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The Tarrasch Defence de Erwin L'Ami
      Documentation échiquéenne
      "Are you looking for an active defence against 1.d4? Look no further! The Tarrasch Defence (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5) is one of Black’s most ambitious ways to meet 1.d4. No wonder that World Champions Boris Spassky and Garry Kasparov played it!"
      29,90 €Prix
      The Tarrasch Defence de Erwin L'Ami
          Documentation échiquéenne
          "Are you looking for an active defence against 1.d4? Look no further! The Tarrasch Defence (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5) is one of Black’s most ambitious ways to meet 1.d4. No wonder that World Champions Boris Spassky and Garry Kasparov played it!"
          29,90 €Prix
          How Bobby Fischer battled the Sicilian de Adrian Mikhalchishin
              "Beat the Sicilian like Bobby Fischer! Bobby Fischer was a devoted Sicilian player. But the American chess genius and 11th World Champion was also a devoted 1.e4 (“Best by test” as he said) player, and his results against the Sicilian are remarkable."
              29,90 €Prix
              How Bobby Fischer battled the Sicilian de Adrian Mikhalchishin
                  "Beat the Sicilian like Bobby Fischer! Bobby Fischer was a devoted Sicilian player. But the American chess genius and 11th World Champion was also a devoted 1.e4 (“Best by test” as he said) player, and his results against the Sicilian are remarkable."
                  29,90 €Prix
                  My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian de Wesley So
                      "The Italian Game is considered a sound but quiet opening without early trades, giving rise to rich positions where plans are more important than forced variations — in short, an ideal avenue to outplay your opponent without having to learn much theory. But how should you approach new positions and keep a clear head in view of so many playable possibilities? The best way is this: you sit...
                      34,90 €Prix
                      My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian de Wesley So
                          "The Italian Game is considered a sound but quiet opening without early trades, giving rise to rich positions where plans are more important than forced variations — in short, an ideal avenue to outplay your opponent without having to learn much theory. But how should you approach new positions and keep a clear head in view of so many playable possibilities? The best way is this: you sit...
                          34,90 €Prix
                          The Chigorin Bible de Ivan Sokolov et Ivan Salgado Lopez
                              "The ‘Chigorin bible’ aims to be the ultimate improvement ‘tool’ for club and tournament players in the variation. The first part provides the reader with a good understanding of general plans and strategic concepts and the second part provides direct theoretical knowledge. I hope the reader will also simply enjoy playing over the games, many of which are famous historical ones. I really...
                              29,80 €Prix
                              The Chigorin Bible de Ivan Sokolov et Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                  "The ‘Chigorin bible’ aims to be the ultimate improvement ‘tool’ for club and tournament players in the variation. The first part provides the reader with a good understanding of general plans and strategic concepts and the second part provides direct theoretical knowledge. I hope the reader will also simply enjoy playing over the games, many of which are famous historical ones. I really...
                                  29,80 €Prix
                                  Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.2 de Ivan Sokolov
                                      "In this second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames. I have also offered some ideas on the theory of the...
                                      27,75 €Prix
                                      Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.2 de Ivan Sokolov
                                          "In this second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames. I have also offered some ideas on the theory of the...
                                          27,75 €Prix
                                          The Hyper Accelerated Dragon de Raja Panjwani
                                              "In this book IM Panjwani presents the Hyper Accelerated Dragon. He demonstrates from the second move a dynamic way to fight 1.e4! He covers all main lines and side-lines, even the most critical ones get a new and objective treatment. Raja’s book is recommended for all players that are eager to enter critical lines in this exciting Sicilian Opening."
                                              33,50 €Prix
                                              The Hyper Accelerated Dragon de Raja Panjwani
                                                  "In this book IM Panjwani presents the Hyper Accelerated Dragon. He demonstrates from the second move a dynamic way to fight 1.e4! He covers all main lines and side-lines, even the most critical ones get a new and objective treatment. Raja’s book is recommended for all players that are eager to enter critical lines in this exciting Sicilian Opening."
                                                  33,50 €Prix
                                                  La guerre psychologique aux échecs : Londres 2013 de Alexandre Vuilleumier
                                                      "Chacun peut, avec une version récente d'un module quelconque, accéder à travers un "cloud" sur internet à des analyses en profondeur 30 qui mettent hors-jeu la quasi totalité des ordinateurs sur le marché. De même, chacun peut pendant le tournoi suivre les événements sur un écran, avec qui plus est en prime une webcam sur les joueurs. En revanche, comment savoir ce qu'il s'est...
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                                                      La guerre psychologique aux échecs : Londres 2013 de Alexandre Vuilleumier
                                                          "Chacun peut, avec une version récente d'un module quelconque, accéder à travers un "cloud" sur internet à des analyses en profondeur 30 qui mettent hors-jeu la quasi totalité des ordinateurs sur le marché. De même, chacun peut pendant le tournoi suivre les événements sur un écran, avec qui plus est en prime une webcam sur les joueurs. En revanche, comment savoir ce qu'il s'est...
                                                          20,60 €Prix
                                                          Le Manuel des erreurs évitables aux échecs de Romain Edouard
                                                              "Le Manuel des erreurs évitables aux échecs est un projet d'introspection unique en son genre? À la différence des manuels classiques où l'on vous explique les meilleures techniques pour battre votre adversaire, le GMI Romain Edouard utilise ici sa propre expérience pour vous enseigner comment éviter les erreurs les plus plus communes. Vous découvrirez un panorama complet de...
                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                              Le Manuel des erreurs évitables aux échecs de Romain Edouard
                                                                  "Le Manuel des erreurs évitables aux échecs est un projet d'introspection unique en son genre? À la différence des manuels classiques où l'on vous explique les meilleures techniques pour battre votre adversaire, le GMI Romain Edouard utilise ici sa propre expérience pour vous enseigner comment éviter les erreurs les plus plus communes. Vous découvrirez un panorama complet de...
                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                  The Modernized Caro-Kann de Daniel Fernandez
                                                                      "The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is undergoing a renaissance at the moment. In addition to being a mainstay in the repertoires of a recent World Champion (Viswanathan Anand) and a 2018 World Championship candidate (Ding Liren), it is being flooded with new and creative ideas from a range of other top players, notably Anand’s Indian...
                                                                      31,85 €Prix
                                                                      The Modernized Caro-Kann de Daniel Fernandez
                                                                          "The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is undergoing a renaissance at the moment. In addition to being a mainstay in the repertoires of a recent World Champion (Viswanathan Anand) and a 2018 World Championship candidate (Ding Liren), it is being flooded with new and creative ideas from a range of other top players, notably Anand’s Indian...
                                                                          31,85 €Prix
                                                                          The Modernized Najdorf de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                              "The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is so popular that the total number of games played in this line exceeds the number of games played in many complete openings! It has been the favourite line of many world champions and grandmasters. Famous lines such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, the Sozin, the English Attack, to name just a few, are known to all chess...
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                                                                              The Modernized Najdorf de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                  "The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is so popular that the total number of games played in this line exceeds the number of games played in many complete openings! It has been the favourite line of many world champions and grandmasters. Famous lines such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, the Sozin, the English Attack, to name just a few, are known to all chess...
                                                                                  29,80 €Prix
                                                                                  The Modernized Benko Gambit de Mìlos Perunovic
                                                                                      "In this modern era, Black players tend to prefer solid, computer-approved openings. I wanted therefor to present a completely new approach for Black. The Benko Gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isn’t too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary. When I started playing the Benko 10 years ago, I felt it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker...
                                                                                      26,25 €Prix
                                                                                      The Modernized Benko Gambit de Mìlos Perunovic
                                                                                          "In this modern era, Black players tend to prefer solid, computer-approved openings. I wanted therefor to present a completely new approach for Black. The Benko Gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isn’t too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary. When I started playing the Benko 10 years ago, I felt it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker...
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                                                                                          Gambit Killer de Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              "Your opponent plays a gambit against you. How dare they!? But how can you punish tem? Spanish Grandmaster Salgado has take a close look at wide variety of 'Gambit Lines'. Many gambit lines, where one or more pawns are sacrificed for the initiative, have to be taken seriously, but Ivan has succeeded in finding many new ideas and theoretical improvements. The result is the neutralization or...
                                                                                              27,30 €Prix
                                                                                              Gambit Killer de Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  "Your opponent plays a gambit against you. How dare they!? But how can you punish tem? Spanish Grandmaster Salgado has take a close look at wide variety of 'Gambit Lines'. Many gambit lines, where one or more pawns are sacrificed for the initiative, have to be taken seriously, but Ivan has succeeded in finding many new ideas and theoretical improvements. The result is the neutralization or...
                                                                                                  27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                  The modernized Reti de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                      "Contrary to what critical pessimists might say, the Reti opening is an ambitious weapon for White. By avoiding the main theoretical debates, White tries to reach an unbalanced position from an early stage of the game, with many different plans available.  Our present book aims at providing you with a complete Reti repertoire for White. The only variations I haven't covered in...
                                                                                                      31,90 €Prix
                                                                                                      The modernized Reti de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                          "Contrary to what critical pessimists might say, the Reti opening is an ambitious weapon for White. By avoiding the main theoretical debates, White tries to reach an unbalanced position from an early stage of the game, with many different plans available.  Our present book aims at providing you with a complete Reti repertoire for White. The only variations I haven't covered in...
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                                                                                                          New Weapons in the King's Indian de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                              "King’s Indian was and still is one of my favourite openings that I used for many years in my chess career. Many books were written on the subject but I wanted to attempt not to copy what existed, aiming at a more personal angle and presenting some authentic material that is not known or was never popular for the wrong reasons. Many great players in the past played the...
                                                                                                              28,80 €Prix
                                                                                                              New Weapons in the King's Indian de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                  "King’s Indian was and still is one of my favourite openings that I used for many years in my chess career. Many books were written on the subject but I wanted to attempt not to copy what existed, aiming at a more personal angle and presenting some authentic material that is not known or was never popular for the wrong reasons. Many great players in the past played the...
                                                                                                                  28,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The Taimanov Bible de  Ivan Ivanisevic, Milos Perunovic et Robert Markus
                                                                                                                      "The Sicilian Taimanov enjoys to be one of the greatest dynamic opening choices for Black. The resulting positions are rich in dynamic, positional and strategic play. Our authors have tried to deliver a user-friendly style for all levels of the players. Nowadays, chess players are overwhelmed with piles of information and endless databases. It is very difficult to choose "your variations”...
                                                                                                                      30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The Taimanov Bible de  Ivan Ivanisevic, Milos Perunovic et Robert Markus
                                                                                                                          "The Sicilian Taimanov enjoys to be one of the greatest dynamic opening choices for Black. The resulting positions are rich in dynamic, positional and strategic play. Our authors have tried to deliver a user-friendly style for all levels of the players. Nowadays, chess players are overwhelmed with piles of information and endless databases. It is very difficult to choose "your variations”...
                                                                                                                          30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                          The modernized Nimzo-Queen's Gambit Declined Systems de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                              "If you want to play like the best players in the world then playing the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the right choice. Learning it, though, is a difficult process, as it involves a certain amount of knowledge that you won't find easy. It is not regarded as a particularly sharp opening, but missing one small detail can easily land you in a passive position. Although books on the subject are...
                                                                                                                              30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The modernized Nimzo-Queen's Gambit Declined Systems de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                  "If you want to play like the best players in the world then playing the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the right choice. Learning it, though, is a difficult process, as it involves a certain amount of knowledge that you won't find easy. It is not regarded as a particularly sharp opening, but missing one small detail can easily land you in a passive position. Although books on the subject are...
                                                                                                                                  30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Vive les échecs! Vol.2 de Philippe Pierlot
                                                                                                                                      "Avec Vive les échecs 2 , nous tenons un nouveau classique : des ouvertures aux tournois célèbres en passant par les champions et toutes les anecdotes qui s'y rattachent, le nouvel ouvrage de Philippe Pierlot paraîtra bientôt aussi indispensable qu'un dictionnaire ou une encyclopédie."
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                                                                                                                                      Vive les échecs! Vol.2 de Philippe Pierlot
                                                                                                                                          "Avec Vive les échecs 2 , nous tenons un nouveau classique : des ouvertures aux tournois célèbres en passant par les champions et toutes les anecdotes qui s'y rattachent, le nouvel ouvrage de Philippe Pierlot paraîtra bientôt aussi indispensable qu'un dictionnaire ou une encyclopédie."
                                                                                                                                          30,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          The Benko Gambit de Jan Pinski
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              "The Benko Gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for Black against 1.d4 and is favoured by world class players such as Veselin Topalov and Alexander Khalifman both of whom have used this defence to score memorable victories. The dynamic counter play Black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives Black compensation, often lasting all the way into the endgame. <br...
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                                                                                                                                              The Benko Gambit de Jan Pinski
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  "The Benko Gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for Black against 1.d4 and is favoured by world class players such as Veselin Topalov and Alexander Khalifman both of whom have used this defence to score memorable victories. The dynamic counter play Black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives Black compensation, often lasting all the way into the endgame. <br...
                                                                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  La méthode Silman pour maîtriser les finales
                                                                                                                                                      "Depuis plus de 100 ans, les meilleurs joueurs du monde et les professeurs incitent leurs élèves à se pencher sur les fins de parties. Maintenant pour la première fois, un livre de finales révolutionnaire, richement éducatif a été conçu pour les joueurs de tous les niveaux. La méthode Silman pour maîtriser les finales aux échecs, par le joueur et auteur chevronné Jeremy Silman, est le seul...
                                                                                                                                                      48,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      La méthode Silman pour maîtriser les finales
                                                                                                                                                          "Depuis plus de 100 ans, les meilleurs joueurs du monde et les professeurs incitent leurs élèves à se pencher sur les fins de parties. Maintenant pour la première fois, un livre de finales révolutionnaire, richement éducatif a été conçu pour les joueurs de tous les niveaux. La méthode Silman pour maîtriser les finales aux échecs, par le joueur et auteur chevronné Jeremy Silman, est le seul...
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                                                                                                                                                          Sicilian Defense de Gennadi Timoshenko
                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                              "One of the most popular – and intriguing – variations of the Sicilian Defense is the so-called Chelyabinsk Variation. In the West, it is known as the Sveshnikov Variation, while older opening monographs may refer to it as the Lasker-Pelikan Variation. It is called the Chelyabinsk Variation in Russia. It is the variation that arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5.<br...
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                                                                                                                                                              Sicilian Defense de Gennadi Timoshenko
                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                  "One of the most popular – and intriguing – variations of the Sicilian Defense is the so-called Chelyabinsk Variation. In the West, it is known as the Sveshnikov Variation, while older opening monographs may refer to it as the Lasker-Pelikan Variation. It is called the Chelyabinsk Variation in Russia. It is the variation that arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5.<br...
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                                                                                                                                                                  French Defense The Solid Rubinstein Variation de Hannes Langrock
                                                                                                                                                                      "The solid Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense – despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters – has never been subjected to detailed study. The author, German International Master Hannes Langrock , has produced a book with  complete coverage of this line, along with solid recommendations for Black should White deviate on the second or third...
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                                                                                                                                                                      French Defense The Solid Rubinstein Variation de Hannes Langrock
                                                                                                                                                                          "The solid Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense – despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters – has never been subjected to detailed study. The author, German International Master Hannes Langrock , has produced a book with  complete coverage of this line, along with solid recommendations for Black should White deviate on the second or third...
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