If you want to learn how to play chess - then this book is for you! Our book will cover all aspects of the chess game in a simple and understandable form: from the very basics (the comparative strength of the pieces; how best to start your game and what tactics to use; how to write down and read chess games; which pieces can be sacrificed and which are not; and etc.) to the level of confident play (many different techniques (using ligaments, stale checkmate, playing for stalemate, etc.); techniques and advice of great chess players, games of great chess players). In addition, your personal chess notebook will be a pleasant and useful bonus to the book, in which you can write down your games in the learning process and in further games. The notebook comes with the book. Play and win your first chess game!

The author, V.A. Ivonin, has a lot to share with readers: he has a long life, work for a large sports worker, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, the World and European Championships, the largest international chess competitions, in over a decade, including world championship matches in which he participated as one of the organizers.

The book of chess master I.L. Kagan is the 2nd edition of his primer. The first, edited by M. Tal, was published in Petrozavodsk in 1986. This edition has been revised and included examples from modern practice.

Coated paper, color printing, great gift! Grigori Kaygorodov, a doctor and poet from Uray, is sure that learning to play chess is not as difficult as it seems, & ndash; a little harder than learning to read. And he published a book in verse titled "The Alphabet of Chess". Since the circulation is not large (only one and a half thousand copies) the book can only be found in Uray & ndash; in bookstores or in kindergartens, where kids gradually learn to play chess. After all, each figure is described in simple verses with simple rhymes. It is much easier for babies to memorize information submitted in this way. In addition to the poems themselves, there are simple and vivid illustrations in the book & ndash; pictures and diagrams. As the author himself says, all this has been done to ensure that modern children stop paying so much attention and time to computers, and become more engaged in things that are useful for themselves. After all, chess improves memory, develops logical thinking, and also contributes to greater dedication and perseverance. In addition to the book, Kaygorodov created the & laquo; nursery & raquo; chess & ndash; incomplete set without queenside. His desire to develop the chess elite of Russia has already been noticed by Moscow grandmasters and chess coaches. Although it will be possible to judge the effectiveness of the textbook only in a few years.

The book is devoted to the issues of combating short castling with the arrangement of pawns in the f7, g7, h7 fields. The authors consider the most typical schemes for seeing a frontal figure-shaped attack on the king with a given pawn structure. 

The book contains both positions that happened in real games and educational positions on various aspects of the “distraction” topic: distraction on the mat, distraction with a double hit, etc. At the end of each section are solutions. The book will be useful to a chess player of any qualification.

The reader is invited to another book from the series PRACTICUM ON CHESS TACTICS. The book contains both positions that happened in real games, and training positions on the topics: overlap, release (fields, lines, etc.), opening lines. At the end of each topic are solutions. The book will be useful to a chess player of any qualification.

The reader is invited to a book from the series “Workshop on Chess Tactics”. The book contains both positions that happened in real games and training positions on the topics: forced mat, double hit, linear attack, open attack, ligament, removal of defense, blockade. At the end of each topic are solutions. The book will be useful to a chess player of any qualification.

If you like chess and want to improve your chess skills, then this book is for you. It is dedicated to the art of combinations and combines the functions of a textbook and a task book, that is, it provides the basics not only of theory, but also of practice. The material in it is grouped according to traditional chess themes, which are illustrated by 1325 classic examples and are presented in the form of lessons with an explanation of a particular tactical device. The book will be useful for both professional chess players and those who are taking their first steps in the study of chess tactics.

The law of chess: "A bad plan is better than a game without a plan." And a plan is a strategy. The ICCF grandmaster’s book, N. Kalinichenko, the author of many publications on chess theory, introduces the reader to the basics of chess strategy. The book discusses the basic ideas of attack, defense, the struggle for the initiative. Knowledge of these fundamentals like the thread of Ariadne will lead the reader out of the maze of the most difficult chess patterns.  For a wide range of readers.

The reader is offered a unique collection of lessons, lectures, seminars on all issues of chess perfection, including psychology, opening preparation, solving problems in the middle of the game, enhancing the endgame skill, etc. Among the authors are world champions, outstanding chess players, coaches and teachers.

The third volume is devoted to the Steinitz system 1. e4 e5 2. Kf3 Kf6 3. d4, which has not lost its relevance today