This beautiful hardcover book is in Russian language and contains 256 pages. It has many photographs, diagrams, tournament score tables, and detailed notes. Easy to read with the Google translate app. It was published in 2006. From the back cover: "Of all the questions that interest the chess world, perhaps the most important is the question of the title of world champion," wrote J. R. Capablanca in 1937. Today, when humanity has entered the third millennium, the truth of these words has become even more obvious. Chess is one of the phenomena of civilization, and the title of world champion is surrounded by an aura of veneration for the great capabilities of the human mind. This is confirmed by the example of 14 geniuses who ascended the chess throne. Astrel Publishing House continues to publish a new series - "Encyclopedia of the Chess Olympus", dedicated to the life and work of all world chess champions from Steinitz to Kramnik. The authors are famous Russian writers and chess historians Isaac and Vladimir Linder. Max Euwe (1901-1981) - 5th world chess champion (1935-1937). Among chess professionals, he was known as an amateur for many years,and among chess lovers, he was always considered a true professional. Gentle and kind by nature, which was facilitated by both teaching at a girls' lyceum and the maiden kingdom in his home (three daughters!), he became decisive and uncompromising in the chess struggle. Chess, mathematics, computers - the "life triathlon" of Max Euwe, who managed to succeed in each of these areas thanks to special internal self-control, the ability to isolate the main thing at the current moment and an amazing ability to concentrate all efforts to achieve a goal. From time to time, he put aside the dull "chess spear" and took up the "literary spear" sharpened to a shine. His works on the theory and practice of chess became bestsellers. And today they are considered classics. Honesty, fairness, knowledge and the art of compromise distinguished Max Euwe as FIDE President (1970-1978). I paid about $20 for this almost 20 years ago.