This brilliant book in verse for children was written by Elena Danko - an outstanding Russian artist, writer, poetess. & nbsp; Colored autolithographs of the famous graphic artist, engraver, lithographer, book illustrator, professor Nikolai Kupreyanov. Reprint from the 1930 edition. An introduction to the chess world for the smallest chess players. & nbsp; & nbsp;

The 2nd edition, revised and supplemented, of the popular monograph, which is dedicated to one of the most combat modern debuts – the Old Indian defense. The author meticulously builds the entire defensive line of black (including on the territory of "adjacent" openings, such as the English beginning or the London system), explains standard plans and tactical techniques, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The book is addressed to chess players of any level, since the laws of Old Indian are the same for both amateurs and super grandmasters.

Good news: any chess player can improve their game by regularly solving tactical problems! Even the great combinations of the great masters are based on a small number of simple tactics that anyone can learn and apply. Unlike memorizing a bunch of opening variations, solving tactical exercises will surely seem very enjoyable and inspiring to you.  This book is intended for rated chess players who want to improve their tactical vision, as well as combinational and counting skills. The author, an international master in practical play and a grandmaster in composition, an experienced coach and a popular writer, carefully selected spectacular combinations with sacrifices from the work of world champions, as well as brilliant studies that demonstrate tactical ideas in their purest form.  The book deals with 15 basic tactics and motives. 342 combinations and etudes are intended for independent solution. For a wide range of chess lovers. 

Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich (11/9/1936 - 06/28/1992) eighth world champion (1960 - 1961), international grandmaster (1957). Latvian Champion 1953, 1965 USSR Champion 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 Eight-time winner of the World Chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time world champion among students in the team competition. Winner of the first unofficial World Blitz Championship (1988). Winner of interzonal tournaments 1958, 1964, 1979, Candidates Tournament 1959, participant of two matches for the world championship and seven matches of candidates. He won 44 international tournaments. The most complete collection of M. Tal's games is designed for a wide range of chess amateurs

Before you is a legendary textbook included in the golden fund of world chess literature. It was written by an outstanding grandmaster, a brilliant writer and is devoted to the consistent study of all the techniques and stages of playing in the middlegame & ndash; from the combinational possibilities of each piece to the transition to the endgame, including typical pawn structures. & nbsp; The author clearly systematizes all the material and gives clear definitions of game principles that will help to correctly assess the position and find the right solution in a practical game. & Nbsp; The book is written in bright language, it deals with many games of outstanding chess players. & Nbsp; By studying this book, you will undoubtedly greatly strengthen your game and expand your chess range. For a wide range of chess lovers.

A new book by a famous coach is devoted to such an important section of chess tactics as forced checkmate. Variants with continuous checks do not require special training; they are quite simple and understandable even for entry-level players. Through the prism of numerous checks, the reader can not only learn to flawlessly checkmate the opponent's king, but also gain basic knowledge of other techniques that will inevitably be required for further study of tactics. The book contains 1500 positions saturated with tactical resources, of which 1380 & ndash; for an independent solution. The tutorial is divided into 31 chapters, most of which are devoted to one specific tactical technique with a detailed explanation. Chapters titled 'Combinations' are designed to consolidate the passed material and test the acquired knowledge. The final chapter (120 positions) makes the book useful for chess players of even the highest level, since it is composed exclusively of difficult problems and is a universal test that checks the ability to put a forced checkmate. For a wide range of chess lovers.