Grandmaster of chess composition and international FIDE master Y. Vladimirov, master of sports in chess composition Y. Fokin and candidate for master V. Razumenko acquaint the reader with the origins and development of chess poetry in the city on Neva (and in fact in Russia), talk about the basics of composing and solving problems and studies, give creative portraits of contemporary chess composers of St. Petersburg and their achievements in various competitions. The reader is invited to take part in an unusual intellectual competition. For a wide range of chess fans.