Reuben Fine, 1914-1993 was one of the world best players in 1930s and 1940s. When he stopped to play professional chess, he worked as noted psychologist. His well-known book about psychology of chess players was for the first time published in 1956, with title Psychoanalytic observations on chess and chess masters. New edition was published in 1967 with title The psychology of the chess player. The book has been traslated into several languages, this is the First Russian edition. The book contains no games. Series Bibliotechka shakhmatista.