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Chess 960 Yearbook 2026Chess 960 Yearbook 2026
      Chess 960 Yearbook 2026Chess 960 Yearbook 2026
          Le deuxième volume de cette série d’annuaires est consacré en détail au Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, avec ses cinq tournois prestigieux et brillants disputés à Weissenhaus, Paris, Karlsruhe, Las Vegas et Grootbos/Le Cap, ainsi qu’au FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, organisé en février 2026. Avec plus de 150 parties, dont certaines sont accompagnées de commentaires...
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          Chess 960 Yearbook 2026Chess 960 Yearbook 2026
              Le deuxième volume de cette série d’annuaires est consacré en détail au Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025, avec ses cinq tournois prestigieux et brillants disputés à Weissenhaus, Paris, Karlsruhe, Las Vegas et Grootbos/Le Cap, ainsi qu’au FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship, organisé en février 2026. Avec plus de 150 parties, dont certaines sont accompagnées de commentaires...
              29,00 €Prix
              My Great Predecessors vol.4 de Garry Kasparov
                  My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version améliorée à tous égards : impression de haute qualité, polices modernes et présentation visuelle renouvelée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La cinquième partie retrace l’ascension et le règne d’Anatoly Karpov (1975–1985). Devenu champion du monde par défaut à la suite de l’abdication de Bobby...
                  44,99 €Prix
                  My Great Predecessors vol.4 de Garry Kasparov
                      My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version améliorée à tous égards : impression de haute qualité, polices modernes et présentation visuelle renouvelée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La cinquième partie retrace l’ascension et le règne d’Anatoly Karpov (1975–1985). Devenu champion du monde par défaut à la suite de l’abdication de Bobby...
                      44,99 €Prix
                      My Great Predecessors vol.4 de Garry Kasparov
                          My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version améliorée à tous égards : impression de haute qualité, typographies modernes et présentation visuelle entièrement repensée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La quatrième partie raconte l’histoire du légendaire champion du monde Robert James Fischer (1972–1975). L’Américain fait irruption sur la...
                          44,99 €Prix
                          My Great Predecessors vol.4 de Garry Kasparov
                              My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version améliorée à tous égards : impression de haute qualité, typographies modernes et présentation visuelle entièrement repensée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La quatrième partie raconte l’histoire du légendaire champion du monde Robert James Fischer (1972–1975). L’Américain fait irruption sur la...
                              44,99 €Prix
                              My Great Predecessors  vol.3 de Garry Kasparov
                                  My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version enrichie à tous points de vue : impression de haute qualité, typographies modernes et présentation visuelle repensée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La troisième partie est consacrée aux neuvième et dixième champions du monde : Tigran Petrosian (1963–1969) et Boris Spassky (1969–1972), ainsi qu’à une...
                                  44,99 €Prix
                                  My Great Predecessors  vol.3 de Garry Kasparov
                                      My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version enrichie à tous points de vue : impression de haute qualité, typographies modernes et présentation visuelle repensée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La troisième partie est consacrée aux neuvième et dixième champions du monde : Tigran Petrosian (1963–1969) et Boris Spassky (1969–1972), ainsi qu’à une...
                                      44,99 €Prix
                                      My Great Predecessors vol.2 de Garry Kasparov
                                          My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version améliorée à tous égards : impression de haute qualité, polices modernes et présentation visuelle renouvelée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La deuxième partie couvre la période suivant l’ère des matchs revanche et s’intéresse aux 5ᵉ à 8ᵉ champions du monde : Max Euwe (1935–1937), Mikhail...
                                          44,99 €Prix
                                          My Great Predecessors vol.2 de Garry Kasparov
                                              My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version améliorée à tous égards : impression de haute qualité, polices modernes et présentation visuelle renouvelée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La deuxième partie couvre la période suivant l’ère des matchs revanche et s’intéresse aux 5ᵉ à 8ᵉ champions du monde : Max Euwe (1935–1937), Mikhail...
                                              44,99 €Prix
                                              My Great Predecessors vol.1 de Garry Kasparov
                                                  My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version enrichie à tous points de vue : impression de haute qualité, typographies modernes et présentation visuelle entièrement repensée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La première partie retrace l’aube des échecs modernes et les règnes des quatre premiers champions du monde : Wilhelm Steinitz...
                                                  44,99 €Prix
                                                  My Great Predecessors vol.1 de Garry Kasparov
                                                      My Great Predecessors reparaît en éditions brochée et reliée, dans une version enrichie à tous points de vue : impression de haute qualité, typographies modernes et présentation visuelle entièrement repensée. Cet ouvrage est rédigé en anglais. La première partie retrace l’aube des échecs modernes et les règnes des quatre premiers champions du monde : Wilhelm Steinitz...
                                                      44,99 €Prix
                                                      Boris Spassky's Best Games vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                          Boris Spassky's Best Games vol.2 1969-2009 Wolrd Champion Tibor Karolyi Quality Chess 2025 408 pages
                                                          34,99 €Prix
                                                          Boris Spassky's Best Games vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                              Boris Spassky's Best Games vol.2 1969-2009 Wolrd Champion Tibor Karolyi Quality Chess 2025 408 pages
                                                              34,99 €Prix
                                                              Ulf the Attacker! de Thomas Engqvist
                                                                  Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson was a positional genius with a crystal-clear style. In his prime, in the 1970s and 80s, he rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings because he almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions. But every now and then, he found himself in a position on the board that demanded an attack. And then he would strike! He was...
                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                  Ulf the Attacker! de Thomas Engqvist
                                                                      Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson was a positional genius with a crystal-clear style. In his prime, in the 1970s and 80s, he rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings because he almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions. But every now and then, he found himself in a position on the board that demanded an attack. And then he would strike! He was...
                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                      Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                                                                          Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                                                                          37,00 €Prix
                                                                          Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                                                                              Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                                                                              37,00 €Prix
                                                                              Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                  Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
                                                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                                                  Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                      Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
                                                                                      23,99 €Prix
                                                                                      United States Women's Chess Champions, 1937-2020 de Alexey W. Root
                                                                                          As late as 1950, many chess clubs in America excluded women. The Marshall Chess Club in New York City was an exception, organizing the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship beginning in the late 1930s. Since the 1980s, the average rating of the players has increased. The Saint Louis Chess Club has organized the championship since 2009, with record-setting prizes. Drawing on archives and original...
                                                                                          59,95 €Prix
                                                                                          United States Women's Chess Champions, 1937-2020 de Alexey W. Root
                                                                                              As late as 1950, many chess clubs in America excluded women. The Marshall Chess Club in New York City was an exception, organizing the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship beginning in the late 1930s. Since the 1980s, the average rating of the players has increased. The Saint Louis Chess Club has organized the championship since 2009, with record-setting prizes. Drawing on archives and original...
                                                                                              59,95 €Prix
                                                                                              A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                                                                                  How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                                                                                      How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                                                                                      27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      Chess Warrior de László Jakobetz
                                                                                                          Ask any chessplayer today if they recognize the name ”Maróczy“ and you will probably get a reply that it describes a pawn configuration designed to limit black pawn levers. While technically correct, such a reply would overlook the life and legacy of one of the great grandmasters, organizers, and arbiters in chess history. Géza Maróczy was the first Hungarian world-class grandmaster....
                                                                                                          39,99 €Prix
                                                                                                          Chess Warrior de László Jakobetz
                                                                                                              Ask any chessplayer today if they recognize the name ”Maróczy“ and you will probably get a reply that it describes a pawn configuration designed to limit black pawn levers. While technically correct, such a reply would overlook the life and legacy of one of the great grandmasters, organizers, and arbiters in chess history. Géza Maróczy was the first Hungarian world-class grandmaster....
                                                                                                              39,99 €Prix
                                                                                                              Paul Keres de Jimmy AdamsPaul Keres de Jimmy Adams
                                                                                                                  Paul Keres de Jimmy AdamsPaul Keres de Jimmy Adams
                                                                                                                      For forty years Paul Keres remained one of the world’s strongest grandmasters, admired for the way he played chess, famous for his spectacular surprise attacks, sparkling combinations, opening innovations, middlegame planning, and endgame technique. Six times he narrowly missed a world title match, earning the nickname “The Eternal Second” or “The Crown Prince of Chess”. He was highly...
                                                                                                                      249,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Paul Keres de Jimmy AdamsPaul Keres de Jimmy Adams
                                                                                                                          For forty years Paul Keres remained one of the world’s strongest grandmasters, admired for the way he played chess, famous for his spectacular surprise attacks, sparkling combinations, opening innovations, middlegame planning, and endgame technique. Six times he narrowly missed a world title match, earning the nickname “The Eternal Second” or “The Crown Prince of Chess”. He was highly...
                                                                                                                          249,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          The Real Paul Morphy de Charles Hertan
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              Paul Morphy might well be the most brilliant and enigmatic chess champion of all time. He burst onto the scene in 1857 as a 20-year-old and dominated the chess world for two short years, convincingly defeating all the strongest players. After conquering the European chess scene, Morphy was universally recognised as the greatest player of all time. But at the age of 22 he suddenly and...
                                                                                                                              36,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The Real Paul Morphy de Charles Hertan
                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                  Paul Morphy might well be the most brilliant and enigmatic chess champion of all time. He burst onto the scene in 1857 as a 20-year-old and dominated the chess world for two short years, convincingly defeating all the strongest players. After conquering the European chess scene, Morphy was universally recognised as the greatest player of all time. But at the age of 22 he suddenly and...
                                                                                                                                  36,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Making My Move de Victor Bologan
                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                      Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world chess politics. His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life. ‘Believe in yourself’ is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see. A sparkling description of the many roads Bologan has...
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                                                                                                                                      Making My Move de Victor Bologan
                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                          Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world chess politics. His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life. ‘Believe in yourself’ is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see. A sparkling description of the many roads Bologan has...
                                                                                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Games and Goals de Atle Gronn
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              Simen Agdestein was awarded the title of chess grandmaster at the age of eighteen, the youngest in the world at the time. Two years later he wrote in his diary that he believed he could become the best in the world. But chess wasn't his only passion. He also excelled at football and was selected nine times for the Norwegian national team. Foreign clubs wanted to sign him as a...
                                                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Games and Goals de Atle Gronn
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  Simen Agdestein was awarded the title of chess grandmaster at the age of eighteen, the youngest in the world at the time. Two years later he wrote in his diary that he believed he could become the best in the world. But chess wasn't his only passion. He also excelled at football and was selected nine times for the Norwegian national team. Foreign clubs wanted to sign him as a...
                                                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                                                                                                                                                      We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
                                                                                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                                                                                                                                                          We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
                                                                                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Chess Survivor de Andor Lilienthal
                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                              In Chess Survivor – The Last of the Greats a chess legend shares his life story and annotates his best games. When FIDE introduced the grandmaster title in 1950, Andor Lilienthal was one of the 27 names on that original list. And when he died at age 99, he was the last survivor of that historic group. This inspired our title. Douglas Griffin translated Lilienthal’s book from...
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                                                                                                                                                              Chess Survivor de Andor Lilienthal
                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                  In Chess Survivor – The Last of the Greats a chess legend shares his life story and annotates his best games. When FIDE introduced the grandmaster title in 1950, Andor Lilienthal was one of the 27 names on that original list. And when he died at age 99, he was the last survivor of that historic group. This inspired our title. Douglas Griffin translated Lilienthal’s book from...
                                                                                                                                                                  29,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Fischer-Spassky 1972 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                                                                                                                      The World Championship match between Fischer and Spassky in Reykjavik 1972 was played at the height of the Cold War. The image of a lone American genius defeating the Soviet machine captivated a worldwide audience unlike anything else in chess history. Exactly fifty years later, Fischer – Spassky 1972 takes a fresh look at both the chess and the human aspects of this monumental match. ...
                                                                                                                                                                      34,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Fischer-Spassky 1972 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                                                                                                                          The World Championship match between Fischer and Spassky in Reykjavik 1972 was played at the height of the Cold War. The image of a lone American genius defeating the Soviet machine captivated a worldwide audience unlike anything else in chess history. Exactly fifty years later, Fischer – Spassky 1972 takes a fresh look at both the chess and the human aspects of this monumental match. ...
                                                                                                                                                                          34,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Learn from Bent Larsen de Mihail Marin
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              Bent Larsen is one of the most celebrated chess players of the twentieth century. Larsen is the man who pushed Bobby Fischer down to Board 2 on the Rest of the World team in 1970. The Danish grandmaster had spectacular results, but chess fans appreciated even more his creativity and fighting spirit. For Larsen, a drawish-looking position was no reason to halt a game, as he had the ability to...
                                                                                                                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Learn from Bent Larsen de Mihail Marin
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  Bent Larsen is one of the most celebrated chess players of the twentieth century. Larsen is the man who pushed Bobby Fischer down to Board 2 on the Rest of the World team in 1970. The Danish grandmaster had spectacular results, but chess fans appreciated even more his creativity and fighting spirit. For Larsen, a drawish-looking position was no reason to halt a game, as he had the ability to...
                                                                                                                                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Mikhail Botvinnik de Andy Soltis
                                                                                                                                                                                      The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963, have been studied by players around the world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. This book explores his unusual dual career--as a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess player--as well as his complex relations with Soviet leaders, including Josef Stalin, his...
                                                                                                                                                                                      53,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Mikhail Botvinnik de Andy Soltis
                                                                                                                                                                                          The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963, have been studied by players around the world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. This book explores his unusual dual career--as a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess player--as well as his complex relations with Soviet leaders, including Josef Stalin, his...
                                                                                                                                                                                          53,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          The Essential Sosonko de Genna Sosonko
                                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                              Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country’s leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence. Sosonko writes from a privileged dual...
                                                                                                                                                                                              59,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              The Essential Sosonko de Genna Sosonko
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country’s leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence. Sosonko writes from a privileged dual...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  59,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Spassky's Best Games de Alexey Bezgodov et Dmitry Oleinikov
                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Russian Boris Spassky was the perfect gentleman. He was a chess genius who became World Champion in 1969. But he was also gracious in defeat after he lost his title to the American Bobby Fischer in 1972 in the Match of the Century. This biography includes fifty of Spassky’s best games, annotated by former Russian champion Alexey Bezgodov, and a biographical sketch of a few dozen...
                                                                                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Spassky's Best Games de Alexey Bezgodov et Dmitry Oleinikov
                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Russian Boris Spassky was the perfect gentleman. He was a chess genius who became World Champion in 1969. But he was also gracious in defeat after he lost his title to the American Bobby Fischer in 1972 in the Match of the Century. This biography includes fifty of Spassky’s best games, annotated by former Russian champion Alexey Bezgodov, and a biographical sketch of a few dozen...
                                                                                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix