The Soviet chess primer

Foreword by Mark Dvoretsky

Emanuel Lasker: The meaning of chess

Advice to beginners

Part one: The elements of chess. Chapter one: The game explained ; Chapter two: Aim of the game ; Chapter three: Tactics and strategy ; Chapter four: Techniques of calculation ; Chapter five: Combination ; Chapter six: Positional play ; Chapter seven: How to begin a game

Part two: The chess game (Its three phases). Chapter eight: The endgame ; Chapter nine: The middlegame ; Chapter ten: The foundations of opening history

Appendix: Chess compositions.