The book "Unusual Checkers & raquo; contains a description of the rules of fifty new checkers games. Detailed explanation of the rules of moves and takes, numerous illustrative illustrations & mdash; in such checkers it is easy to learn how to play independently.
For a wide range of readers.

The author, honored coach of Russia, master of sports, refers to one of the important sections of the chess strategy & mdash; types of centers. This manual covers issues related to the problems of the game in positions related to the "closed center". Considered a lot of examples, derived general recommendations on the proper management of the game in such situations. The book is written for practicing chess players, coaches and anyone who wants to better understand chess.

The purpose of our book is to help your child learn the basics of chess. . The author of this textbook for more than 30 years taught the children the basics and wisdom of the chess game. With the help of cheerful lessons in a fairy-tale forest school, your baby, along with Belochka-Umelochka, Lisichka, Soroka-Beloboka and other characters will make the first steps to the glory of the great grandmasters. & Nbsp;

The purpose of our book is to help a 5-7 year old kid learn the basics of an endgame in a chess game. The author of this textbook has been teaching children the basics and wisdom of a chess game for more than 20 years. With the help of fun lessons in a fabulous forest school, your little one will make the first steps to the glory of the great grandmasters along with Belochka-Umelochka, Lisichkoy, the Forty-Belobokoy and other characters.

"Play to the end: how to know the secrets of the endgame" - a collection of 48 analyzed fragments of the final part of the chess game (endgame). Based on this 50 endings from his practice, the author (an international chess master) played two matches with the strongest computer program of our time, the disassembled parts of which are offered to the attention of the reader. The book is intended for a wide range of readers interested in chess, who would like to raise their level skill both in the endings, and in the whole game.

Throughout the history of mankind there were great chess players, standing out from a huge mass of players. They changed the very appearance of the chess game, formed the rules. The book will acquaint you with these great players, their secrets of victories in chess games, "zest" and "chips" of the game. There is no doubt that the talented chess players are much more than presented on the pages of the book, but we selected the most vivid examples that can inspire and enrich the knowledge of both beginners and experienced players already

& quot; Chess textbook in practice & quot; It is intended for chess trainers and chess players who want to increase the class of the game by independently solving more than 700 positions from the games of grandmasters and masters and sketches on strategy, tactics and technique of various stages of the chess game. In the & quot; Solutions & Batch Extensions & quot; answers to tasks are given. The book covers all aspects of chess art: debuts, combinations, attack on the king, middlegame strategy (eight chapters), all kinds of endgames. As an appendix, examples are given of the creativity of world champions in the form of tasks for solving and extracting from the articles of A. Nimcović "How I Became Grandmaster" and "Tournament Game Technique".

This book is intended for children 5-6 years. It is at this age that it is most expedient to teach a child to play chess. Children of this age are eager for new knowledge and skills, willingly and with great interest are learning. A game of chess requires concentration of attention, mediated memorization, creative imagination, logic, self-control - all this will be useful to the child for successful schooling. In addition, the book will allow the child to prepare for teaching chess in school. In this tutorial, interesting exercises and tasks have been chosen that will transform the process of teaching preschool children to a chess game in an exciting intellectual journey.

The publication is the logical continuation of the book "1000 chess problems: the initial level" and contains 552 tasks for the declaration of a mat in two moves and 448 tasks for the announcement of a magician in three moves. All tasks are classified according to the most important topics, the mate in them is most often achieved with the help of an elegant combination. . The task is designed for those who want to increase the level of understanding of chess and their game class

The book contains memoirs of the author - the champion of Europe, the two-time champion of Russia, the winner of numerous international tournaments, the famous coach, the vice-president of FIDE about meetings with outstanding chess players, statesmen, complex and often conflictual relations existing in the sport of higher achievements. The author tells about a number of the largest chess players of different years, including the tenth world champion B. Spassky, whose coach N. Krogius was at the time of winning the highest title. Part of the book is devoted to the problems of chess psychology, in which the author is one of the universally recognized world authorities. In addition, we are talking about negative trends in the behavior of some chess players, arising from their excessive ambitiousness and selfishness, which is typical not only for the world of chess, but for any human activity in which there is conflict. The book is intended for a wide range of people interested in chess, their theory, history and psychology, and for professionals - athletes and coaches.

There are a lot of secrets in chess, the possession of which distinguishes a virtuoso from an amateur. One of such secrets is the ability to play positions with multi-colored (or, in other words, (exclusive) elephants.In front of you is the first book devoted entirely to "multi-colored elephants" and tactical techniques allowing to win a crushing victory in a "different color." The author of the book, the international grandmaster and well-known chess analyst, for many years he studied the problem, analyzing the parties and approaches of the world's largest experts.When reading this book, you will take a serious step towards the chess Olympus.