Šahs

"Šahs", ("Chess") - magazine of the State Sports Committee of the Latvian SSR and the Republican Chess Federation. It was published in Riga by the United Republican Chess Club of the Latvian SSR twice a month in Latvian (since June 1959) and Russian (since January 1960). In 1987 the total one-time circulation was 68.5 thousand copies - 2.5 thousand in Latvian and 66 thousand in Russian. As of 1987, 686 numbers in Latvian (1959-1987) and 672 in Russian (1960-1987) languages were published. The magazine was published in 50 countries (1987). Editor-in-chief - M. Tal (1960-1970, since 1972 - consultant); A. Gipslis (since 1970, №5); Z. Solmanis (Latvian edition, till 1965).

Covered chess life in the Latvian SSR, the Soviet Union in general and abroad. He published reviews of competitions, mainly those in which Soviet chess players participated; games, sketches, tasks; materials on theory, methods and history of chess; essays, interviews, humoresques, puzzles. Conducted various contests. Regularly conducted about 20 departments; the most popular ones - "Debut Theory", "On Different Meridians", "Chess School", "Black and White Cavalcade", "Find the Best Continuation", "Parties and Fragments", "Not Seeing a Partner", "Tasks", "Etudes", "Retro", "Among Books, Newspapers and Magazines", "Endgame", "In Brotherly Republics", "In Latvian Clubs", "Arena of the Young".