<span style=""><span>Ilya Maizelis’s masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions.</span></span><br><span style=""><span></span></span><br><span><span>In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called &quot;Chess&quot;—no other explanation was considered necessary.</span><span style="font-style:italic">The Soviet Chess Primer</span><span> is a modern English translation of Maizelis’s witty introduction to the royal game.</span></span>