The Russian edition of ChessWithPass™. How the Blue Monkey Became a Genius. The Missing Move. is now available on Rakuten Kobo, one of the world’s leading digital reading platforms. Readers can enjoy the book on desktop, eReaders, tablets, iOS, and Android devices.

ChessWithPass™ Continues Its Global Expansion

Russian Edition Now Available on Rakuten Kobo

The ChessWithPass™ project has reached another important milestone in its international development.

The Russian eBook edition of

ChessWithPass™. How the Blue Monkey Became a Genius. The Missing Move.

is now officially available on Rakuten Kobo, one of the world's leading digital book platforms.

This means that millions of readers around the world can now discover the ideas behind ChessWithPass™ through one of the largest international eBook ecosystems.

What Is Rakuten Kobo?

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It serves millions of readers worldwide and provides access to an extensive library of eBooks across virtually every modern device.

The book can be read on:

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Readers can begin reading on one device and continue on another while automatically keeping their reading progress synchronized.

Publication Information

Title

ChessWithPass™. How the Blue Monkey Became a Genius. The Missing Move.

Author

Alexey Fomin

Publisher

ChessWithPass Publishing

EPUB ISBN

979-8996167746

Publication Date

June 11, 2026

Language

Russian

Format

EPUB

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What Is This Book About?

For more than fifteen centuries, chess has been built upon one fundamental rule:

every player must make a move.

ChessWithPass™ invites readers to look at this principle from a completely different perspective.

In this new version of chess, each player has the right, once per game, to consciously skip a move by using a special piece called the Pass Piece™.

This is far more than a new chess rule.

It is an invitation to consider that the decision not to act can itself be a deliberate strategic choice.

The book explores this idea not only from the perspective of chess but also as a broader model of decision-making that reaches far beyond the chessboard.

Expanding the ChessWithPass™ Ecosystem

The release of the Russian edition on Rakuten Kobo marks another important step in the global expansion of the ChessWithPass™ ecosystem.

Today, the project is becoming available through many of the world's leading publishing platforms, including:

Amazon Kindle
Google Play Books
Apple Books
Rakuten Kobo
the international IngramSpark distribution network

Our goal is to make the ideas of ChessWithPass™ accessible to readers, educators, researchers, and chess enthusiasts regardless of where they live or which digital bookstore they prefer.

A Book Worth Discussing

Most chess books teach readers how to make stronger moves.

ChessWithPass™ asks a different question:

What if, in some situations, the strongest decision is the conscious choice not to move at all?

Not as a sign of weakness.

Not by accident.

But as an independent strategic option.

That single question lies at the heart of the entire ChessWithPass™ concept.

An Idea Worth Sharing

The best gifts continue creating value long after they are received.

If your friends, colleagues, or family members enjoy chess, strategy, decision-making, or simply appreciate original ideas, ChessWithPass™ may become a memorable and meaningful gift.

Sometimes the greatest gift is not an object—

it is an idea that changes the way we see the world.

Read ChessWithPass™ on Rakuten Kobo and become part of the growing global ChessWithPass™ community.

About ChessWithPass™

ChessWithPass™ is an international project founded by Alexey Fomin.

The project includes:

a new variation of chess that allows each player to skip one move per game;
the Pass Piece™, a unique chess piece representing the right to pass;
books published in both English and Russian;
the free online ChessWithPass™ platform at ChessWithPass.com;
ChessWithPass Publishing, an international publishing imprint.

Our mission is to explore and promote new approaches to strategic thinking, decision-making, and the philosophy of conscious choice through the game of chess.