The book is intended to help chess players of mass ranks to understand the game deeper, to be imbued with its logic and beauty. The reader will learn the principles of playing the debut, get acquainted with the basic tactical techniques in the middlegame and penetrate deeper into the secrets of the endgame. The author lived a short life, but managed to become one of the strongest grandmasters of the country, dividing the first-second place in the 36th USSR Championship with L. Polugaevsky. We hope, our book will not let you be bored and will open new horizons in understanding your favorite game!

The book is intended to help chess players of mass ranks to understand the game deeper, to be imbued with its logic and beauty. The reader will learn the principles of playing the debut, get acquainted with the main tactical techniques in the middlegame and penetrate deeper into the secrets of the endgame. The author lived a short life, but managed to become one of the strongest grandmasters of the country, dividing the first-second place in the 36th USSR Championship with L. Polugaevsky. We hope, our book will not let you be bored and will open new horizons in understanding your favorite game!

Unlike other popular books of this kind, there are many analytical findings.

The book offered to the reader contains 444 pitfalls that have occurred in chess practice or invented during the analysis of various opening constructions.  The material, diverse in the degree of complexity, illustrates the idea that success in chess requires knowledge of both specific opening options and various tactical techniques.  The games are sorted by opening, which gives young chess players an idea of the theory of chess. An index of combining themes and ideas that took place in the given parties is also given.  The book is designed for lower-level chess players, and may also be of interest to more sophisticated fans of the chess game.

Zenon Franco guide readers through 50 top-level games, challenges them to guess key moves correctly, and asks questions at critical moments. Points are awarded for good answers, and at the end of each game, the score-chart rates the work of the device. This material has never appeared in English before, and presents a selection of monthly articles that Franco has written for a quarter century in the Spanish-language magazines, revised and rechecked for this book. Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who now lives in Spain. He is an experienced chess coach, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, now one of the leading grandmasters, whom he taught from 1995 to 1999.

All the games are flowing from the bottom to the bottom, and sprinkled with spectacular ideas and sacrifices. However, it’s not true that they couldn’t brighten up their creative successes. It is important for students to learn how to play. Here, one of the most experienced annotators has selected the mystery. Positional factors led to that decision being justified. One can observe either a lightning-fast storm, or one lightning-fast storm. Finally, we witness the final execution of the tactical blows. We’ve been grasped by the ideas, where we’ve been practicing the heroics. Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who lives in Spain. He is an experienced chess trainer, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, who he taught from 1995 to 1999

The work of the famous chess master and writer is a compact textbook that introduces the reader to the basic terms and concepts of the chess game and allows you to master its basic elements in a short time. The book is written in a simple fascinating form: 36 entertaining lessons with tasks, analyzes, tips, answers and comments, with 150 diagrams and illustrations contribute to the rapid absorption of the material.

The book of a famous journalist, the author of several books on chess, introduces the reader to the basic terms and concepts of a chess game and allows you to master its basic elements in a short time. The author of this manual decided to offer to the attention of an inquisitive reader a kind of mini-textbook, the purpose of which is not only to acquaint you with the basic terms of a chess game and promote its development in a relatively short time, but also to help him teach chess and his younger partners to play. Especially those who still read only syllables themselves. Being addressed primarily to young readers, the book is written in a simple, fascinating form: 36 interesting lessons with tasks, analyzes, tips, answers and comments, with 150 diagrams and illustrations contribute to the rapid absorption of the material. Have a nice and useful chess leisure!

Before you, a chess tutorial, which will be useful not only for beginners, but also for dischargers. Its author, a famous literary master, offers beginners to make an exciting journey to the chess world. You have to go from familiarity with the rules of the game to the ability to use the typical techniques and make beautiful combinations. All topics are illustrated with carefully thought-out examples. At the end of each chapter, you will find several exercises to help you understand if the lesson is well learned. At one time the book was approved by Mikhail Tal, who wrote a foreword to her. Good luck!

Before you, a chess tutorial, which will be useful not only for beginners, but also for dischargers. Its author, a famous literary master, offers beginners to make an exciting journey to the chess world. You have to go from familiarity with the rules of the game to the ability to use the typical techniques and make beautiful combinations. All topics are illustrated with carefully thought-out examples. At the end of each chapter, you will find several exercises to help you understand if the lesson is well learned. At one time the book was approved by Mikhail Tal, who wrote a foreword to her. Good luck!

The book & nbsp; is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own. The instructive method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises contribute to the assimilation of the rules and laws that make up the foundation of a chess school. The material is submitted in accordance with modern pedagogical principles, and the textbook can be used for classes in chess schools under the program of the first year of study. This book has received high reader ratings in many countries of the world; The text of the textbook is presented in two parallel languages: Russian and English. & quot; Large, encyclopedic format & quot ;.