Ilya Maizelis

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Ilya Maizelis’s masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess.

Books by Ilya Maizelis

Soviet Chess Primer

Foreword by Mark Dvoretsky and Emanuel Lasker

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 "Ch...

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Soviet Chess Primer - 2nd Edition

The Definitive Introduction to the Game of Chess

By Ilya Maizelis

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.