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Draw!

L. Verkhovsky

The kinds of draw and how to reach one from a difficult position.

Chess Endings. Pawn Endings

Yu. Averbakh

Pawn endings, from the simplest teaching positions to complex endgames.

Ufimtsev Defense

G. Friedstein

The Ufimtsev Defence, developed in Anatoly Ufimtsev's games and analysis.

David Yanovsky

S. B. Voronkov, D. Plisetskiy

S. Voronkov and D. Plisetsky on Dawid Janowski, one of the most original grandmasters of his day.

Chess Endings. Rook Endings

Yu. Averbakh

A comprehensive study of rook endings, from teaching positions to complex ones.

Endgame contours

L. Slutsky, M. Shereshevsky

L. Slutsky and M. Shereshevsky on how the opening shapes the endgame, through its most typical endings.

Selected Chess Studies

A. Herbstman

Alexander Herbstman's best studies, which double as a textbook of study composition.

Match of the Century

M. Yudovich

The Match of the Century: the first contest between the USSR and a Rest of the World team.

Alexandr Kotov

F. Malkin

The life of grandmaster and writer Alexander Kotov and his games, grouped by theme.

The birth of the variant

L. Polugaevsky

One of the world's strongest grandmasters reveals how he works at each stage of a game.

Capablanca

V. Panov

World champion José Raúl Capablanca: a chess genius and a charming man.