The first book of the famous journalist, editor-in-chief of the magazine "64 - Chess Review" and the ChessPro website Maxim Notkin is a collection of selected materials by the author, published primarily in the popular author's headings "Flying Pawn Cabaret" ("64") and "Maximize Your Tactics" ("New in Chess"). The reader will meet with brilliant finds on the chessboard and all sorts of records, as well as with curious mistakes and incredible eclipses.