A book by the famous chess master and theoretician Anatoly Matsukevitch is an unusual textbook on playing various openings. For the first time in the world chess practice a single book includes as many as 4000 miniatures. Games of no more than 12 or 13 moves are classified by the openings and accompanied with both useful and clear explanations in several languages. The book is aimed at a wide range of chess readers starting from the very beginners in chess. Included through the book are a collection small cartoons from the most famous players and victims.