Tasks and sketches. Collection. Ed. Pervakova O.

The legendary “tasks and sketches” is the world's first periodic publication, entirely dedicated to the chess composition (1927-1930). In total, 8 collections were released, which today have become a great bibliographic rarity. In this publication, they are all united in one book. These are not only first -class chess compositions and wonderful articles of leading masters of the past who have not lost relevance today. This is and a fascinating excursion into the history of the USSR in the late 20s of the XX century. Alas, a short life was prepared for the publication - in 1930, one of his initiators, the famous chess composer L. B. Zalkind was arrested and convicted in the case of the Union Bureau of the Party of Mensheviks. The time of mass terror has not yet come, and print publications have already disappeared from the book shelves of the socialist state. Under the general editorship of the World Champion in Oleg Pervakov. For a wide range of loving chess and chess composition.