(The Ticket. Chess Essays). In the book, the author tells about the secrets of success, interesting chess events and also problems in the chess world. He writes about famous players such as Lasker, Capablanca, Korchnoi, Kasparov, Carlsen. He was a friend of some of them or knew them personally. But the heroes of the book also include players who will be unfamiliar to readers. All personalities in the book have something in common, and that is unusual destinies and a love of chess. Genna Sosonko wrote several books of essays about chess players. He is considered as one of the best present writers. 3 pictures.