Learn to Play Chess

This book by Irving Chernev and Kenneth Harkness, based on total circulation, is one of the most successful chess books ever written in English.

Irving Chernev is a classic of American chess literature, a chess player and coach, and all his books are characterized by high quality and are full of exceptional erudition and value.

This is a basic textbook for those who wish to learn how to play chess, starting with the moves of the pieces and smoothly transitioning to more complex tasks and examples necessary for moving to an intermediate level and beyond.
The book is being published in Russian for the first time.