Dmitry Plisetskiy's comment: - In the new edition of the 1st volume of the book by Garry Kasparov & quot; My great predecessors & quot; a number of historical facts were clarified and comments on all (!) 148 parties were thoroughly revised. Many previous estimates have changed in the games of Andersen, Morphy, Steinitz, Chigorin, Tarrash, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine ... For example, in such famous games as the 7th game of the match Lasker - Steinitz (1894) or Pilsbury - Lasker (Petersburg 1896) , and indeed in all key parties of the match Capablanca - Alekhine (Buenos Aires 1927). Garry Kasparov’s five volumes & laquo; My great predecessors & raquo; has no analogues in chess literature: the 13th world champion talks about the fate and work of the twelve previous champions and their rivals, about a century and a half struggle for world championship. Exploring the famous games under the microscope of powerful computer programs, the author changes many previous estimates and, in essence, summarizes the development of chess in the 20th century. The first volume is about & laquo; uncrowned kings & raquo; past and the first four official world champions & mdash; Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine. Here is the second edition, radically supplemented and revised. 48 pages of artwork on coated paper. & nbsp;

International master and bright chess writer Ilya Odessa is rightfully considered the world's largest expert on systems 1.b3 and 1 ... b6. Despite the apparent calm, these beginnings are extremely sharp, poisonous and often force the opponent to lay down their arms already in the opening ! The author’s books on these systems were previously published by our publishing house and were warmly received by chess players who wanted to learn how to quickly win and get a comprehensive debut repertoire for white and black. Recently, the author has played many new games and shot many new grandmaster scalps by stepping over the main game portal www.chess.com marks 2700 ELO points, which corresponds to the level of a strong grandmaster. In his new book I. Odessky presents the achievements of recent years that will help you smash rivals in the opening and white and black!

Full color printing. On coated paper. Chess & mdash; the royal game that the chess king will teach you & mdash; world champion Anatoly Karpov. You will learn about the manners and habits of the figures, learn how to attack energetically and coolly defend yourself. You will get acquainted with many tricks and traps that can be put to reckless opponents and, last but not least, learn how not to get into them yourself. Having traveled through the pages of this book, you will prepare for your first chess battle with the help of a great chess player & mdash; against mom or dad, friend or computer, on the Internet or at a competition. The book will allow your child to easily learn the rules of the game, helping him to win not only in chess, but also in life. After all, chess develops perseverance, logical thinking and memory, teaches rational use of time. According to this textbook, teachers, trainers or parents can even teach children the basics of a wise game, even with minimal chess preparation. the game.

The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

One of the most legendary tournaments in the history of chess. Constellation of names: first place & mdash; E. Bogolyubov, second & mdash; Em. Lasker, third & mdash; J.R. Capablanca! And also: F. Marshall, R. Reti, A. Rubinstein, R. Shpilman and many others. During the tournament, film director V. Pudovkin shot the famous feature film Chess Fever, in which world champion Jose Raul Capablanca played himself. All games of the First Moscow with comments from the winner of the tournament. For a wide range of chess lovers.

The book tells about the creative path of a bright chess ascetic, master of sports of the USSR in practical play and composition, a brilliant journalist and mentor of etude champions - Anatoly Georgievich Kuznetsov (1932-2000). The book contains fifty of his parts and fragments. Kuznetsov's rivals include many famous matadors: future world champion Boris Spassky, grandmasters Igor Bondarevsky, Alexander Tolush, Evgeny Vasyukov, Vladimir Liberzon, Vladimir Simagin, Leonid Shamkovich, Vladimir Antoshin & hellip; The creative portrait of the maestro will be complemented by a hundred selected studies and problems that have become classics of chess art. For example, the 12th world champion Anatoly Karpov commented on three works by Kuznetsov for the book A Chess Study Through the Eyes of a Grandmaster. Anatoly Georgievich was also a true creator of talents, among his pupils were international grandmasters Ernest Pogosyants, Nikolai Kralin and Oleg Pervakov. The book is designed for a wide range of chess players, from beginners to grandmaster.