(History of chess in Yekaterinburg. Volume 1-2). The colorful history of chess in Yekaterinburg dates back to the early 18th century, to the time of Peter the Great. The book also tells about more than 70 of the best chess players who left a distinctive mark in the chess life of Yekaterinburg, organizers, referees. It presents many games and examples of creations of players such as Levitsky, Ardashev, Duz-Chotimirsky, Alexeyev, Kiselev, Rosenkrantz, Bron, Ilivitsky, Shmagin, Rashkovsky, Averkin, Borisenko, Juferov, Saunina and others.