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Mastering Practical Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
  • Nouveauté 2026
    Endgame mastery separates great players from the good. First-rate endgame play requires a mix of calculation, pattern recognition, abstract themes, theoretical knowledge and resilience few have mastered. In this rich collection of seventy mini-lessons, written over six years, acclaimed author GM Daniel Naroditsky guides you to every corner of the endgame world in the engaging, humorous, and...
    29,99 €Prix
    Mastering Practical Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
    • Nouveauté 2026
      Endgame mastery separates great players from the good. First-rate endgame play requires a mix of calculation, pattern recognition, abstract themes, theoretical knowledge and resilience few have mastered. In this rich collection of seventy mini-lessons, written over six years, acclaimed author GM Daniel Naroditsky guides you to every corner of the endgame world in the engaging, humorous, and...
      29,99 €Prix
      Mastering Complex Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
      • Nouveauté 2026
        Mastering Complex Endgames is a rich collection of practical endgame examples whose assessments require more than just standard theory. Daniel Naroditsky drew heavily on his own experience as a player. The material is lively and instructive, with wonderful practical advice and insights into the minds of the chess greats. This highly systematic work will take your endgame technique to the...
        29,99 €Prix
        Mastering Complex Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
        • Nouveauté 2026
          Mastering Complex Endgames is a rich collection of practical endgame examples whose assessments require more than just standard theory. Daniel Naroditsky drew heavily on his own experience as a player. The material is lively and instructive, with wonderful practical advice and insights into the minds of the chess greats. This highly systematic work will take your endgame technique to the...
          29,99 €Prix
          Les secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian BauerLes secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian Bauer
              La Carlsbad, c'est à la fois une variante importante du Gambit-Dame et une structure de pions que l'on retrouve dans beaucoup d'ouvertures. Le grand maître Christian Bauer vous présente les dessous de la fameuse "attaque de minorité" ainsi que les plans d'expansion centrale ou ceux avec le grand roque, et vous montre les multiples façons dont les Noirs peuvent s'y opposer. De quoi vous aider...
              22,00 €Prix
              Les secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian BauerLes secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian Bauer
                  La Carlsbad, c'est à la fois une variante importante du Gambit-Dame et une structure de pions que l'on retrouve dans beaucoup d'ouvertures. Le grand maître Christian Bauer vous présente les dessous de la fameuse "attaque de minorité" ainsi que les plans d'expansion centrale ou ceux avec le grand roque, et vous montre les multiples façons dont les Noirs peuvent s'y opposer. De quoi vous aider...
                  22,00 €Prix
                  The Scheveningen Sicilian Revisited de Daniel Gormally
                      This Sicilian Scheveningen Defense is a rich and complex opening that offers Black a mix of solid defense and dynamic counterattacking chances. Its flexibility allows it to be adapted to a wide range of situations, making it a popular choice for players of all levels. Whether you are looking for to outmaneuver your opponent in a tactical battle our outlast them in a positional...
                      38,95 €Prix
                      The Scheveningen Sicilian Revisited de Daniel Gormally
                          This Sicilian Scheveningen Defense is a rich and complex opening that offers Black a mix of solid defense and dynamic counterattacking chances. Its flexibility allows it to be adapted to a wide range of situations, making it a popular choice for players of all levels. Whether you are looking for to outmaneuver your opponent in a tactical battle our outlast them in a positional...
                          38,95 €Prix
                          100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                              Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                              32,50 €Prix
                              100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                  Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                  32,50 €Prix
                                  Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
                                      There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
                                      29,95 €Prix
                                      Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
                                          There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
                                          29,95 €Prix
                                          Strategic Play with 1.e4 de Milos Pavlovic
                                              Many players approach the opening with a desire to learn sharp lines and out-prepare their opponents. This is an exhausting task, which gets more difficult by the day. However, there is a different strategy which is more practical and designed for longevity. This is to develop an advanced understanding of typical positions. Such a policy is the best approach against different move orders and...
                                              23,99 €Prix
                                              Strategic Play with 1.e4 de Milos Pavlovic
                                                  Many players approach the opening with a desire to learn sharp lines and out-prepare their opponents. This is an exhausting task, which gets more difficult by the day. However, there is a different strategy which is more practical and designed for longevity. This is to develop an advanced understanding of typical positions. Such a policy is the best approach against different move orders and...
                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                  Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                                                      Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                                                      24,99 €Prix
                                                      Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                                                          Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                                                          24,99 €Prix
                                                          Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                              Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                              Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                  Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                  Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                                      Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                      Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                                          Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                          L'attaque Trompowsky et le système de Londres de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                              Si vous cherchez des systèmes d'ouverture qui vous permettent de court-circuiter l'apprentissage de longues variantes théoriques et de laisser libre cours à votre créativité tout en reposant sur des bases saines, alors l'attaque Trompowsky et le système de Londres constituent d'excellents choix ! Dans un style très vivant, le grand maître Viktor Moskalenko vous guide dans les structures...
                                                                              24,00 €Prix
                                                                              L'attaque Trompowsky et le système de Londres de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                  Si vous cherchez des systèmes d'ouverture qui vous permettent de court-circuiter l'apprentissage de longues variantes théoriques et de laisser libre cours à votre créativité tout en reposant sur des bases saines, alors l'attaque Trompowsky et le système de Londres constituent d'excellents choix ! Dans un style très vivant, le grand maître Viktor Moskalenko vous guide dans les structures...
                                                                                  24,00 €Prix
                                                                                  Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                      Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                      Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                          Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                          The English Defence de José González
                                                                                              The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                              The English Defence de José González
                                                                                                  The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                                                                                      Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                      Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                                                                                          Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                          Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                                                                                                              Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                              Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                                                                                                                  Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                                      Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
                                                                                                                      20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                                          Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
                                                                                                                          20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                              Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                  Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                      In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                                                                      23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                          In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                                                                          23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                  24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                      The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                                                                      24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                          The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                                                                          24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                              Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                  Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                      Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                          Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                                              The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                                                  The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Chess Endgames for Club Players de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                                      Any good chess coach will tell you to study the endgame. Improving your knowledge of the ‘third phase’ in a chess game will bring you many extra half or even full points. After the success of his award-winning classics, Chess Strategy for Club Players and Attacking Chess for Club Players Herman Grooten has now written an equally instructive endgame manual. He teaches...
                                                                                                                                                                                      27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Chess Endgames for Club Players de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                                          Any good chess coach will tell you to study the endgame. Improving your knowledge of the ‘third phase’ in a chess game will bring you many extra half or even full points. After the success of his award-winning classics, Chess Strategy for Club Players and Attacking Chess for Club Players Herman Grooten has now written an equally instructive endgame manual. He teaches...
                                                                                                                                                                                          27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Le jeu en finales aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                              Ce livre destiné aux joueurs ambitieux compte 430 exercices ardus, pour une étude active des finales. Apprendre les fins de partie aide grandement la compréhension globale du jeu d'échecs et permet de mieux utiliser ses pièces en toute circonstance. Cependant, connaître la théorie ne suffit pas, et le grand maître Jacob Aagaard vous donne dans ce livre un matériel d'entraînement de qualité...
                                                                                                                                                                                              32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Le jeu en finales aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ce livre destiné aux joueurs ambitieux compte 430 exercices ardus, pour une étude active des finales. Apprendre les fins de partie aide grandement la compréhension globale du jeu d'échecs et permet de mieux utiliser ses pièces en toute circonstance. Cependant, connaître la théorie ne suffit pas, et le grand maître Jacob Aagaard vous donne dans ce livre un matériel d'entraînement de qualité...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  32,00 €Prix