Iser Iosifovich Kuperman (April 21, 1922 - Habno March 6, 2006, Boston) Soviet and American shashist (Russian and international drafts), international grandmaster (1958), draft theorist. One of the largest shashists of the XX century. Multiple champion of the USSR in Russian and international drafts, seven-time world champion in international drafts. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1960), stripped of his title in 1978 when he emigrated to Israel. Vladimir Mikhailovich Kaplan is a grandmaster. Game theorist. Indefatigable collector of checker positions, parties. Trainer. Journalist. An extraordinary sportsman. He is the author of many drafts manuals, theoretical articles written here in America, and the former USSR. `Beginning and the middle of the game in checkers` - has become a reference book of the three generations of the men of the shashi.

The book is in poor condition. There is a copy in the best condition - the price is 700 rubles.

The author has set himself a difficult goal: to create a kind of middlegame manual based on the material of the international grandmaster tournament. Grandmaster Bronstein is famous for his depth of play and his original understanding of the laws of chess. This is manifested in the grandmaster's games that have made the rounds of the world press and fully applies to his comments. Numerous positive and sometimes laudatory reviews of D. Bronstein’s first literary work, the benefits brought by the book according to reader reviews, indicated that the author had successfully completed the task set for himself. The second edition is slightly shortened compared to the first by excluding outdated material. The introductory article has been supplemented, and the errors noted in the first edition have been corrected.

The winners of the XII USSR Championship were invited to participate in the 1941 match tournament: I. Bondarevsky, A. Lilienthal, V. Smyslov, P. Keres, I. Boleslavsky and M. Botvinnik. After the participants of the match tournament became known, the tournament program was also determined. Everyone had to play four games with each other — in fact, a small match. Thus, the match tournament consisted of four rounds. Mikhail Moiseevich said that this book is the best thing he has done in the field of chess analysis. Meanwhile, it was created in the most difficult conditions: during the war, during the evacuation. The chess player's family of 6 people lived in the room, and every day, coming home from work, he worked on a table made up of suitcases, believing that in this way he retains his analytical power for future achievements. M.M. often said that real science according to "Parkinson's Law" is done in a barn, and as soon as it appears The doorman in livery at the front door, science ends. Apparently, this also applies to literary and chess work. Another episode related to the book dates back to 1970. A.A.Bykhovsky (at that time the senior coach of the USSR youth national team) led Alexander Belyavsky to Botvinnik. Then M. M. said that Belyavsky was shown to him too late. What do you mean it's late, you asked him again? "17 years is too late, the chess player has already been formed," Mikhail Moiseevich replied. The young man liked it, and Botvinnik gave him this book for careful study. A few months later, she was returned with the words: "I wanted to find at least one error in the analysis, but I didn't find it!"

One of the leading Soviet chess players, grandmaster E.P. Geller, presents in this book to the reader his selected games, carefully commented by him, and talks about his creative views, tastes, and beliefs. Collected together, Geller's games make an unusually vivid impression and, explained by him himself, can teach a lot. The bibliographical essay written by the compiler introduces the reader to the most remarkable events in the sports life of the grandmaster. Like other books in the “Outstanding Chess Players of the World” series, the reader will find a lot of useful information for his own improvement and better understanding of the problems of modern chess.

The book is a collection of games of the outstanding German chess player Z. Tarrasch. For many generations of chess players, it served as a textbook on all stages of a chess game and is considered to be a classic. In addition to the thoroughly commented parties. Contains the author's story about his creative and life journey.

Textbook on middlegame theory, practical tips and tricks.

The book tells about the life and work of the outstanding Dutch chess player, fifth world champion, former FIDE President Max Euwe. It contains the best games, commented by M. Euwe. The central place is occupied by games from the 1935 world championship match between M. Euwe and A. Alekhine. The book is intended for highly qualified chess players.

The monograph of the famous theorist, international grandmaster, champion of the USSR E. Geller is devoted to one of the most popular in modern chess practice and difficult debuts. In the present study, a wealth of practical and theoretical material has been summarized and systematized, fundamentally new estimates have been given to many positions, as well as information on the history of Old Indian protection. In the book, examples are given of the games played by this debut. The book is designed for highly skilled chess players.

The book of the leading Czechoslovak grandmasters was originally built. This is a kind of test book. The authors cite 230 positions taken from their own games, offer the reader to solve them and reward him for the right decision with a certain number of points. The amount of points gives the reader an idea of his chess strength. The 230 examples in this book are not at all dry chess material. They include critical, decisive moments of parties, minutes of the highest tension, which required the most intense mental effort. Witty text. Classic work.

Characteristic endings arising from various debuts, and typical methods of playing them.

The book of coaches of the Vilnius Children's Sports School of the Olympic Reserve by master E. Bujinsky and master, honored coach of the Lithuanian SSR J. Schaus is a textbook for senior drafts players. The authors of the games taken from the world championships, the USSR Championships, explain the essence of certain positions that have theoretical significance and the specifics of their construction. In some cases, analyzes are given to prominent modern masters, such as world champions Schegolev, Gant-Varg, Cebrands, and Wirsma. For highly skilled checkers.

The tutorial reveals the method of learning the game of stock-checkers. This guide, which are given in a coherent system, the basic initial techniques of the game. A number of topics and ideas are covered for the first time. The method of presentation is suggested by the author of his many years of experience working with young checkers at the Vilnius Sports School.

One of the best textbooks of world chess literature, which contains major works of an outstanding grandmaster: "My system", "My system in practice", "Chess blockade", "How I became a grandmaster", "Towards a history of the chess revolution 1911 - 1914, "My system, plus the newly acquired optimism", as well as the article "Technique of a tournament game." The book will contribute to the improvement of both beginners and qualified players.

The book is dedicated to the outstanding Soviet draftsman V. Sokov, who died heroically during the Great Patriotic War. Sokov’s area of interest included not only Russian drafts and checkers, but also international drafts and chess.

The popular textbook on playing checker endings — the book «Checkers Endgame» the great connoisseur of the game Z.I. Tsirik.

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This collection includes five detective stories, the theme of which is somehow related to sports. Their heroes (and more often anti-heroes) were representatives of the many-sided sports world. Including Agatha Christie's "Chess Riddle"