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Mastering Positional Chess de Daniel Naroditsky
  • Nouveauté 2026
    Every aspiring chess player wants to improve their positional understanding. In this ambitious work, GM Daniel Naroditsky explains clear positional themes in complex settings. Drawing on his own games, those of US colleagues, and top-level grandmasters, the prodigious author navigates chess strategy with the liveliness and clarity he later became famous for. Mastering Positional Chess...
    29,99 €Prix
    Mastering Positional Chess de Daniel Naroditsky
    • Nouveauté 2026
      Every aspiring chess player wants to improve their positional understanding. In this ambitious work, GM Daniel Naroditsky explains clear positional themes in complex settings. Drawing on his own games, those of US colleagues, and top-level grandmasters, the prodigious author navigates chess strategy with the liveliness and clarity he later became famous for. Mastering Positional Chess...
      29,99 €Prix
      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...
              29,00 €Prix
              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
                  Chess in Miniature vol.2 de David Lemoir
                      Le volume 2 de  Chess in Miniature est un ouvrage rédigé en anglais qui poursuit l'exploration des parties courtes et brillantes entamée dans le premier volume. Reprenant là où celui-ci s'était arrêté, il dévoile une nouvelle série de « secrets » qui sont à la base des plus belles miniatures échiquéennes. Du choix judicieux des ouvertures à l'exploitation de l'avidité de...
                      23,99 €Prix
                      Chess in Miniature vol.2 de David Lemoir
                          Le volume 2 de  Chess in Miniature est un ouvrage rédigé en anglais qui poursuit l'exploration des parties courtes et brillantes entamée dans le premier volume. Reprenant là où celui-ci s'était arrêté, il dévoile une nouvelle série de « secrets » qui sont à la base des plus belles miniatures échiquéennes. Du choix judicieux des ouvertures à l'exploitation de l'avidité de...
                          23,99 €Prix
                          Manuel complet du jeu positionnel de Konstantin Sakaev et Konstantin Landa
                              Enfin un manuel contemporain complet sur le jeu positionnel ! Il n'est pas étonnant qu'il nous vienne de Russie, où des générations de pédagogues ont peu à peu raffiné les méthodes d'initiation et d'entraînement aux échecs. En deux tomes, les grands maîtres Sakaev et Landa font le tour de tous les aspects du jeu positionnel. Le tome 1 donne un éclairage moderne sur les grands principes de...
                              33,00 €Prix
                              Manuel complet du jeu positionnel de Konstantin Sakaev et Konstantin Landa
                                  Enfin un manuel contemporain complet sur le jeu positionnel ! Il n'est pas étonnant qu'il nous vienne de Russie, où des générations de pédagogues ont peu à peu raffiné les méthodes d'initiation et d'entraînement aux échecs. En deux tomes, les grands maîtres Sakaev et Landa font le tour de tous les aspects du jeu positionnel. Le tome 1 donne un éclairage moderne sur les grands principes de...
                                  33,00 €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
                                      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
                                          The Magic and Beauty of Quiet Chess Moves de Boguslaw Boder et Jacek Bielczyk
                                              Beauty in chess manifests itself in different ways. For chess players who are not sophisticated enough, one of the leading aesthetic criteria is probably the value of the offered piece. An experienced player will primarily value the originality and purity of the idea. It happens that a key to a position is a seemingly discreet move. Situations like these have always impressed me the...
                                              41,95 €Prix
                                              The Magic and Beauty of Quiet Chess Moves de Boguslaw Boder et Jacek Bielczyk
                                                  Beauty in chess manifests itself in different ways. For chess players who are not sophisticated enough, one of the leading aesthetic criteria is probably the value of the offered piece. An experienced player will primarily value the originality and purity of the idea. It happens that a key to a position is a seemingly discreet move. Situations like these have always impressed me the...
                                                  41,95 €Prix
                                                  Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices de Ivan Cheparinov
                                                      A pawn is the smallest unit of material in chess, but a well-executed pawn sacrifice can yield huge rewards. Still, many players shy away from such possibilities when they are uncertain of the consequences. Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices contains everything you need to master this crucial area of chess. In addition to covering dynamic and long-term sacrifices, Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov also...
                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                      Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices de Ivan Cheparinov
                                                          A pawn is the smallest unit of material in chess, but a well-executed pawn sacrifice can yield huge rewards. Still, many players shy away from such possibilities when they are uncertain of the consequences. Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices contains everything you need to master this crucial area of chess. In addition to covering dynamic and long-term sacrifices, Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov also...
                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                          Converting an Extra Pawn in Chess de Sam Shankland
                                                              Winning a pawn is a common occurrence in chess, but many players have no idea what to do with an extra pawn, aside from the vague notion of “exchange pieces and win the endgame”. Grandmaster Sam Shankland knows better – and after reading this book, you will too. In this groundbreaking work, Shankland shares his three-step process for handling positions with an extra pawn, using perfectly...
                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                              Converting an Extra Pawn in Chess de Sam Shankland
                                                                  Winning a pawn is a common occurrence in chess, but many players have no idea what to do with an extra pawn, aside from the vague notion of “exchange pieces and win the endgame”. Grandmaster Sam Shankland knows better – and after reading this book, you will too. In this groundbreaking work, Shankland shares his three-step process for handling positions with an extra pawn, using perfectly...
                                                                  32,99 €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
                                                                      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
                                                                          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
                                                                                  Lessons on Uncompromising Play de David Navara
                                                                                      If you want to win a game, you should be ready to progress in small steps. In most games, you first need to gain the initiative, then transform it into a positional advantage or into an attack and eventually win the game. Reality is usually more complex and even grandmaster games mostly contain mistakes on both sides and often even unexpected twists and turns. (True, there are many...
                                                                                      44,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Lessons on Uncompromising Play de David Navara
                                                                                          If you want to win a game, you should be ready to progress in small steps. In most games, you first need to gain the initiative, then transform it into a positional advantage or into an attack and eventually win the game. Reality is usually more complex and even grandmaster games mostly contain mistakes on both sides and often even unexpected twists and turns. (True, there are many...
                                                                                          44,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Grind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David HowellGrind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David Howell
                                                                                              It is amazing how much play you can create in a seemingly equal chess position - if you persevere. In this book, the greatest chess player of all time, Magnus Carlsen, and his friend, Grandmaster David Howell, explain how to win these kinds of chess games. Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize...
                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Grind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David HowellGrind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David Howell
                                                                                                  It is amazing how much play you can create in a seemingly equal chess position - if you persevere. In this book, the greatest chess player of all time, Magnus Carlsen, and his friend, Grandmaster David Howell, explain how to win these kinds of chess games. Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize...
                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  How to Choose a Chess Move de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                                      International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 20 moves you can choose from an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide, in a fully revised and...
                                                                                                      20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      How to Choose a Chess Move de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                                          International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 20 moves you can choose from an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide, in a fully revised and...
                                                                                                          20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                          100 Tactical Patterns You Musk Know de Frank Erwich
                                                                                                              Chess is 99% tactics. A tactical pattern is all about immediate threats that produce immediate results. Learning the 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know will dramatically improve your performance. This book is the long-awaited middlegame companion to 100 Endgames You Must Know, the all-time bestseller of all chess books published by New In Chess. In three hundred pages, experienced...
                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                              100 Tactical Patterns You Musk Know de Frank Erwich
                                                                                                                  Chess is 99% tactics. A tactical pattern is all about immediate threats that produce immediate results. Learning the 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know will dramatically improve your performance. This book is the long-awaited middlegame companion to 100 Endgames You Must Know, the all-time bestseller of all chess books published by New In Chess. In three hundred pages, experienced...
                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Best Lessons of a Chess Coach de Sunil Weeramantry et Edward Eusebi
                                                                                                                      In the course of a game of chess, questions continually arise that test a player’s reasoning skills. Questions such as: “Who has the better position?” “Should I resolve the tension in the center?” “How can I improve the placement of my pieces?” In this long-awaited extension of the classic Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, the reader is invited to take a seat in the...
                                                                                                                      21,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Best Lessons of a Chess Coach de Sunil Weeramantry et Edward Eusebi
                                                                                                                          In the course of a game of chess, questions continually arise that test a player’s reasoning skills. Questions such as: “Who has the better position?” “Should I resolve the tension in the center?” “How can I improve the placement of my pieces?” In this long-awaited extension of the classic Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, the reader is invited to take a seat in the...
                                                                                                                          21,99 €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
                                                                                                                              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
                                                                                                                                  Key Elements of Chess Tactics de Georgy Lisitsin
                                                                                                                                      Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian. Lisitsin broke down Strategy and...
                                                                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Key Elements of Chess Tactics de Georgy Lisitsin
                                                                                                                                          Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian. Lisitsin broke down Strategy and...
                                                                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed de Georg Mohr
                                                                                                                                              • Compensation is a chess concept that we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. • The relative value of pieces is perhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. • It is one that every player must feel and believe in and can only be accepted with the help of our own practice, and when we feel it come together as though a part of us. ...
                                                                                                                                              33,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed de Georg Mohr
                                                                                                                                                  • Compensation is a chess concept that we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. • The relative value of pieces is perhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. • It is one that every player must feel and believe in and can only be accepted with the help of our own practice, and when we feel it come together as though a part of us. ...
                                                                                                                                                  33,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Amazing Artist, Dangerous Tactician de Sofia Polgar
                                                                                                                                                      This special hardcover edition will be limited to 200 numbered copies. Each will be signed and dated by Sofia. A Truly Unique Chess Book The chess triumphs of the Polgar sisters are legendary. Now, in this very special book, Sofia Polgar tells her own exceptional story: from her development as a prodigy and remarkable tournament successes to her eventually...
                                                                                                                                                      79,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Amazing Artist, Dangerous Tactician de Sofia Polgar
                                                                                                                                                          This special hardcover edition will be limited to 200 numbered copies. Each will be signed and dated by Sofia. A Truly Unique Chess Book The chess triumphs of the Polgar sisters are legendary. Now, in this very special book, Sofia Polgar tells her own exceptional story: from her development as a prodigy and remarkable tournament successes to her eventually...
                                                                                                                                                          79,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Chessboard Combat de Joel Benjamin
                                                                                                                                                              Chess students love a Puzzle Rush. And solving tactics puzzles certainly helps you improve your pattern recognition and will help you find good moves in tournament games. But there is a downside to most tactics puzzles — we always know who is supposed to win! Chess in real life is different, not just because no one taps us on the shoulder and tells us to look for a tactic. Sometimes...
                                                                                                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Chessboard Combat de Joel Benjamin
                                                                                                                                                                  Chess students love a Puzzle Rush. And solving tactics puzzles certainly helps you improve your pattern recognition and will help you find good moves in tournament games. But there is a downside to most tactics puzzles — we always know who is supposed to win! Chess in real life is different, not just because no one taps us on the shoulder and tells us to look for a tactic. Sometimes...
                                                                                                                                                                  27,95 €Prix