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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...
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      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
          The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
              There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
              39,00 €Prix
              The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
                  There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
                  39,00 €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
                                                                          Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                              From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                              34,95 €Prix
                                                                              Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                  From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                                  34,95 €Prix
                                                                                  Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                      In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                          In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual FastTrack Edition de Mark Dvorestky
                                                                                              Since it first appeared in 2003, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual has been acclaimed as the best single volume ever written on the endgame. With staggering depth and accuracy, it clearly reveals the secrets of this most important stage of the game. One of the unique characteristics of the Endgame Manual has been the highlighting of text considered to be essential to the...
                                                                                              18,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual FastTrack Edition de Mark Dvorestky
                                                                                                  Since it first appeared in 2003, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual has been acclaimed as the best single volume ever written on the endgame. With staggering depth and accuracy, it clearly reveals the secrets of this most important stage of the game. One of the unique characteristics of the Endgame Manual has been the highlighting of text considered to be essential to the...
                                                                                                  18,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                                                                                                      In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                                                                                                      24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                      Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                                                                                                          In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                                                                                                          24,99 €Prix
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                                                                                                            Le manuel des finales de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                              • Promotion !
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                                                                                                              Le manuel des finales de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                • Promotion !
                                                                                                                Dès sa première parution, la première édition du  Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual a immédiatement été reconnue par tous les joueurs, du novice au grand maître, comme l'un des meilleurs ouvrages publiés sur les finales d'échecs. Et cette cinquième édition et augmentée est meilleure que jamais!
                                                                                                                47,90 €59,90 €Prix de base-20,03%dePrix
                                                                                                                Le manuel des finales de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                  • Promotion !
                                                                                                                  Dès sa première parution, la première édition du  Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual a immédiatement été reconnue par tous les joueurs, du novice au grand maître, comme l'un des meilleurs ouvrages publiés sur les finales d'échecs. Et cette cinquième édition et augmentée est meilleure que jamais!
                                                                                                                  47,90 €59,90 €Prix de base-20,03%dePrix
                                                                                                                  Understanding Queen Endgames de Karsten Müller et Yakov Konoval
                                                                                                                      Knowing the abilities and limitations of the powerful queen is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame. Queen endgames are very difficult, if only for purely mathematical reasons – the queen is the most mobile peace in chess, and the amount of possible options is incomparably higher than in any other type of endgames. ...
                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Understanding Queen Endgames de Karsten Müller et Yakov Konoval
                                                                                                                          Knowing the abilities and limitations of the powerful queen is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame. Queen endgames are very difficult, if only for purely mathematical reasons – the queen is the most mobile peace in chess, and the amount of possible options is incomparably higher than in any other type of endgames. ...
                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Chess Board Options de Larry Kaufman
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty. ...
                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Chess Board Options de Larry Kaufman
                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                  Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty. ...
                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                                                                                                                      Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                                                                                                                          Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Improve your Life by Playing a Game de Jana Krivec
                                                                                                                                              “The book Improve Your Life by Playing a Game takes us on an exciting journey through a wide range of topics from psychology and explains these topics by putting the reader in the role of a tournament chess player. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind of a chess player during training, playing and analysing chess games suddenly takes on a different dimension when explained...
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                                                                                                                                              Improve your Life by Playing a Game de Jana Krivec
                                                                                                                                                  “The book Improve Your Life by Playing a Game takes us on an exciting journey through a wide range of topics from psychology and explains these topics by putting the reader in the role of a tournament chess player. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind of a chess player during training, playing and analysing chess games suddenly takes on a different dimension when explained...
                                                                                                                                                  32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                      When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
                                                                                                                                                      32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                          When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
                                                                                                                                                          32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Your Jungle Guide to Rook Endings de Estratios Grivas
                                                                                                                                                              There are five basic principles that must be followed faithfully in rook endings: 1. Rook behind the pawn: The placement of the rooks in relation to the pawns is very significant. The rook must be placed behind the pawn whether the pawn is yours or not. With every move the pawn makes the radius of our rook will increase and that of the opponent’s will decrease. 2....
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                                                                                                                                                              Your Jungle Guide to Rook Endings de Estratios Grivas
                                                                                                                                                                  There are five basic principles that must be followed faithfully in rook endings: 1. Rook behind the pawn: The placement of the rooks in relation to the pawns is very significant. The rook must be placed behind the pawn whether the pawn is yours or not. With every move the pawn makes the radius of our rook will increase and that of the opponent’s will decrease. 2....
                                                                                                                                                                  31,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Psychologie de la bataille de Anatoli Karpov et Jean-François Phelizon
                                                                                                                                                                      "En quoi une bataille d'échecs ressemble-t-elle à une négociation? En quoi une négociation ressemble-t-elle à une bataille d'échecs? Le dialogue que les auteurs de ce livre ont établi sur le thème de la psychologie de la bataille est instructif à plus d'un titre. Pour avoir les meilleures chances de gagner une bataille, s'accordent-ils à dire, il ne suffit pas d'être soigneusement préparé,...
                                                                                                                                                                      16,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Psychologie de la bataille de Anatoli Karpov et Jean-François Phelizon
                                                                                                                                                                          "En quoi une bataille d'échecs ressemble-t-elle à une négociation? En quoi une négociation ressemble-t-elle à une bataille d'échecs? Le dialogue que les auteurs de ce livre ont établi sur le thème de la psychologie de la bataille est instructif à plus d'un titre. Pour avoir les meilleures chances de gagner une bataille, s'accordent-ils à dire, il ne suffit pas d'être soigneusement préparé,...
                                                                                                                                                                          16,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                                                                                                                                              "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                                                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                                                                                                                                                  "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                                                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  The Complete Chess Swindler de David Smerdon
                                                                                                                                                                                      "Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode. Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! Swindling is a...
                                                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Complete Chess Swindler de David Smerdon
                                                                                                                                                                                          "Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode. Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! Swindling is a...
                                                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Mental  Toughness in Chess de Werner Scheitzer
                                                                                                                                                                                              "Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be trained. There are simple steps you can take that will help you to better realize your potential....
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                                                                                                                                                                                              Mental  Toughness in Chess de Werner Scheitzer
                                                                                                                                                                                                  "Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be trained. There are simple steps you can take that will help you to better realize your potential....
                                                                                                                                                                                                  19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Chess Tests de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                                                                      " Chess Tests offers chessplayers material of very high quality for working on various themes, from training combinative vision to techniques of realizing advantages. I recommend using those materials for in-depth work in the directions mentioned in the book. If you follow this advice, then this volume will become a valuable addition to your chess studies and will help you reinforce...
                                                                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Chess Tests de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                                                                          " Chess Tests offers chessplayers material of very high quality for working on various themes, from training combinative vision to techniques of realizing advantages. I recommend using those materials for in-depth work in the directions mentioned in the book. If you follow this advice, then this volume will become a valuable addition to your chess studies and will help you reinforce...
                                                                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix