The monograph of the chess journalist L. Verkhovsky is dedicated to the Austrian grandmaster Karl Schlechter, one of the best chess players of the early 20th century, a contender for the world championship. The book broadly presents the work of Schlechter, a universal chess player. The games are grouped by topic, which gives the book an educational character. The biographical sketch tells about the hard life of a chess professional like Schlechter. For highly qualified chess players.
