The Soviet Chess Primer [Paperback]

Ilya Maizeliss masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions.In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called Chess no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess Primer is a modern English translation of Maizeliss witty introduction to the royal game.Ilya Maizeliss masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions.In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called Chess no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess Primer is a modern English translation of Maizeliss witty introduction to the royal game.This new edition of a timeless classic includes an original foreword from the 2nd World Champion, Emanuel Lasker, as well as an introduction from the most celebrated chess trainer of modern times, Mark Dvoretsky.Foreword by Mark Dvoretsky 7Emanuel Lasker: The Meaning of Chess 9Advice to Beginners 12PART ONE: THE ELEMENTS OF CHESSCHAPTER ONE: THE GAME EXPLAINED 13CHAPTER TWO: AIM OF THE GAME 35CHAPTER THREE: TACTICS AND STRATEGY 57CHAPTER FOUR: TECHNIQUES OF CALCULATION 127CHAPTER FIVE: COMBINATION 165CHAPTER SIX: POSITIONAL PLAY 211CHAPTER SEVEN: HOW TO BEGIN A GAME 241PART TWO: THE CHESS GAME (ITS THREE PHASES)CHAPTER EIGHT: THE ENDGAME 261CHAPTER NINE: THE MIDDLEGAME 319CHAPTER TEN: THE FOUNDATIONS OF OPENING THEORY 369APPENDIX: CHESS COMPOSITIONS 377Ilya Maizelis was a respected Soviet chess trainer, renowned for his endgame analysis.