Genna Sosonko (Gennady Borisovich Sosonko, 1943) & mdash; international native grandmaster, two-time champion of Holland. Emigre- rampart from the Soviet Union in 1972 and since then lives in Amsterdam. Winner and winner of many international tournaments. Being renowned journalist and commentator, last quarter century devotes to literary work. According to the 13th world champion Garry Kasparov, today Genna Sosonko & mdash; & laquo; undisputed writing chess player number one & raquo ;. In his new book, which includes 32 pages of unique photos on coated paper, the author talks about secrets success in chess, about state leaders of the past and the present- who was somehow involved in the ancient game, and about the chosen ones Caissa & mdash; Capablanca, Alekhine, Fisher, Karpov and Kasparov. For a wide range of chess lovers. Snippet 1 Fragment 2

World champion Magnus Carlsen is the undoubted leader of modern chess. Unlike most of the strongest grandmasters of the 21st century, the Norwegian goes its own way, relying not on the “slaughter” & raquo; computer preparation of the debut repertoire, and the ability to play the original positions of the mittfiel and fight in the endgame to the last "patron". Being an adherent of the positional style, M. Carlsen has a remarkable combinative imagination and feels the dynamic resources of the struggle perfectly.30 M. Carlsen's games included in this book will give the readers considerable aesthetic pleasure and will be an excellent school of modern chess. divided into thematic sections, each of which is provided with a brief introduction.

A new book by a respected grandmaster and trainer is devoted to the most pressing issue: how to make working with a computer as efficient as possible? Using the example of numerous detailed commented games of the super tournaments of recent years, the author explains what kind of opening philosophy a particular representative of the world chess elite professes, and how he builds his opening repertoire. Despite the intrusion of computers, the middlegame to a much greater degree retained its individual coloring. Therefore, it is interesting to trace how the strongest chess players of our time approach the solution of non-standard problems that arise during the game. Even the best players make sometimes incomprehensible mistakes that make it difficult to find a logical explanation. In the final part of the book, the author attempts to understand the nature of some errors. For a wide range of chess lovers.

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.

Here is an original chess game textbook. Its author & mdash; famous chess writer and master who wrote about 180 chess books. You can increase your level of play, improve your understanding of the debut, middlegame and endgame. The book contains many examples from the work of world champions (about 250!), as well as other prominent chess players. For a wide range of chess lovers and connoisseurs.

Italian Party & mdash; This is the cutting edge of modern chess. After a hundred years of oblivion, in the 21st century, she has pressed many other debuts, and today all the best chess players in the world play it. Her modern interpretation is full of new ideas, her theory has grown thanks to the studies of modern grandmasters, and this book attempts to reflect on the current state of this beginning. But this book is not just a collection of options for a fashionable debut, its main feature & mdash; a demonstration of key ideas and typical techniques in various positions of this debut, and each key idea is highlighted in the text. Thanks to this, the book can be used as a strategy textbook in & laquo; Italian & raquo; positions (there is even a head of the "Italian endgame"). A separate section of the book is devoted to the major problem of modern chess & mdash; obtaining similar & laquo; Italian & raquo; positions from other openings. The book will be interesting to chess players of the most varied qualifications.