The book offers a sketch of the life and work of a talented writer and Soviet grandmaster Alexander Kotov. Chess games with commentary selected and grouped by topics (debut, a combination tactical strikes, defense, etc.) so that the book was not only an outstanding monograph on the players, but also a kind of textbook on the management of chess. The same aim pursued compiler, annexed most remarkable chapters in the Kotov's book "Think Like a Grandmaster". For a wide range of chess fans.

Note: This book is in Russian