This book is both an excellent manual for independent study, and
a valuable instructional aid for chess trainers and teachers. Many
experts even consider that nothing better of its kind has been written.
As a program for training chess players, it was developed by Victor
Golenishchev, a USSR master and honored trainer. Golenishchev’s
programs (the present book, and also the programs for 2nd category,
1st category and candidate master) still retain great methodological
value and are successfully employed in chess teaching. It is noteworthy
that the present work is extremely popular not only with our
trainers but also with foreign experts. The present edition of this
classic book has been updated with numerous examples from the
games of the best players of recent years and reflects modern views
on chess. The editor-in-chief is the multiple world champion Anatoly
Karpov.This book is both an excellent manual for independent study, and
a valuable instructional aid for chess trainers and teachers. Many
experts even consider that nothing better of its kind has been written.
As a program for training chess players, it was developed by Victor
Golenishchev, a USSR master and honored trainer. Golenishchev’s
programs (the present book, and also the programs for 2nd category,
1st category and candidate master) still retain great methodological
value and are successfully employed in chess teaching. It is noteworthy
that the present work is extremely popular not only with our
trainers but also with foreign experts. The present edition of this
classic book has been updated with numerous examples from the
games of the best players of recent years and reflects modern views
on chess. The editor-in-chief is the multiple world champion Anatoly
Karpov.