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.

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;

This textbook is intended for young chess players from 8 to 14 years old, from the second category to candidate master of sports. It will also be useful for children's coaches when preparing for chess strategy classes. Having carefully studied the book, young chess players will seriously improve their understanding of strategy, learn to apply the methods invented by their great predecessors in certain positions, and acquire the necessary knowledge base to develop their own strategic techniques.

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.

Renowned chess theorist master Jacob Neishtadt wrote a guide to strategy and tactics. The course he offers is based on the creative legacy of Paul Keres, one of the outstanding chess players of our century. This is a tutorial covering position assessment and planning, attack and defense techniques, classification of combinations and calculation of options, while at the same time - & mdash; gallery of works by the Estonian grandmaster, grouped by theme. The educational material is preceded by an essay on Keres's sports path, his style of play and the place he occupied in the history of chess. The book is intended for chess-ranked players. & Nbsp; The new edition has been computer tested.

The author, international master, FIDE trainer, conceived this a book as an introductory strategy course, in an understandable form explaining its basic principles. In the first This volume covers positional maneuvers and techniques typical of each individual figure in second & mdash; to combine shapes in their interaction or confrontation. The book contains many examples that you need find the necessary moves in the game or a solution for a given position. This work will serve as an excellent guide both for independent training of players and for chess trainers .

The book contains 1000 selected popular chess etudes, & nbsp; characterized by easy construction, ingenious and effective solution, excellent form. The author of the collection, the 14-time world champion in chess composition, an international grandmaster, not only leads the decisions, but also tells about the history, theory, themes of the modern chess composition, famous compilers of the past and present. The book is also a kind of reshebnik (answers & mdash; at the end of the book!), With which you will improve your tactical vision and hone the technique of calculating options. For a wide range of chess lovers. Fragment 1 Fragment 2

The book by international master Maxim Chetverik is dedicated to the Bogolyubov defense with the basic order of moves 1.d4 N6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4 +. Despite the extensive practice of this debut (including at the highest level), there were no monographs in Russian before. Thematically, the work is close to the author's previous debut work, New Indian Defense. System 4.g3 '' and to a certain extent is its addition and continuation. The 114 well-commented games are grouped into 20 chapters, grouped into three parts. The grandmaster practice of recent years is described in detail with a number of original analyzes. Relevant sequels are given for both sides, which expands the target audience of readers.