the material with interest. With the first tasks of each lesson, you can easily cope. The rest will be a little more difficult, but if you see weak fields on the board, pay attention to the unprotected figures of the enemy, the constrained position of his king, you will solve any problem. You can easily arrange all the positions on the chessboard, since the number of pieces in each position does not exceed 10. Good luck to you! The book is intended for chess players 2-3 digits <

The book is in excellent shape. The dust jacket has peeled off the lamination layer in places The famous publication of the Yugoslav Informant.  

The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

Readers are invited to a brilliant book of the famous Romanian grandmaster Michael Marina, which was recognized in 2005 as the best chess book in the United States. In the second volume of the two-volume book, the work of world champions T. Petrosyan, R. Fisher, A. Karpov, and the unfading V. Korchnoi is considered.

This version of the Sicilian defense, first applied by the Russian master Veniamin Sozin in the USSR Championship of 1929, was a brilliant weapon in the handling of the legendary world champion Robert Fisher. He was in the debut repertoire of Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov. Recently, this option is widely used in modern practice. The systematized theory of the Sozin-Fisher attack is first published in Russia.

A manual for training and self-testing combinational abilities of a chess player. 400 combinations

The book is devoted to the most popular intellectual game & mdash; chess. It discusses the basics of playing chess, and also describes a special "chess" & raquo; terminology. On examples of famous parties, readers will get acquainted with the most important tactical combinations from the arsenal of leading grandmasters. The author of the book, himself an experienced chess player, will explain to readers the rules of developing figures, seizing the initiative and gaining a material advantage. Each phase of the game & mdash; debut, middlegame and endgame & mdash; considered separately, and identified the main objectives that need to be achieved for victory in the party.

The classic textbook of the chess master and well-known journalist V.L. Henkin, renamed "1000 Matte Combinations" in the new century, comes out under its original name and again - with the Preface of Michael Tal, with the kind permission of the daughter of the eighth world champion Jeanne Tal. For the new edition, all positions were computer-tested; in general, they with honor passed the test of "time and machine", although some illustrative options were adjusted. Well-chosen examples show typical methods of attacking the king, they are taught to find combinations in the most innocuous positions. All the standard schemes of attack were seriously systematized. The book written in a living language is designed for the widest layers of chess fans. It can serve as a teaching aid for school-age children, but it will also be of interest to adults.