007 Smart Chip

Genrikh Chepukaitis (1935-2004)

027 Yakov Neishtadt at 80

038 The Morpheus Variation

051 If the Trumpet Sounds

Ludek Pachman (1924-2003)

067 A Master with no Name

Evgeny Ruban (1941-1997)

079 A Miracle

Ratmir Kholmov (1925-2006)

095 Killer Instinct

109 Genna Adonis

121 The Stairway of Life

131 Grand Slam

Irina Levitina, champion in chess and bridge

152 Two against One

Chess and religion

162 Hein

J.H. Donner (1927-1988)

In Smart Chip from St.Petersburg, Genna Sosonko continues his famous chess chronicles. It contains a new series of fascinating and touching portraits of chess players, both famous and forgotten, as well as essays in which Sosonko gives a personal and erudite view on the psychology of the game. Why do old grandmasters - in spite of their experience - play weaker than young ones, what do chess players dream about, what does fame do with a master's ego, and how do chess and religion interact? Smart Chip from St.Petersburg radiates the author's love for and devotion to chess, yet is tempered by objectivity and detachment. It will surprise and enchant not only chess players, but all those who recognize the cultural value of chess.