Soviet Chess Primer - 2nd Edition (The Definitive Introduction to the Game of Chess)
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Product Details
Author:
Ilya Maizelis
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
400
Publisher:
Quality Chess UK Ltd (July 1, 2014)
Imprint:
Quality Chess UK Ltd
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781784832957
ISBN-10:
1784832952
Weight:
15.6oz
Dimensions:
6.7" x 9.4"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_06162026_P10214303_onix30-20260616.xml
Folder:
Eloquence
List Price:
$29.95
Pub Discount:
65
Series:
Chess Classics
Case Pack:
14
As low as:
$23.06
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
A
Overview
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.
Ilya Maizelis’s 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 Maizelis’s 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.
Ilya Maizelis’s 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 Maizelis’s 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.
