The book of the world chess champion A. E. Karpov and chess master, candidate of technical sciences E. J. Gik introduce the reader to various aspects of the game of chess and the art of chess. The first part of the book consists of stories about world championship matches, about chess combinations, problems and studies. The second part is devoted to the game of computers. The third part consists of the games of the world champion. For schoolchildren, teachers, students and chess fans.