Автор - известный гроссмейстер и тренер. All chess-players love to play a smooth attacking game, flowing from start to finish, and sprinkled with spectacular ideas and sacrifices. However, few can do so regularly, and for most players, their collection of failed brilliancies far outweighs their creative successes. Innate talent plays an important role, but many of the skills needed for attacking chess can be learnt by study and practice. Here, one of the world's most experienced annotators has selected 33 superb examples, and explained them in a way that strips away the mystery. We see how the decision to attack is made, and which positional factors led to that decision being justified. We observe either a gradual build-up, or a lightning-fast storm, and understand why one approach or the other was necessary. Finally, we witness the final execution of the tactical blows. To check that we have truly grasped the ideas, Franco presents us with plentiful exercises, where it is we who have to perform the heroics. Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who now lives in Spain. He is an experienced chess trainer, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, now one of the world's top grandmasters, whom he taught from 1995 to 1999.

Состояние: книгой пользовались. Superb defensive technique is a hallmark of all great chess-players. With a few deft counterstrokes, they not only deflect what looked like an overwhelming offensive, but also expose the darker side of their opponent's build-up. Is this sheer black magic, or are these skills that ordinary players can develop? While some of the key defensive skills follow well-established principles, modern players ally this with an appreciation of chess dynamics that is a good deal more subtle. Zenon Franco provides a wide-ranging course in how to handle difficult positions, seeking not only to hold them together but to go on the counteroffensive, exploiting to the full the commitments and concessions the opponent has made to launch his attack. The methods he advocates are varied: often a countersacrifice is the key, while simplification can also employed as a subtler, but equally deadly weapon.

All chess-players love to play a smooth attacking game, flowing from start to finish, and sprinkled with spectacular ideas and sacrifices. However, few can do so regularly, and for most players, their collection of failed brilliancies far outweighs their creative successes. Innate talent plays an important role, but many of the skills needed for attacking chess can be learnt by study and practice. Here, one of the world's most experienced annotators has selected 33 superb examples, and explained them in a way that strips away the mystery. We see how the decision to attack is made, and which positional factors led to that decision being justified. We observe either a gradual build-up, or a lightning-fast storm, and understand why one approach or the other was necessary. Finally, we witness the final execution of the tactical blows. To check that we have truly grasped the ideas, Franco presents us with plentiful exercises, where it is we who have to perform the heroics. Zenon Franco is a grandmaster from Paraguay who now lives in Spain. He is an experienced chess trainer, his most notable pupil being Paco Vallejo, now one of the world's top grandmasters, whom he taught from 1995 to 1999

Marshall, Schliemann & Gajewski Systems The Spanish Opening, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, is so respected that many Black players immediately start defending. Brunello shows that Black can engage in a tense fight for the win right from the start. In a repertoire book combining both in-depth analysis and strategic explanation he considers three gambits which have all been tested by top 10 players, with good results, in the last year. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5. The Marshall Attack forms the mainstay of this repertoire, being both sound and aggressive and favoured by the world's best. The theory is so complex that an expert guide is required, and Brunello is well suited to the task, having played the Marshall for most of his chess career. He devotes four chapters and nearly half of the book to the Marshall, surveying the Anti-Marshalls, Main Lines, 12.d3 Lines and Modern Ideas, utilising a combination of analysis and explanation to guide the reader through this complex gambit. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5. The Schliemann, with its reversed King's Gambit flair, has always been popular with club players, but grandmasters knew it was unsound. Then Teimour Radjabov started playing it successfully against the elite and sparked a revival. Here, three chapters describe a trustworthy repertoire for Black against 4.d3, 4.Nc3 and other, less common lines of play. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 d5. The Gajewski variation is a brand new, seemingly outrageous gambit. The position after White's tenth move had been reached a thousand times with 10...c5 universally played, when in the summer of 2007 the Polish grandmaster Gajewski revealed that Black has a fascinating gambit at his disposal. Subsequently it has been played at international level and the theory of the opening is still being worked out. Brunello shows, in two chapters how Black should respond to White's main tries 11.d3, 11.exd5, and 11.d4. International Master Sabino Brunello is one of the leaders of the youthful revival in Italian chess. With a rating of 2547 he is well on the way to the Grandmaster title.

Прочтя первые пятьдесят страниц этой книги, читатель может сказать: "Так вот оно, значит, как..." Прочтя еще пятьдесят, скажет: "Так-то оно так, но...", а перевернув последнюю страницу, недоуменноразведет руками: "Так как же?!" Книга-легенда. Книга - из тех, что будят мысль. Книга, о которой с уважением отзывались Фишер и Ботвинники. Книга, без которой невозможн представить развитие шахматной теории XX века. В книге исправлены имевшие место в первом издании ошибки и недочеты. Также устаревший на сегодня раздел по защите Рагозина заменен на лучшие пратии И. Липницкого с его собственными комментариями. Книга прошла компьютерное тестирование "по Каспарову".

Новый фундаментальный труд гроссмейстера Калиниченко, автора более 50-и шахматных книг, призван заполнить пустующий сектор универсальных учебников для шахматистов, преодолевших начальный уровень. Рынок шахматной литературы предлагает много учебников для начинающих, но для шахматистов следующего уровня развития практически ничего нет. За неимением единой книги шахматистам приходится пользоваться различными статьями, специальными брошюрами, тематическими сборниками и пр. Книга в своих двух частях объединяет важнейшие аспекты шахматной борьбы: тактику и стратегию. Она содержит почти две тысячи диаграмм, тысячи примеров и заданий, на ее внимательное изучение может потребоваться много времени, но в процессе работы будет расти и шахматное мастерство читателя. Более тысячи упражнений по тактике не только принесут удовольствие в процессе их решения, но и быстро повысят практические результаты читателя. Объемная часть, посвященная стратегии содержит, как разбор общих вопросов стратегической борьбы, так рассматривает и конкретные стратегические приемы. Специальные упражнения помогут читателю закрепить теоретический материал. Книга нацелена в первую очередь на повышение мастерства широкого круга шахматистов.

Сборник партий матча на первенство мира, комментарии, матчевый дневник Ботвинника.

Книга адресована юным шахматистам, тренерам, родителям, учителям. Сборник может быть использован как для учебно-тренеровочных, так и для самостоятельных занятий.