The Soviet Chess Primer
Edition: Illustrated edition
Publisher: Quality Chess
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Glasgow
Language: eng
Translated from: rus
Translation of: Chess
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781907982996
Copyright date: 2014
Other titles: Chess, Soviet Chess Primer
First sentence: I didn't take up chess until rather late.
Description: 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.
This edition is also illustrated.
Notes: 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 edition is also illustrated.