Russian Silhouettes

Sosonko: 'Each time after one of those, whom this book about, passed away, I wanted to read about them. Later I realised that I wanted to read about them what I myself knew. More than this - what only I knew'.

A collection of his memoirs as first published in New in Chess Magazine.

Russian Silhouettes

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Test Your Chess Iq, Book 2 (Pergamon Russian Chess Series) (Bk. 2)

Is the ability to make combinations something you are born with or can it be acquired by practice? Soviet chess trainer Livshitz, who has had extensive experience of teaching a wide range of players from novices to masters, presents here a course for developing your combinational skill, based on the recognition of combinational themes. As you work your way through this carefully graded series of tests, themes such as 'diversion', 'interference', `X-ray' and many more will become an integral part of your chess armoury, to be employed in your own games. Solving these positions will not only provide many hours of pleasure but will also enable you to test - andimprovel - your chess IQ.

Test Your Chess Iq, Book 2 (Pergamon Russian Chess Series) (Bk. 2)

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Comprehensive Chess Openings, Vol. 3: Closed Games (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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Comprehensive Chess Openings, Vol. 3: Closed Games (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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Chess Kaleidoscope (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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Chess Kaleidoscope (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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Selected Games: 1967 - 1970 (Pergamon Russian Chess)

In his book the author describes his chess career from 1967 to the present day. The first section contians a collection of his games from 1967 until 1970, all of which have been meticulously annotated. The second half of the book includes his recollecitons of three former world champions Lasker, Euwe and Alekhine and summarises his pioneering work in the field of computer chess.

Selected Games: 1967 - 1970 (Pergamon Russian Chess)

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