The Soviet Union is the first country in the world to create a system of higher chess education in special departments of sports schools. However, the great experience accumulated in the USSR in this area has not yet received a proper generalization and has hardly been covered in chess literature and periodicals. This manual is intended to fill this gap. It summarizes the experience of the Soviet chess school, shows a system of methods for preparing for competitions, sets out scientific, pedagogical and methodological recommendations of the world champions Capablanca, Alekhin, Botvinnik, Karpov, as well as other famous chess players. Created for university students.
