United States Word Search Book for Kids
Sharpen your pencils and learn about American cities, landmarks, history and leaders.Inspire your children to discover the beauty and joys of the United States of America.These fun word search puzzles that will improve their vocabulary and enhance their problem-solving skills.These word search puzzles will get them away from the television as well, improve pattern recognition and working memory.You can work together with your kid on some of the word search puzzles in this book and create a lifelong bond.As a kid, I did a lot of crossword and word search puzzles, and I attribute my love for reading to this habit.This book has 112 word search puzzles on a variety of topics related to the United States: geography, history, states, landmarks, presidents, dates etc. It will not only improve your kids' spelling, but also their general knowledge.You can even create a contest between your kids on who gets to finish the puzzles first and start a fun competition!Gift your child this wonderful book and challenge them to grow while having the time of their lives!
Color Me Queer
Take a colorful journey through the 29 quotes and musings of some of our most loved and famed LGBTQ+ public figures. Remove your favorites by breaking along the perforated edge to enjoy inspirational words and your beautiful coloring each and every day. We hope this book reminds you of the strength, brilliance, and humor of our wonderful community!
Yakov Vilner, First Ukrainian Chess Champion and First USSR Chess Composition Champion
Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly played against strong contemporaries such as Bogoljubov, Romanovsky, Bogatyrchuk, Verlinsky and an upcoming teenager called Botvinnik.Vilner was also a leading chess composer. He won the USSR composition championship for three-move problems in 1929 and in total he won prizes at 30 chess composition competitions.In this historical work illustrated with rare archival photos from the period, Sergei Tkachenko tells the story of a man who, despite suffering constantly from the respiratory illness that would eventually end his life at the age of just 31, was a leading chess organizer and journalist in Ukraine as well as a player and composer, against a background of major social and political upheaval that significantly impacted the chess world. It was Vilner who, in 1919 as a member of the Revolutionary Tribunal in Odessa, managed to save Alexander Alekhine from the firing squad, which Tkachenko wrote about in his book Alekhine's Odessa Secrets: Chess, War and Revolution. The latter work was short-listed for the 2018 English Chess Federation Book of the Year.Tkachenko has selected 49 full games and another six fragments, annotated in detail by Vilner himself, Tkachenko, Romanovsky, Bogatyrchuk, and other leading players of the 1920s. The author has also included all 95 of Vilner's known problems and studies, some of which are fairy problems, as well as many earlier versions and related compositions. Like in Tkachenko's other collections, all 95 compositions are set on the right-hand side of the page with the solution overleaf.This book will be of great interest to fans of Soviet chess history, exciting games collections and problem solving.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies
Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia's greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015.In this book, Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected 100 of Oleg Pervakov's best studies. The selection is quite varied - from elegant short studies with six moves to romantic grotesques with many pieces on board and over 30 moves to the solution. Yet what all of these studies have in common is spectacular play by both sides. And watch out: they are tough! That said, Oleg's compositions are never boring. You may buy this collection of studies to test your endgame tactical abilities, to improve your endgame understanding, or simply to appreciate chess in all its beauty.Unlike previous studies books compiled by Sergei Tkachenko this book is not pocket-sized due to its longer solutions.Look out for special offers on this and other books on the publisher's website!
Hero of the Pre-War Olympiads
Our short life together was fun, fascinating and happy. I accompanied my husband to chess tournaments. We traveled a lot, saw a lot, met the most interesting people. Meeting Alekhine, Euwe, Flohr, Capablanca, Keres was unforgettable. We became friends with many of them. Now, when I turn the pages of my life and remember my family, which was obliterated so ruthlessly, the old wounds open again and start bleeding.This book tells the story of one of the most enigmatic and tragic figures in chess history - the Latvian grandmaster Vladimirs Petrovs (1908 - 1943). His name was struck out of chess literature for decades. His games and biography are largely unknown to the public - even though Petrovs defeated Alekhine, Fine, Reshevsky, Boleslavsky and many other great players of the past, gained prizes at supertournaments including joint first at the famous Kemeri 1937 tournament, and performed strongly for Latvia at chess Olympiads. According to the Chessmetrics website, Petrovs was ranked no. 14 in the world in November 1938, and his performance at Kemeri 1937 was 2709. He had a 2.5-2.5 lifetime score against Alekhine.In the first part of this book, grandmaster and chess historian Dmitry Kryakvin instructively analyzes Petrovs' career through 52 games and fragments. As well as the above players, opponents include Smyslov, Euwe, Bogoljubov, Keres, Stahlberg, Flohr, Spielmann, and many other global stars of pre-war chess. In the second part, Petrovs' widow Galina Petrova-Matisa recounts the tragic fate of her husband and family members and her search for the truth of what happened to Petrovs. She further provides biographical details of their short, blissful family life for four-and-a-half years, including unforgettable meetings with the world's strongest chess players and their families. The work contains a large number of rare family and tournament photos.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
The King Saves the Day
Learn great traps, turn losses into draws!Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one king in the finale, yet manages to draw. There are no more than six moves in most solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams.Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a single king in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the king's resourcefulness. Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries. Several are Sergei's own compositions.This is the sixth book in a series of endgame studies by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Look out for special deals on this and other books on the publisher's website!
Bishop and Knight Save the Day
Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just a bishop and knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw.There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams.Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a bishop and knight in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of how the bishop and knight pair combine.Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries.This is the seventh book in the World Champion's Favorite Studies series by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
Strategic Plans
Russian International Master Maxim Chetverik has written a strategy textbook containing 75 deeply annotated positional games that show players how to devise plans to handle a number of key strategic themes, such as when to open up the game, how to activate the pawn chain, how to carry out positional sacrifices and many others. Unlike most other textbooks, the strategic plans are viewed as battles where the plans of each player clash, and Maxim analyzes why one plan comes out on top.Also unlike most other textbooks, all example games are drawn from grandmaster play in the 21st century, some played in 2018, and consider the plans right out of the opening stage. This makes the book of particular value to players wishing to better understand the strategies that the openings they play may lead to, bearing in mind the author is an openings expert with ten openings books published. The majority of games are played by elite grandmasters, including Carlsen, Caruana, Anand, Kramnik, Karjakin, Giri, So, Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Mamedyarov, Nakamura, Gelfand, Svidler, Ivanchuk, Shirov, Leko, J. Polgar, Topalov, Kamsky, Morozevich, Korchnoi and Spassky.Chetverik introduces and illustrates the concepts of macroplan and microplan, which provide a simple structural framework for players seeking to devise plans in their own games. The macroplan is the specific way to achieve the required result (usually, a win), for example, the successful exploitation of a queenside pawn majority. The microplan is a way of solving a local problem that involves several moves, such as transferring a knight from a bad square to a good one. Ideally, a macroplan is a chain of sequential and carefully calculated microplans.This book is largely aimed at strong club players wishing to improve, or their coaches. The recommended Elo range is approximately 1800 - 2200, although it may of course be of interest to players a bit lower and a bit higher than this range.Look out for special offers on this and other books on the publisher's website!
The Lubyanka Gambit
First published in Russian in 2004 and now available in English for the first time, The Lubyanka Gambit is a classic work investigating the darkest side of chess history in the Soviet Union. It is the culmination of nearly two decades of research by Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, historian and human rights campaigner Sergei Grodzensky, whose own father was sent to the Gulag in Stalin's times. It describes the careers and life stories, based on archival documents and witness testimony, of Soviet chess composers, players and famous amateurs who were repressed by the Soviet authorities, ending up either executed or sent to the Gulag. Featured names include Lazar Zalkind, Arvid Kubbel, Vladimirs Petrovs, Petr Izmailov, Georgy Schneideman, Nikolai Krylenko and Natan Sharansky, among many others. The theoretical contribution to the history of composition is one key theme in this work.The Lubyanka Gambit also looks in detail at the historical context of the purges of chess players and describes how chess was played by prisoners in the Gulags and internal exile. Perhaps the icing on the cake is provided by Grodzensky's personal memories of the Soviet Union's foremost Gulag writers Alexander Solzhenitsyn (his schoolteacher) and Varlam Shalamov (his father's close friend). This book contains 72 full games and fragments analyzed by the participants, contemporaries, the author and other leading players, as well as 145 computer-checked compositions.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
The Rise and Fall of David Bronstein
First published in Russian in 2014 and written by Genna Sosonko - widely recognized as the number one writer on the history of Soviet chess - this is a truly unique book about the life and destiny of the great chess player David Bronstein (1924-2006). Emerging from a challenging background - he narrowly escaped the holocaust in WWII, during which he starved, and his father spent seven years in a gulag - Bronstein faced Botvinnik in the world championship match in 1951 and nearly defeated him. But this 'nearly' inflicted a wound on David so deep that it would not heal for the rest of his life. Sosonko knew Bronstein well. Their conversations - many of which have made it into this book - not only portray the thoughts and character of one of history's most original grandmasters but also take us back to a time unlike any other in world history. This is not a biography in the traditional sense of the word. Rather, Sosonko's fascinating book asks eternal questions which don't have neat and simple answers. With a foreword to the English edition by Garry Kasparov.Check out the publisher's website for special offers on this and other books!
The Chelyabinsk Meteorite
This book contains fifty illustrative games and a career overview of Chelyabinsk grandmaster Igor Kurnosov, who was tragically hit and killed by a car in 2013 at the age of just 28. At his last tournament prior to his death, Igor attained a super-grandmaster tournament performance rating in excess of 2700. Kurnosov left an indelible mark on the chess world-he was a Russian youth champion, a member of the Russian national team that won the world student team championship and the Tomsk-400 team that finished first at the Russian championship. He won or placed highly at dozens of international tournaments.The games in this book, with highly instructional commentary by Kurnosov's friends and colleagues, or sometimes by Kurnosov himself, are filled with blistering attacks and subtle endgame play. They have been selected in part to demonstrate the progression of his career, rather than being his absolute best games. Igor had several signature openings, but he undoubtedly is best known in the chess world as a master of the Grunfeld Defense. According to Grandmaster Dmitry Bocharov in this book, Igor was one of the world's leading experts in the Grunfeld. Igor was a sophisticated analyst, and many of his opening ideas are still relevant to this day. This book will be useful for both beginners and highly-rated players to improve.Commentators in this book include such well-known grandmasters as Ernesto Inarkiev, Roman Ovechkin, Dmitry Kryakvin, Sergei Rublevsky, and Kateryna Lahno, while his opponents in these games include such names as Boris Gelfand, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Dmitry Andreikin.Look out for special offers on this and other books on the publisher's website!
1500 Forced Mates
Jakov Geller, born in Moscow in 1986, achieved the grandmaster title in 2011. Jakov has been one of Russia's top modern coaches since 2007 and his pupils have included grandmasters Ivan Bukavshin and Alexandr Predke, international masters Darsen Sanzhaev, Alexey Mokshanov and Rudik Makarian, and WIM Dinara Dordzhieva. The Russian team that Jakov coached in 2009 took first place in the U16 Olympiad. He was named Children's Trainer of the Year in 2010 by the Russian Chess Federation. Jakov has won prizes in over 20 Russian and international tournaments.His new book focuses on a key element of tactics: forced mate. It contains 1500 positions rife with tactical resources; 1380 of them are presented as puzzles. The book is divided into 31 chapters, most of which are dedicated to a single tactical method, which is described in detail. This fundamental work systematizes the methods for delivering forced mate, which include sacrifices, pawn promotion, vacation, attraction, elimination, deflection, blocking, seizing the square, x-rays, pins, discovered checks, double checks, windmill and interference. The rest of the chapters are titled Combinations; they are used to consolidate the provided knowledge and test the acquired skills. They contain the theoretical basics of the combinations and cases studied, but to solve these puzzles the reader will also need to use techniques they studied in previous parts of the book, rather than in only the current chapter. Therefore, each new tactical method studied gradually increases the diversity of combinations used in the subsequent chapters. The puzzles in every chapter also gradually increase in difficulty. The last chapter makes the book useful even for top-level players, because it consists solely of difficult puzzles and can be used as a universal test to check forced mating skills.The greatest value of this book is in the learning system that can be used as a foundation for young chess players to study tactics. The author has used this system countless times when working with his pupils and it has proved to be highly successful. Together with the carefully crafted examples it turns this work into a universal textbook that can be used by both students and coaches.This book is accessible to beginners once they have learned to mate in one, and contains puzzles with mostly 2-move to 6-move solutions. Puzzles in the final chapter will challenge even grandmasters, with solutions often requiring 9-11 moves.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
Alekhine's Odessa Secrets
*** SHORT-LISTED FOR THE ENGLISH CHESS FEDERATION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 *** Sergei Tkachenko has written a fascinating account of Alexander Alekhine's time spent in Odessa during World War I, the Russian Revolution and Civil War, as well as of the impact of Odessa on his later life. Sergei, an Odessa native and ex-world chess composition champion, has carried out original research drawing from Odessa, Voronezh, Cheka and KGB archives among others, as well as local newspapers from the time. His research, together with a review of Russian-language secondary materials, has dug up lots of new information and analysis on Alekhine, including on his trips to Odessa and their reasons, his service during World War I, his interrogations by the Cheka and his ties to the White Movement. Sergei portrays Alekhine's Odessa relatives and the Odessite chess masters against whom he played a number of friendly and simultaneous games during his three trips to the Ukrainian city. Sergei provides a detailed description of chess in Odessa from the beginning of the nineteenth century and through the upheavals of the early twentieth century, including the city's leading chess organizers, the main and university chess clubs, and even high society's chess-themed ballroom parties. He goes on to describe the chaos under Bolshevik rule during the Civil War, during which Alekhine was arrested by the Reds and very nearly executed. The author reviews the backdrop to Alekhine's arrest and investigates the circumstances of his last-minute release. His heart-rending account of terror by the Cheka brings home to the reader how near the chess world was to losing its greatest player of the first half of the twentieth century. This book then goes on to review the strong Odessa links with key events surrounding Alekhine later - his exile, failing marriages, plans for a match with Botvinnik, murky death and eventual burial ten years later. Alekhine's Odessa Secrets: Chess, War and Revolution includes 24 complete games (some handicapped) with annotations from Alekhine, Sergei Tkachenko and Sergei Voronkov (co-author with David Bronstein of Secret Notes), as well as five puzzles and one fragment. Alekhine played in 22 of these games and the fragment and set three of the puzzles. Furthermore, the book contains around 100 photos, mostly of Alekhine's Odessa contemporaries among chess masters and politicians, as well as of the places he frequented in Odessa and key publication clippings and memorabilia. With an introduction to the English edition by Boris Gelfand.Look out for special deals on this and other books on the publisher's website!
Hero of the Pre-War Olympiads
Our short life together was fun, fascinating and happy. I accompanied my husband to chess tournaments. We traveled a lot, saw a lot, met the most interesting people. Meeting Alekhine, Euwe, Flohr, Capablanca, Keres was unforgettable. We became friends with many of them. Now, when I turn the pages of my life and remember my family, which was obliterated so ruthlessly, the old wounds open again and start bleeding.This book tells the story of one of the most enigmatic and tragic figures in chess history - the Latvian grandmaster Vladimirs Petrovs (1908 - 1943). His name was struck out of chess literature for decades. His games and biography are largely unknown to the public - even though Petrovs defeated Alekhine, Fine, Reshevsky, Boleslavsky and many other great players of the past, gained prizes at supertournaments including joint first at the famous Kemeri 1937 tournament, and performed strongly for Latvia at chess Olympiads. According to the Chessmetrics website, Petrovs was ranked no. 14 in the world in November 1938, and his performance at Kemeri 1937 was 2709. He had a 2.5-2.5 lifetime score against Alekhine.In the first part of this book, grandmaster and chess historian Dmitry Kryakvin instructively analyzes Petrovs' career through 52 games and fragments. As well as the above players, opponents include Smyslov, Euwe, Bogoljubov, Keres, Stahlberg, Flohr, Spielmann, and many other global stars of pre-war chess. In the second part, Petrovs' widow Galina Petrova-Matisa recounts the tragic fate of her husband and family members and her search for the truth of what happened to Petrovs. She further provides biographical details of their short, blissful family life for four-and-a-half years, including unforgettable meetings with the world's strongest chess players and their families. The work contains a large number of rare family and tournament photos.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
The Lubyanka Gambit
First published in Russian in 2004 and now available in English for the first time, The Lubyanka Gambit is a classic work investigating the darkest side of chess history in the Soviet Union. It is the culmination of nearly two decades of research by Correspondence Chess Grandmaster, historian and human rights campaigner Sergei Grodzensky, whose own father was sent to the Gulag in Stalin's times. It describes the careers and life stories, based on archival documents and witness testimony, of Soviet chess composers, players and famous amateurs who were repressed by the Soviet authorities, ending up either executed or sent to the Gulag. Featured names include Lazar Zalkind, Arvid Kubbel, Vladimirs Petrovs, Petr Izmailov, Georgy Schneideman, Nikolai Krylenko and Natan Sharansky, among many others. The theoretical contribution to the history of composition is one key theme in this work.The Lubyanka Gambit also looks in detail at the historical context of the purges of chess players and describes how chess was played by prisoners in the Gulags and internal exile. Perhaps the icing on the cake is provided by Grodzensky's personal memories of the Soviet Union's foremost Gulag writers Alexander Solzhenitsyn (his schoolteacher) and Varlam Shalamov (his father's close friend). This book contains 72 full games and fragments analyzed by the participants, contemporaries, the author and other leading players, as well as 145 computer-checked compositions.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
One Knight Saves the Day
Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in most solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams. Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a single knight in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the knight's resourcefulness. Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries. Several are Sergei's own compositions. This is the second book in a series of endgame studies by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Check out the publisher's website for special offers on this and other books!
One Bishop Saves the Day
Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins!Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one bishop in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in any solution, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams.Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a single bishop in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the bishop's resourcefulness.Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries. Several are Sergei's own compositions.This is the third book in a series of endgame studies by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Look out for special deals on this and other books on the publisher's website!
One Pawn Saves the Day
Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one pawn in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. With the exception of three studies, there are no more than six moves in any solution, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams. Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a single pawn in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the pawn's resourcefulness. Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union.Check out the publisher's website for special offers on this and other books!
Two Knights Save the Day
Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw.There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams.Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving two knights in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of how the knight pair combines.Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries.This is the eighth book in the World Champion's Favorite Studies series by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Check out the publisher's website for special deals on this and other books!
The Queen Saves the Day
Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins!Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one queen in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in most solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams.Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a single queen in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the queen's resourcefulness.Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries. Several are Sergei's own compositions. This is the fifth book in a series of endgame studies by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Look out for special deals on this and other books on the publisher's website!
Tigran Gorgiev, Maestro of Practical Studies
Tigran Gorgiev (1910-1976) was one of the Soviet Union's best endgame study composers. In his lifetime he produced around 400 studies and wrote three books and 101 articles with chess compositions. The vast majority of his endgame studies are of a practical nature, meaning that the positions presented could have arisen in over-the-board play. This makes them particularly useful to study for practical players as well as study fans.Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected his 100 favorite Tigran Gorgiev studies, revising some of them and providing explanations suitable for less experienced solvers. There are no more than six moves in most solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams.Look out for special offers on this and other books on the publisher's website!
One Rook Saves the Day
Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins!Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one rook in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can analyze the positions directly from the diagrams.Newbies to chess problems will also find analyzing these studies useful. The diverse set of tactical ideas involving a single rook in the finale will enable them to gain a deeper understanding of the rook's resourcefulness.Some of these studies are classics from bygone ages. Others were originally published in the Soviet Union or ex-Soviet countries. Several are Sergei's own compositions.This is the fourth book in a series of endgame studies by Sergei Tkachenko to be published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Look out for special deals on this and other books on the publisher's website!
Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings
Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected 100 pawn endings composed by the leading Ukrainian problemist Mikhail Zinar. Zinar was a prolific endgame expert who produced several hundred studies since the 1970s, with a focus on pawn endings. His works appeared in many leading Russian-language chess publications, including Chess in the USSR, 64 - Chess Review, and Chess Bulletin. He collaborated with Yuri Averbakh on the second edition of Averbakh's Chess Endings (1983), in which he revised the theory of "corresponding squares". In the foreword, Averbakh wrote: "Chapter ten, devoted to corresponding square systems, was written by chess composer M.A. Zinar - a big specialist in pawn endings. Otherwise, this chapter would have looked out of date."Zinar co-authored a Russian-language manual for creating pawn studies with Vladimir Archakov in 1990 called Harmony of the Pawn Study. He collaborated with Tkachenko in compiling this book.This is the first book in a new series of endgame studies compiled by Sergei Tkachenko, in which each book focuses on a particular composer, published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Look out for special deals on this and other books on the publisher's website!
Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster
Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected 100 studies and problems by Odessite chess master Nikolai Vasilevich Rezvov (1921-2013), which will help you to appreciate the splendor and depth of the royal game. Rezvov lived a long and tragic life: it was at the age of nearly 90 that he was awarded the titles of Ukrainian chess composition grandmaster and FIDE chess composition international master, and his love of chess kept him going through life as a child laborer, WWII solder, prisoner of war and later prisoner in the Soviet Union. His compositions appeared in leading chess magazines such as Chess in the USSR, 64 - Chess Review and The Problemist, and he won many prizes. Several of these compositions were produced jointly with Sergei Tkachenko. The readers will find these studies and problems highly educational, illustrating many theoretical and combinational ideas that can be used in the readers' own games. Some of them are simply breathtaking in their beauty and originality.This is the second book in a series of studies and problems compiled by Sergei Tkachenko, in which each book focuses on a particular composer, published by Elk and Ruby Publishing House.Look out for special offers on this and other books on the publisher's website!
Moon Magic Coloring Book
Color and connect to the Moon's magic with over 120 coloring pages, each with beautiful lunar designs. Tap into the meditative, mysterious power of the Moon with Moon Magic Coloring Book. From ancient times to the present, humans have looked to the night sky for guidance and to tap into the Moon's magic. In every phase of the Moon's journey, it can provide insight, renewal, and meditative calm. Let your creativity shine as you color celestial wonders. These relaxing, nighttime motifs include: Phases of the moon Beautiful owls Constellations Nocturnal landscapes Meditative patterns And many more! Let your creativity shine as bright as the full Moon's light! Allow yourself to take a moment to unplug and embrace the beauty, calm, and colors of the night sky. Chartwell Coloring Books is the ultimate coloring book series, encompassing designs of every kind. From intriguing abstract patterns to beautiful pictures from the natural, technological, and fantasy worlds, each of these coloring books will soothe the mind and inspire the inner creative in anyone. With so many variations of complex, beautiful designs in each book, you'll have plenty of pages to bring to life. Whether young or old, creative or not, this series has something for you.
Chess Openings for Beginners
Make your first move with confidenceDuring a chess match, your opening strategy can determine how the rest of the game will go--but how do you know which strategy to use? Stick to the most effective techniques, master the five opening principles, and become a worthy opponent with this beginner-friendly guide to the top 25 openers, from the Scotch Game to the French Defense.What sets this book apart from other chess strategy books: Step-by-step advice--Start with a refresher on chess basics, then find clear and thorough explanations of each opening strategy, complete with illustrations.The most common variants--Be ready for anything with tips for executing other popular variations of each opener.Ways to practice what you've learned--Try sample chess scenarios that challenge you to come up with the next move and test your new skills.Plan your strategy and take on the competition with Chess Openings for Beginners.
Tower of Dead Thieves 5e
Dare you enter the Tower of Dead Thieves?Many have tried, all have failed.Once every seven years, the tower's doors swing wide for the latest bold adventurers. Can you overcome the devious traps to claim the legendary treasure? Or will your bones be the latest to decorate the tower's halls?Tower of Dead Thieves is a 5e adventure designed for three to six Tier 1 characters to provide low-level characters with an epic experience that rewards problem-solving and skill use over combat. More than just a dungeon crawl, the tower is one large puzzle, a puzzle whose solution yields great reward for those willing to risk a terrible death.
Necropolis 5E
I will say his name just this once and only whisper it.The name of this evil one is . . . Rahotep.So says the priest of oth, beseeching your aid. Something has awakened within the ancient Necropolis in the Harh-Ahu-Ra Hills. Have you the courage to venture there and rid the land at last of a terrifying evil?NECROPOLISBased on an original work by the grandmaster himself, Gary Gygax, Necropolis is an epic desert adventure series completely updated and revised for 5e D&D and words & Wizardry. Set in the Triple Kingdom of Khemit, on the continent of Libynos in the Lost Lands - the world of Frog God Games and Necromancer Games - Necropolis is designed for a party of 6-8 seasoned characters starting between 7th and 9th level and will challenge even the most experienced players.
Tower of Dead Thieves OSR
Dare you enter the Tower of Dead Thieves?Many have tried, all have failed.Once every seven years, the tower's doors swing wide for the latest bold adventurers. Can you overcome the devious traps to claim the legendary treasure? Or will your bones be the latest to decorate the tower's halls?Tower of Dead Thieves is a 5e adventure designed for three to six Tier 1 characters to provide low-level characters with an epic experience that rewards problem-solving and skill use over combat. More than just a dungeon crawl, the tower is one large puzzle, a puzzle whose solution yields great reward for those willing to risk a terrible death.
Magonomia
Magonomia(TM) is the tabletop roleplaying game of Renaissance wizardry. The player characters are wizards whose magic is based on authentic sixteenth century folklore. Together, they explore mysteries in a world steeped in invisible spirits, enigmatic faeries, and secret societies.Magic is the secret that cannot be told.The Mysteries of MagicYour wizard will wield one of the noble Sciences of magic: alchemy, astrology, theurgy, sorcery, or witchcraft. Their spells enable wondrous feats such as invisibility, flight, even forecasting the future. Innovative divination rules mean magic can always advance the story, but never spoils the mystery.An Age of Wonder and AdventureMagonomia is set in a fantasy version of sixteenth-century England that has the fantastic elements of Renaissance tales. You might meet the elemental spirits of Shakespeare's The Tempest, the faeries of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the witches of MacBeth. Werewolves prowl the Yorkshire moors. Ghosts haunt the alleys of London. A host of invisible spirits swarm through the world and can be commanded by those who know their secret names. Enchanted England is a place of wonder and peril, a world ripe for adventure!About the Core RulesThis hefty 379-page tome is the Magonomia core rulebook. It includes: All the rules you need to play. Fate Core System rulebook is not required.190 spells across five magical Sciences.Over 60 pages of lore and detail about the Enchanted England setting.A Bestiary of 16th-century spirits and creatures.A GM's Sourcebook chapter full of plot inspiration, NPCs, and unique creatures.Praise for Magonomia"No one is ever going to do a better researched, more textured, or more interesting game about Elizabethan wizards. And Elizabethan wizards are great!" - Richard Marpole, fantasy-faction.com"Add wizards to the politics and magic to the exploration and discovery and you simply have a recipe for wonder." - John Sharp, More Than Just Gaming"if you love playing wizards that are not grossly worldshaking and all-powerful, or ... limited by spell slots, you should definitely give this game a look." - Death By Mage
Mom, Thanks for Everything Word Search
Mom Thanks for Everything Word Search100 puzzleslarge print8.5x11solutions at the backA great gift for any Mom and word search puzzle loverAdd to cart, to receive your book in the post
Brain Games - Unusual Knowledge Word Search Puzzles
Brain Games Unusual Knowledge Word Search contains 70 word search puzzles and facts to keep your brain humming.Every puzzle is themed, and includes interesting bits of knowledge about science, history, inventions, and pop culture.Find hundreds of words related to the puzzle themes.Word lists and information are drawn from the The Book of Unusual Knowledge, ISBN-13: 9781450845809.Answer key found at the back of the book.Spiral bound, 160 pages.
Brands Word Search
100 Brand Names Word SearchThis word search covers brands in almost every industry, for example, cars, sports, electronics, trainers, video games, and many other industries.100 puzzleslarge print8.5x11solutions at the backA great gift for any word search puzzle loverAdd to cart, to receive your book in the post
Japan Word Search
Japan Word Search100 puzzleslarge print8.5x11solutions at the backA great gift for any word search puzzle loverAdd to cart, to receive your book in the post
Our Daily Bread Bible Word Search & Activity Book, Volume 2
More Bible fun for game-lovers!The Our Daily Bread Bible Word Search & Activity Book 2 provides hours of entertainment with over 100 pages of word searches, crossword puzzles, word scrambles, quizzes, fill-in-the-blank, and so much more. You loved the first activity book so much, we created a second one. Challenge your memory and brush up on your Bible knowledge with these activities that you can enjoy by yourself or with family and friends. There's a full answer key in the back if you get stumped or want to check your answers. The Our Daily Bread Bible Word Search & Activity Book 2 . . . Bible fun for anyone, anywhere, anytime. You'll find: Bible-based word searches, crossword puzzles, quizzes, and other games;over 100 pages of interesting and challenging activities; fun ways to brush up on your Bible knowledge; anda great connection to family when you play together!
Aight So Boom
Aight So Boom: Wanna Learn Spades is a dope book; you'll find real gems on how to play Spades, strategize and win.Here you will not be learning how to play the computer version. So, no, you can't bid a zero or nil.In this book, you will find the tips and tools on how to play with some psychology behind it. First, Khalimah explains how many cards to deal with, how many players, how to bid, and even the different ways people play, there's so much to explore with this book equipped with 'house rules', memes, and score sheets.Khalimah discusses some points on why she thinks it's such a popular game in the African American community and what kind of energy can be created by playing this game.This book is a good starting point to understanding the game of Spades but also understanding how you and your character fit in. Pull up to the table and grab your hand so you can start slamming cards too!
The Mammoth Book of Chess
'A terrific work that is particularly suited for those from beginner to club player'JOHN WATSON, The Week in Chess The fully revised and updated award-winning, bestselling, classic chess book by FIDE Master and chess world-record holder, Graham Burgess. Comprehensive and clear, this fully revised and updated fourth edition of Graham Burgess's bestselling chess classic is an invaluable guide to help any player progress to good club level and better. It provides a complete guide to the main chess openings along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. This new edition includes: Expanded and updated sections on playing online chess and using computers. A complete and detailed guide to all the main chess openings. Hundreds of new training exercises for players of all standards. Courses in tactics, attacking strategy, combinations and endgames. Analysis of some of the greatest games ever played. Information and advice on club, national, and international tournaments. A comprehensive A-Z glossary of chess terminology. Practical advice and information for further study. New sections on endgame studies and problems, with all examples from 2020 or 2021.
The Outdoorsman, Camping, Hunting, Hiking and Fishing
The Outdoorsman Camping, Hunting, and Hiking Word Search100 puzzleslarge print8.5x11solutions at the backAn excellent gift for any outdoorsman or word search puzzle loverAdd to the cart, to receive your book in the post
Creative Haven Tattoo Inspirations Coloring Book
These 31 stunning, full-page illustrations offer a modern spin on a variety of classic tattoo themes. The beautifully detailed designs include anchors, dragons, pinups, roses, skulls, snakes, swallows, and more. Follow a traditional color palette that includes red, green, yellow, and black, or apply your own eye-catching hues. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display.
Creative Haven Simple Pleasures Coloring Book: The Cottagecore Lifestyle
Escape to an idyllic life in the countryside with this gorgeous Cottagecore-themed coloring book. Inspired by the romantic English countryside, 31 dreamy illustrations feature pretty picnics, cozy cottages, beautiful gardens, lush meadows of wildflowers, and many more picturesque scenes. Enjoy coloring charming vintage fashions, freshly baked goods, sewing and embroidery projects, and other lovely images of this charming lifestyle. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display.
Chess Master vs. Chess Amateur
These 25 chess games played between master and amateur were chosen, arranged, and annotated to help amateurs improve their games. What better way could the amateur have of learning to exploit the weak play of fellow amateurs than to study how a master would handle such situations? Selected by former World Chess Champion Max Euwe and Walter Meiden, a typical amateur player, the games point out graphically how the chess master takes advantage of characteristic errors of the amateur.In general, the games have been presented in order of the degree of skill of the amateur. The early games were played against beginners; later games, against "coffeehouse" players of various skill levels; the last games, against amateur "book" players. Each game, with commentary by Dr. Euwe, was chosen to illustrate a specific aspect of chess, from various openings to a number of typical chess situations. By carefully studying these games, the amateur player will learn how to recognize and avoid a variety of weak strategic and tactical moves.Dr. Euwe's helpful and informative commentary on each contest consists of a discussion of significant moves in the game, an analysis of the opening used and explanations of important chess concepts as they arise. Often, he includes a detailed analysis of tactical variations that might have been played as alternatives. The result is an indispensable aid for amateurs seeking to raise the quality of their games as well as a book that can be read with profit by chess players at every level of expertise.
Reptiles
Each page in this beautiful book includes loads of helpful information for those who want to learn about reptiles - from snakes to turtles and gators to dragons. Full-color pictures of the animals give you the true-life colors to make coloring and identification easier.The coloring page is separate from the information page with nothing printed on the back - so you can color without worrying about leaking through to another image. You can even cut out your coloring pages...and you'll still be left with a useful book for reptile identification.The quality paper means you are free to use media of your choice - crayons, gel pens, colored pencils, pastels, etc.Enjoy learning and coloring!
Sword & Caravan
Medieval Adventures in the East!Sword & Caravan is an OSR setting book for playing a historically accurate fantasy campaign set in the East along the region known as "the Silk Road" at the turn of the 12th/13th Centuries. This historic campaign's timeline is set amid the turbulent era between the Third Crusade and the Mongol Invasions. This marked Europe's earliest period of post-classical interaction with the East. As Players, you may decide to take on the roles of crusaders, merchants, or explorers traveling to ancient and mysterious lands. Alternatively, you may choose from any number of unique character concepts native to those lands. With a detailed gazetteer of every region along the Silk Road from the Crusader States and the Muslim world to China, Sword & Caravan gives you everything you need to explore the history and varied cultures of a region filled with war, intrigue, commerce, and conquests. This book includes: New classes and magical techniquesGuidelines and mechanics on merchant commerce, social interactions, law & justice A historically accurate bestiary of medieval monsters local to the settingMagic items inspired by the myths and legends of every culture in the region Abundant adventure seeds that GMs can use to hook Players Random tables and generators to help create encounters with an authentic world feelingAlthough Sword & Caravan is designed for play with any OSR system, itis especially attuned for play with the Lion & Dragon Medieval Authentic RPG.
Eldarlands LARP Player's Handbook
Cunning plots, heroic adventures, harrowing conquests... there's no end to the possibilities.Eldarlands LARP is a fantasy based live-action role-playing game in which the players create and become their characters, driving the story through conflict and roleplay. Within these pages, you'll find everything you need to create and advance a character, build safe weaponry and armor, and learn the rules of combat.If you've picked up this book, one can only assume you're one of two types of people. First, you're familiar with Live Action Role Playing and are wondering why this rulebook is any different than another you game may have played. Or, you're the second type and have no idea what LARP is and are likely curious about it.To answer both, this player's handbook is simply a guide to help new players get started. It contains everything one might need to know, from character creation and advancement, to combat rules, and even a little history for the world's setting, though with this style of game that's literally the least important aspect.Eldarlands LARP is no better or worse than any other live action game out there. It's the people involved who make the experience enjoyable.For those who are already experienced with this style of game, Eldarlands LARP is roughly a 40% boffer combat / 60% role-playing game. Players immerse themselves into the game world by becoming their characters, choosing how they dress and act, they build alliances or create enemies with other players, they fight for their beliefs, all the while advancing the storyline.Combat is a three-limb or single body hit death system with point valued armor and damage. Characters can advance in level to gain new or stronger abilities in their class through attendance, participation, and on occasion, quest rewards.The world setting in which the game takes place is irrelevant, though one is provided. The game and story are driven by character conflict and the game's story marshal who directs the operations of gameplay and ensures a plot is available for characters to interact with.Join the adventure by immersing yourself into this live-action-role-playing game.
The New York Times Super Sunday Crosswords Volume 13
Now with bigger, easy-to-read clues! The Sunday New York Times crossword is the biggest, cleverest, greatest puzzle in town! Relax and unwind--or get totally energized--with 50 of America's favorite crossword puzzles. Features: - 50 challenging puzzles from the New York Times- Puzzles edited by crossword legend Will Shortz- Durable spiral-bound paperback for puzzling on the go
Boss Ladies Hustle Hard
Boss Ladies Hustle Hard is not just a journal but a mission. Use this journal as a safe place to keep all your secrets or even a notebook to keep all your notes and personal information.
