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Yochanan Afek & ndash; an international master in a practical game, which has titles in almost all areas of chess, including the title of grandmaster in composition. During his long and successful career, Afek has been a compiler and solver, player and organizer, as well as an arbiter and coach. The decision of etudes has long and firmly established itself as a very effective method of improvement in chess. In the book & laquo; Learn to win beautifully & raquo; one of the greatest etudes in the world Johanan Afek shares his best works. Stoke your imagination, gain a deeper understanding of chess geometry and develop a more subtle sense of the potential of pieces, trying to find ideas in hundreds of sketches and combinations in this book. Or just admire the awesome chess ideas and moves! From the foreword of Grandmaster Emil Sutovsky: & laquo; The book you are holding in your hands is full of energy; it is fresh and written with great love and passion for the game. Yochanan loves to share his knowledge and is happy to invite us to his magical world & raquo ;. For a wide range of chess lovers.

The last tournament triumph of the great Russian chess player Mi- Hail Ivanovich Chigorin & mdash; a brilliant victory in III All-Russia skom tournament that brought together all the color of domestic chess. Chigorin not only won the tournament, but was also the main author in the preparation of next track tournament collection. The book, published in 1904, was with love and very high quality. Officially published for its time, illustrated with photos and a separate group portrait of participants on coated paper. The success of the book contributed not only to its worthy design and a bright analytical work of Chigorin, but also a markedly increased class domestic masters. The legendary compilation of the III All-Russian tournament has long become a great orally inaccessible bibliographic rarities. Thanks to this & nbsp; reprint edition printed on a special paper with a print run of & nbsp; 500 copies, you have the opportunity to become acquainted with our invaluable chess, historical and literary heritage. & Nbsp; Fragment 1 Fragment 2 Tab

The book is dedicated to the work of Sergei Karyakin — one of the SIL- the youngest grandmasters of our time, Vice-world champion in 2016. Opens her biographical sketch, which tells about her- about the Russian grandmaster's path, his views on chess art. The main part of the book presents readers with 75 of the best Karjakin's parties, clearly revealing the characteristic feature of his style Gar-manichee combination of subtle understanding of the position with great sense of dynamics. Parties are grouped by training topics: attack on the king; nastu- battle in the center and on the Queen's flank; two-flank strategy; opening wins; symmetrical pawn structure in the center; positional sacrifice; defense and counterattack; endgame. The author is an international grandmaster, honored coach Of Russia. "Fascinating notes the author does not overload the computer.- mi options, and provides useful training explanations that allows you to consider the collection as a kind of a textbook on all three stages of the chess game", - writes in pre- Preface to the book by Sergey Koryakin.

Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich (9.11.1936 & mdash; 28.06.1992) eighth world champion (1960 & mdash; 1961), international grandmaster (1957). Latvian Champion 1953, 1965 USSR Champion 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 Eight-time winner World Chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time champion the world among students in the team competition. First Winner the first unofficial world blitz championship (1988). By- the winner of the interzonal tournaments 1958, 1964, 1979, tour- nira of the 1959 contenders, participant of two matches at the world championship championship and seven matches of the candidates. Has won victories in 44 international tournaments. The most complete collection of M. Tal's games is designed for a wide range of chess lovers

This new book by the many-times world champion Anatoly Karpov and the author of more than fifty books, grandmaster Nikolay Kalinichenko, is devoted to one of the most complicated and strategically deep openings & mdash; the Queen's Gambit Declined. Using games played by the strongest grandmasters, it describes the interesting ideas which have appeared in the main development systems of this opening. Along with games from recent years, the book presents the most important encounters from the chess heritage. And of course, it includes games by Anatoly Karpov himself & mdash; a great expert on the Queen's Gambit, who generously shares with the reading his unique understanding of the concepts involved. The book is aimed at strong players, but it will also be of interest to a wide range of chess enthusiasts.

The first major work dedicated to the remarkable chess player Efim Dmitrievich Bogolyubov, who twice played the match for the title of world champion. In chess literature, Bogolyubov's work is not widely represented. Meanwhile, the chess legacy of one of the greatest chess players of the first half of the twentieth century & ndash; it is a storehouse of chess ideas and techniques. & nbsp; The first part of the book is a biographical sketch supplemented by rare, previously unknown documents and photographs. In the second part, which examines Bogolyubov's chess work, his creative portrait is given. Bogolyubov's creativity is so multifaceted that one can pick up an example from his games on any topic of general chess theory. & Nbsp; Detailed comments and distribution of material by topic make the book a real textbook. & Nbsp; For a wide range of chess lovers.

& nbsp; The new book of the famous chess master and writer (author of more than 150 books) Evgeny Gik presents 265 best games of all chess kings - from Steinitz, Lasker, Alekhine and Capablanca to Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Karlsen. Among them are laureate parties, winning miniatures, combinations with the queen's sacrifice, decisive matches from fights for the crown and others. The reader will also find here more than 100 amazing stories about world champions and about 150 rare photographs. Photo by Boris Dolmatovsky, Eugene Geek, Dagobert Colmeyer from the author’s archive. 2nd edition.

The work of Johann Hermann Zukertort is one of the brightest. some pages of chess art of the XIX century. Participant of the first match on world championship, triumphant of the largest international tournament in London in 1883, Zukertort was the successor of the glorious romance - traditional traditions of the 'old' combination school and, at the same time, one of the creators of the `` new '' positional school. Therefore, the style of Tsu- Curtorta was noted for special harmony and grace. Most of the 30 games were commented by Zukertort himself. and his historical rival Steinitz. For educational purposes, the material is divided into thematic sections, each with a short introduction. After studying this book, you will undoubtedly strengthen your game and get the truth- great pleasure! For a wide range of chess lovers.

The book tells about the chess way of Grandmaster Alexandra Goryachkina. The reader will learn about how a young athlete from chess remote provinces successfully went to storm the most prestigious tournaments, won the children's championships of Russia, Europe and the world, then entered in the adult national team of the country and has achieved the greatest successes in the process professional chess. Authors share the secrets of successful workouts from Alexandra and her parents, suggest what problems can expect young talents on the road to success. The book provides many details commented on chess pieces, revealing the creator Grandmaster’s image. For a wide range of chess lovers.