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The Magnus Method de Emmanuel Neiman
      What is it that makes Magnus Carlsen the strongest chess player in the world? Why do his opponents, the best players around, fail to see his moves coming? Moves that, when you replay his games, look natural and self-evident? Emmanuel Neiman has been studying Carlsen’s games and style of play for many years. He now presents his findings that will surprise, delight and educate...
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      The Magnus Method de Emmanuel Neiman
          What is it that makes Magnus Carlsen the strongest chess player in the world? Why do his opponents, the best players around, fail to see his moves coming? Moves that, when you replay his games, look natural and self-evident? Emmanuel Neiman has been studying Carlsen’s games and style of play for many years. He now presents his findings that will surprise, delight and educate...
          27,95 €Prix
          Understanding before Moving vol.3 de Herman Grooten
              The first volume dealt with the Najdorf and Scheveningen variations, and it is now time to pay attention to three other extremely popular systems: the Taimanov, Kan and Richter-Rauzer variations. After careful consideration within the Thinkers Publishing team, we decided that it made sense to group these variations together. In particular, the first two are closely related and share the...
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              Understanding before Moving vol.3 de Herman Grooten
                  The first volume dealt with the Najdorf and Scheveningen variations, and it is now time to pay attention to three other extremely popular systems: the Taimanov, Kan and Richter-Rauzer variations. After careful consideration within the Thinkers Publishing team, we decided that it made sense to group these variations together. In particular, the first two are closely related and share the...
                  33,95 €Prix
                  Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics de Peter Prohaszka
                      There are two parts to this book. The first 17 chapters elaborate on the most important motifs in practical chess. The remaining 8 chapters showcase the art of attack and defense. Certain motifs feel like they belong together and the order of the chapters in which they are discussed reflects that. All 25 chapters of this book begin with an introduction which is always designed to clearly...
                      33,95 €Prix
                      Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics de Peter Prohaszka
                          There are two parts to this book. The first 17 chapters elaborate on the most important motifs in practical chess. The remaining 8 chapters showcase the art of attack and defense. Certain motifs feel like they belong together and the order of the chapters in which they are discussed reflects that. All 25 chapters of this book begin with an introduction which is always designed to clearly...
                          33,95 €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
                                  Le temps aux échecs de Jean-Marc Horber
                                      Aux échecs, le facteur temps joue un rôle important, parfois même décisif. Une utilisation adroite du temps disponible est donc essentielle pour le succès du joueur d'échecs ambitieux. Ce livre est un compte rendu complet et détaillé du développement du chronométrage et traite de manière très approfondie la gestion intelligente du temps aux échecs. De l'ouverture à la redoutable phase...
                                      15,00 €Prix
                                      Le temps aux échecs de Jean-Marc Horber
                                          Aux échecs, le facteur temps joue un rôle important, parfois même décisif. Une utilisation adroite du temps disponible est donc essentielle pour le succès du joueur d'échecs ambitieux. Ce livre est un compte rendu complet et détaillé du développement du chronométrage et traite de manière très approfondie la gestion intelligente du temps aux échecs. De l'ouverture à la redoutable phase...
                                          15,00 €Prix
                                          Le calcul aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                              Aux échecs, tout est question d'anticipation, et il est indispensable de bien calculer les variantes. Dans ce livre, l'un des meilleurs entraîneurs du monde a sélectionné pour vous des exercices difficiles pour vous aider à maîtriser coups candidats, vision combinatoire, prophylaxie, comparaison, élimination, coups intermédiaires, imagination et pièges. Objectif : grand maître !
                                              32,00 €Prix
                                              Le calcul aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                  Aux échecs, tout est question d'anticipation, et il est indispensable de bien calculer les variantes. Dans ce livre, l'un des meilleurs entraîneurs du monde a sélectionné pour vous des exercices difficiles pour vous aider à maîtriser coups candidats, vision combinatoire, prophylaxie, comparaison, élimination, coups intermédiaires, imagination et pièges. Objectif : grand maître !
                                                  32,00 €Prix
                                                  Bobby Fischer and his World de John Donaldson
                                                      IM Donaldson examines Fischer’s life and career from his days as a child prodigy through the height of his World Championship triumph and into his tumultuous final years. Donaldson’s meticulous research has uncovered previously lost games and a wealth of unknown material about Fischer - ranging from his close friendships with players and supporters to his acrimonious relationships with...
                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                      Bobby Fischer and his World de John Donaldson
                                                          IM Donaldson examines Fischer’s life and career from his days as a child prodigy through the height of his World Championship triumph and into his tumultuous final years. Donaldson’s meticulous research has uncovered previously lost games and a wealth of unknown material about Fischer - ranging from his close friendships with players and supporters to his acrimonious relationships with...
                                                          29,95 €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...
                                                              32,00 €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...
                                                                  32,00 €Prix
                                                                  Bobby Fischer, une étude de son approche aux échecs de Elie Argur
                                                                      "Fischer est entré dans la légende. Cette étude originale et brillante de son style et de sa pensée, la première jamais consacrée sous cette forme à un champion d'échecs, représente un vaste traité du milieu de jeu propre à faire évoluer la compréhension et la force des joueurs de tous niveaux. Ces derniers bénéficieront ainsi de l'enseignement tout en simplicité et en raffinement...
                                                                      25,15 €Prix
                                                                      Bobby Fischer, une étude de son approche aux échecs de Elie Argur
                                                                          "Fischer est entré dans la légende. Cette étude originale et brillante de son style et de sa pensée, la première jamais consacrée sous cette forme à un champion d'échecs, représente un vaste traité du milieu de jeu propre à faire évoluer la compréhension et la force des joueurs de tous niveaux. Ces derniers bénéficieront ainsi de l'enseignement tout en simplicité et en raffinement...
                                                                          25,15 €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
                                                                                                  On the Origin of Good Moves de Willy Hendriks
                                                                                                      "The way a beginner develops into a strong chess player closely resembles the progress of the game of chess itself. This popular idea is the reason why many renowned chess instructors such as former World Champions Garry Kasparov and Max Euwe, emphasize the importance of studying the history of chess. Willy Hendriks agrees that there is much to be learned from the pioneers of our...
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                                                                                                      On the Origin of Good Moves de Willy Hendriks
                                                                                                          "The way a beginner develops into a strong chess player closely resembles the progress of the game of chess itself. This popular idea is the reason why many renowned chess instructors such as former World Champions Garry Kasparov and Max Euwe, emphasize the importance of studying the history of chess. Willy Hendriks agrees that there is much to be learned from the pioneers of our...
                                                                                                          29,95 €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....
                                                                                                              19,95 €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....
                                                                                                                  19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Les leçons d'échecs vol.3 de Judith Polgár
                                                                                                                      "Le grand entraîneur Mark Dvoretsky disait que les meilleurs livres d’échecs étaient ceux dans lesquels les grands joueurs dévoilaient leur mode de réflexion pendant la partie. Les leçons d’échecs de Judit Polgár en sont un magnifique exemple, que la meilleure joueuse de tous les temps a pris soin de rendre à la fois instructif, captivant et agréable à lire. Dans ce troisième...
                                                                                                                      29,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Les leçons d'échecs vol.3 de Judith Polgár
                                                                                                                          "Le grand entraîneur Mark Dvoretsky disait que les meilleurs livres d’échecs étaient ceux dans lesquels les grands joueurs dévoilaient leur mode de réflexion pendant la partie. Les leçons d’échecs de Judit Polgár en sont un magnifique exemple, que la meilleure joueuse de tous les temps a pris soin de rendre à la fois instructif, captivant et agréable à lire. Dans ce troisième...
                                                                                                                          29,00 €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
                                                                                                                                  Advanced Chess Tactics de Lev Psakhis
                                                                                                                                      "A mastery of tactics is essential to a competitive chess player, and the original Advanced Chess Tactics became an instant classic in this field. “This book is absolutely superb. For serious players... this volume will provide a wonderful breadth of study material and act as a workbook to advance your skills and understanding of this important topic...” was Carsten Hansen’s comment...
                                                                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Advanced Chess Tactics de Lev Psakhis
                                                                                                                                          "A mastery of tactics is essential to a competitive chess player, and the original Advanced Chess Tactics became an instant classic in this field. “This book is absolutely superb. For serious players... this volume will provide a wonderful breadth of study material and act as a workbook to advance your skills and understanding of this important topic...” was Carsten Hansen’s comment...
                                                                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Chess Tactics from Scratch de Martin Weteschnik
                                                                                                                                              "An improved and expanded second edition of a modern classic. 'Chess is 99 per cent tactics' is an old saying. This may be an exaggeration, but even the remaining 1 per cent still depends on tactics. When Martin Weteschnik started working as a trainer in his local chess club, he quickly realized that even the stronger club players had great weaknesses in their tactical play. He...
                                                                                                                                              22,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Chess Tactics from Scratch de Martin Weteschnik
                                                                                                                                                  "An improved and expanded second edition of a modern classic. 'Chess is 99 per cent tactics' is an old saying. This may be an exaggeration, but even the remaining 1 per cent still depends on tactics. When Martin Weteschnik started working as a trainer in his local chess club, he quickly realized that even the stronger club players had great weaknesses in their tactical play. He...
                                                                                                                                                  22,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Attacking Manual vol.2 de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      "The old masters dealt only with the static features of positional rules. But, these are insufficient to explain the basics of chess. The problem is that chess, like other sciences, has undergone a dynamic revolution, but chess literature does not yet reflect this. In this major work Aagaard explains the rules of attack (the exploitation of a dynamic advantage), balanced between...
                                                                                                                                                      29,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Attacking Manual vol.2 de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          "The old masters dealt only with the static features of positional rules. But, these are insufficient to explain the basics of chess. The problem is that chess, like other sciences, has undergone a dynamic revolution, but chess literature does not yet reflect this. In this major work Aagaard explains the rules of attack (the exploitation of a dynamic advantage), balanced between...
                                                                                                                                                          29,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Soviet Middlegame Technique de Peter Romanovksy
                                                                                                                                                              "Many of the classics of Soviet chess literature have struggled to see the light of day, but none more so than Soviet Middlegame Technique by Peter Romanovsky. The original version of this famous guide to the middlegame was published in 1929 when Romanovsky was Soviet Champion. Romanovsky later decided to update and improve his work. As he finished his work in 1942, World War II was...
                                                                                                                                                              23,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Soviet Middlegame Technique de Peter Romanovksy
                                                                                                                                                                  "Many of the classics of Soviet chess literature have struggled to see the light of day, but none more so than Soviet Middlegame Technique by Peter Romanovsky. The original version of this famous guide to the middlegame was published in 1929 when Romanovsky was Soviet Champion. Romanovsky later decided to update and improve his work. As he finished his work in 1942, World War II was...
                                                                                                                                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Tactic Toolbox London System de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                                                      "The London System is becoming increasingly popular, both at grandmaster and club level. The theory of the opening is developing quickly, with new things being tested all the time. This, in return, gives rises to fresh tactical ideas which should belong to the basic arsenal of any London devotee – after all, tactics remains the be-all and end-all of the game. On this DVD, Simon Williams...
                                                                                                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Tactic Toolbox London System de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                                                          "The London System is becoming increasingly popular, both at grandmaster and club level. The theory of the opening is developing quickly, with new things being tested all the time. This, in return, gives rises to fresh tactical ideas which should belong to the basic arsenal of any London devotee – after all, tactics remains the be-all and end-all of the game. On this DVD, Simon Williams...
                                                                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Beyond Material de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              "In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation? Generations of chess players grew up with the idea that a sacrifice was correct if the material was swiftly returned, with interest. Almost by reflex,...
                                                                                                                                                                              22,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Beyond Material de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  "In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation? Generations of chess players grew up with the idea that a sacrifice was correct if the material was swiftly returned, with interest. Almost by reflex,...
                                                                                                                                                                                  22,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  The Royal Chess Couple in Action de Hans Böhm et Yochanan Afek
                                                                                                                                                                                      "The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic world of chess composition. In each...
                                                                                                                                                                                      31,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Royal Chess Couple in Action de Hans Böhm et Yochanan Afek
                                                                                                                                                                                          "The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic world of chess composition. In each...
                                                                                                                                                                                          31,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Greatest 460 puzzles vol.1 de Csaba Balogh
                                                                                                                                                                                              GM Arkadij Naiditsch: "On behalf of Chess Evolution, we are very happy to receive so much positive feedback and interest in Csaba’s puzzlebook series. We have good news for you: no more waiting for 12 months to solve the best puzzles in the world of chess, we have decided to publish the greatest puzzles on a half-yearly basis! We know that the most fun players can have is to deliver...
                                                                                                                                                                                              19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Greatest 460 puzzles vol.1 de Csaba Balogh
                                                                                                                                                                                                  GM Arkadij Naiditsch: "On behalf of Chess Evolution, we are very happy to receive so much positive feedback and interest in Csaba’s puzzlebook series. We have good news for you: no more waiting for 12 months to solve the best puzzles in the world of chess, we have decided to publish the greatest puzzles on a half-yearly basis! We know that the most fun players can have is to deliver...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix