Manual of Chess Combinations by Sergey Ivashchenko
Kirsan-Chess 1997, 251 B5 pages, 1320 diagrams,
multilingual (English, German, Russian, Spanish), hardcover
$35

This book is a bestseller by experienced Russian coach Sergey
Ivashchenko. Over 200,000 copies of his books were sold in the Soviet
Union in the late 1980’s! This book is intended for beginners, both
children and adults. The themes are: Mate in one, Mate in two, Win a
rook, Win a piece, Draw, etc. The book is designed for chess players
with ELO 900-1500 points. Includes more than 1,300 tactical problems
classified according to themes and difficulty