In the West, this book of grandmaster John Nunn - a contender for the world crown, Olympic champion in the national team of England and part-time doctor of mathematics - has long been a bestseller. A new, noticeably expanded edition is finally coming out in Russian. How to calculate the options and fight with blunders, how to correctly attack and defend the worst positions, how to build your debut repertoire and conduct an educational program in the endgame, how to work with a computer and how to read literature, you will find answers to these and many other questions .

A course of lectures for chess players who want to increase the strength of their game. 3 sections: history and theory of the debut, combination and positional game, theory and practice of the endgame. Each of them is written by a master of his craft! A great place in this textbook is occupied by exercises for independent work (answers at the end of the book). The authors were the leading popular television program in Russia.

Before you well-proven work of two experienced coaches on work with young chess players. The book consists of two parts. The first is devoted to chess basics. It gives many examples and homework assignments, which allows children to study independently and in a relatively short time pass the course of primary education. The second part is devoted to the basics of chess tactics and introduces to the characteristic techniques and motivations of the combination game, allowing to master its basic elements in a short time. The location of the topics studied in the form of lessons with examples for a self-help solution contributes to consistent mastery of the material. The textbook will be useful for all young chess players both for independent study, and for working together with a coach or parents, as well as for all beginners to learn chess.

In the first book, the author-trainer of the highest category considers the issues of pedagogy and psycho-pedagogy of chess. The teaching methodology for primary school students is described in detail. 900 training positions by difficulty levels are given. & Nbsp; The book is intended for chess lovers, coaches, young chess players and their parents. Circulation 1000 copies.

"This party is in the collection to Matsukevich!" So often talk about bright and instructive short fights on the chessboard. The surname of the author, a famous master, writer and journalist, a long-term presenter the rubric "Cafe 13" in the magazine "64", has long been a household name. Anatoly Alexandrovich collected the world's largest collection of miniatures, and is rightfully considered the largest specialist on the topic on which the book is written. Before you is a kind of textbook of the debut fight, which will help you not only to win quickly, but also not to lose quickly. For a wide range of chess fans.

Circulation 500 copies

The classics taught: the simplest and most effective way to beat a less experienced chess player – get a position in which the knight fights the bishop. It is believed that these figures are equal in strength, but their characters are very different! If we draw an analogy with hockey, then elephants – These are fast and straightforward players with a powerful shot who love free space. Horses – nimble, technical and cunning forwards, capable of playing in the backfield. beat and confuse your opponent. The purpose of this book – help you improve your understanding of chess, develop a “sixth sense” for a correct and quick assessment of the position with different balances of forces: bishop against knight “one on one”, and with rooks, and with queens, and with all heavy pieces. Typical pawn structures are also considered, since in many openings the struggle between these diverse pieces begins from the very first moves. Author – an experienced coach who has trained more than one generation of chess players does not overload the reader with computer options, but tries to explain in detail and clearly the essence of what is happening on the board.  “When you read this book, absorb many useful recommendations of great chess players, which the author carefully presented to your attention, then your hand will begin to make much stronger moves without the help of your head.” (M. Shereshevsky). For advanced chess players and coaches.

The book offered to the reader contains 444 pitfalls that have occurred in chess practice or invented during the analysis of various opening constructions.  The material, diverse in the degree of complexity, illustrates the idea that success in chess requires knowledge of both specific opening options and various tactical techniques.  The games are sorted by opening, which gives young chess players an idea of the theory of chess. An index of combining themes and ideas that took place in the given parties is also given.  The book is designed for lower-level chess players, and may also be of interest to more sophisticated fans of the chess game.

At the very beginning of our acquaintance with chess, we realize how much depends on the first moves. Already in the early stages of the game, both players have a huge number of opportunities - the head is spinning! How not to go astray to an inexperienced chess player, how not to get stranded when leaving the native harbor, on which lighthouses to stay on? All these and many other questions are answered by the book that you hold in your hands. Your companions - the multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov and the grand master, the author of more than 40 books, Nikolay Kalinichenko - will always point the right way. For children of middle and senior school age.

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. 

Before you, a chess tutorial, which will be useful not only for beginners, but also for dischargers. Its author, a famous literary master, offers beginners to make an exciting journey to the chess world. You have to go from familiarity with the rules of the game to the ability to use the typical techniques and make beautiful combinations. All topics are illustrated with carefully thought-out examples. At the end of each chapter, you will find several exercises to help you understand if the lesson is well learned. At one time the book was approved by Mikhail Tal, who wrote a foreword to her. Good luck!