The book was prepared by international masters Viktor Ivanov and Ilya Odessa on the basis of the famous textbook of the Honored Trainer of the RSFSR Viktor Golenishchev "Training of young chess players of the II category." The material is supplemented by numerous examples from the games of leading chess players played in the largest competitions in recent years, and is planned in the form of chess lessons. The curriculum is designed for 75 homework sessions. For a wide range of chess lovers.