「40 Lessons for the Club Player」
Aleksander Kostyev著（英語）

This follow-up to From Beginner to Expert in 40 Lessons by the
same author concentrates on the problems of practical play. lt is
ideally suited for the club and tournament player,who has reached
a certain standard and wishes to improve his game. The material is
equally suitable for the curriculum of a chess course run by a strong
player or for self-instruction. A number of complete games
illustrate important opening and middlegame themes, while greater
attention is paid to the basic endgame positions that should be
essential knowledge for anyone aspiring to ″master classﾞ

Soviet teaching methods are highly regarded in the Western world
and the author is director of the Chess School of Pioneers.
This work is designed to be used by players with ratings between
140 and 180 (BCF)or1700-2050(USCF)，