Documentation échiquéenne
Documentation échiquéenne

Mat et mots vous propose un large choix de livres consacrés aux échecs, essentiellement en français (Olibris, Payot, Grasset, Le Pion passé, etc.) et en anglais (Quality chess, New in chess, Russell, Mongoose Press, etc.).

Mat et mots vous propose également une sélection de logiciels, sous Windows ou sous Mac, qui vous permettent d'apprendre rapidement les règles de base, de vous approprier avec facilité les principes tactiques ou stratégiques, d'analyser vos parties afin de ne plus commettre les mêmes erreurs, d'affronter un adversaire façonnable à merci.

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  • Nouveauté 2026
    Chess Metamorphosis de Nikita Vitiugov
    • Nouveauté 2026
      Chess Metamorphosis de Nikita Vitiugov
      • Nouveauté 2026
        Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov narrates his journey through chess and life, with special focus on the 2020-2024 period, when he seconded his long-time friend Ian Nepomniachtchi. ‘Team Nepo’ dominated the 2020/21 and 2022 Candidates Tournaments, qualifying for the World Championship matches of 2021 and 2023, and finished second in the 2024 Candidates Tournament. With memoirs of chess...
        29,99 €Prix
        Chess Metamorphosis de Nikita Vitiugov
        • Nouveauté 2026
          Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov narrates his journey through chess and life, with special focus on the 2020-2024 period, when he seconded his long-time friend Ian Nepomniachtchi. ‘Team Nepo’ dominated the 2020/21 and 2022 Candidates Tournaments, qualifying for the World Championship matches of 2021 and 2023, and finished second in the 2024 Candidates Tournament. With memoirs of chess...
          29,99 €Prix
          Comment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin KuljasevicComment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin Kuljasevic
          • Nouveauté 2026
            Vous travaillez les échecs mais ne progressez plus ? Ce guide du GM Kuljasevic vous apprend à vous entraîner efficacement par vous-même. Quinze méthodes de travail éprouvées, des stratégies concrètes pour étudier ouvertures, tactique, finales et milieu de partie, et surtout un cadre complet pour construire votre propre plan d'entraînement et vous y tenir. Idéal pour tout joueur motivé qui...
            36,00 €Prix
            Comment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin KuljasevicComment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin Kuljasevic
            • Nouveauté 2026
              Vous travaillez les échecs mais ne progressez plus ? Ce guide du GM Kuljasevic vous apprend à vous entraîner efficacement par vous-même. Quinze méthodes de travail éprouvées, des stratégies concrètes pour étudier ouvertures, tactique, finales et milieu de partie, et surtout un cadre complet pour construire votre propre plan d'entraînement et vous y tenir. Idéal pour tout joueur motivé qui...
              36,00 €Prix
              Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                  Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                  37,00 €Prix
                  Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                      Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                      37,00 €Prix
                      Perpetual Chess Improvement de Ben Johnson
                          In a world awash in educational chess content, knowing how to study the game most effectively can be challenging. As the Perpetual Chess Podcast host, USCF Master Ben Johnson has spent hundreds of hours talking chess with many of the world’s top players and most accomplished trainers. In the popular Adult Improver Series, he has spoken with dozens of passionate amateurs who have...
                          24,95 €Prix
                          Perpetual Chess Improvement de Ben Johnson
                              In a world awash in educational chess content, knowing how to study the game most effectively can be challenging. As the Perpetual Chess Podcast host, USCF Master Ben Johnson has spent hundreds of hours talking chess with many of the world’s top players and most accomplished trainers. In the popular Adult Improver Series, he has spoken with dozens of passionate amateurs who have...
                              24,95 €Prix
                              Chess Coach de Vladimir Narsky dvoretsky
                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                  This remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players. When Dvoretsky started coaching after a fairly successful career as a player, he became a kind of doctor who could quickly spot what his...
                                  29,95 €Prix
                                  Chess Coach de Vladimir Narsky dvoretsky
                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                      This remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players. When Dvoretsky started coaching after a fairly successful career as a player, he became a kind of doctor who could quickly spot what his...
                                      29,95 €Prix
                                      How I Became a Chess Grandmaster de Vinay Bhat
                                          Vinay Bhat rose through the ranks of American chess in the 1990s and 2000s, overcoming plateaus, competitive challenges, and academic and professional commitments, before achieving the highest title in chess. Follow Vinay’s path to improvement and the struggles he had to go through, to carve out your own path to improvement and achieve your chess goals. How I Became a Chess...
                                          27,99 €Prix
                                          How I Became a Chess Grandmaster de Vinay Bhat
                                              Vinay Bhat rose through the ranks of American chess in the 1990s and 2000s, overcoming plateaus, competitive challenges, and academic and professional commitments, before achieving the highest title in chess. Follow Vinay’s path to improvement and the struggles he had to go through, to carve out your own path to improvement and achieve your chess goals. How I Became a Chess...
                                              27,99 €Prix
                                              Chess for Educators de Karel van Delft
                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                  Chess has the rare quality that children love it despite the fact that it is good for them. Playing chess is just like life: you have to make plans, take decisions, be creative, deal with challenges, handle disappointments, interact with others and evaluate your actions. In this guide, psychologist and chess teacher Karel van Delft provides access to the underlying scientific...
                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                  Chess for Educators de Karel van Delft
                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                      Chess has the rare quality that children love it despite the fact that it is good for them. Playing chess is just like life: you have to make plans, take decisions, be creative, deal with challenges, handle disappointments, interact with others and evaluate your actions. In this guide, psychologist and chess teacher Karel van Delft provides access to the underlying scientific...
                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                      For Friends and Colleagues vol.2 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                          Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example,Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, now in its fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non of endgame theory...
                                                          27,95 €Prix
                                                          For Friends and Colleagues vol.2 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                              Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example,Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, now in its fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non of endgame theory...
                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                              For  Friends and Colleagues vol.1 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                  "Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, soon to be released in a fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non...
                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                  For  Friends and Colleagues vol.1 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                      "Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, soon to be released in a fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non...
                                                                      27,95 €Prix
                                                                      Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move vol.1 de Alexander Nikitin
                                                                          "In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18. The author goes to great lengths to...
                                                                          20,99 €Prix
                                                                          Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move vol.1 de Alexander Nikitin
                                                                              "In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18. The author goes to great lengths to...
                                                                              20,99 €Prix
                                                                              Coaching the Chess Stars de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                  "How does one achieve the unique ‘sound’ and distinct technique that are absolutely necessary to become successful at the highest level? It can only be done via a deep understanding of the chess player’s personality and the unique talent that distinguishes him from other soloists. It is here that the role of a coach is of the utmost importance. First, it is necessary to understand the nature...
                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                  Coaching the Chess Stars de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                      "How does one achieve the unique ‘sound’ and distinct technique that are absolutely necessary to become successful at the highest level? It can only be done via a deep understanding of the chess player’s personality and the unique talent that distinguishes him from other soloists. It is here that the role of a coach is of the utmost importance. First, it is necessary to understand the nature...
                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Échecs: le jeu qui rend fou? de Albin Dal Borgo
                                                                                          "Les échecs : le jeu fascine. Est-ce un sport ? un jeu d’intelligence ? un art ? Faut-il être bon en maths pour être bon aux mats ? Combien de coups peut-on calculer à l’avance ? Peut-on vraiment jouer les yeux bandés ? Pourquoi les Russes sont-ils si forts ? Les ordinateurs vont-ils finir par mettre définitivement les humains en échec ? Et plein d’autres questions...
                                                                                          14,00 €Prix
                                                                                          Échecs: le jeu qui rend fou? de Albin Dal Borgo
                                                                                              "Les échecs : le jeu fascine. Est-ce un sport ? un jeu d’intelligence ? un art ? Faut-il être bon en maths pour être bon aux mats ? Combien de coups peut-on calculer à l’avance ? Peut-on vraiment jouer les yeux bandés ? Pourquoi les Russes sont-ils si forts ? Les ordinateurs vont-ils finir par mettre définitivement les humains en échec ? Et plein d’autres questions...
                                                                                              14,00 €Prix
                                                                                              Why You Lose at Chess de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  "Beginning with a chapter on self-appraisal, Why You Lose at Chess links a lack of understanding of your own personality with erroneous choices of moves and plans in a chess game. He goes on to delve into playing blindly (with no idea what you are actually doing) or by rote (memorization vs. understanding). A couple of technical mistakes he points out include a lack of...
                                                                                                  13,50 €Prix
                                                                                                  Why You Lose at Chess de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                      "Beginning with a chapter on self-appraisal, Why You Lose at Chess links a lack of understanding of your own personality with erroneous choices of moves and plans in a chess game. He goes on to delve into playing blindly (with no idea what you are actually doing) or by rote (memorization vs. understanding). A couple of technical mistakes he points out include a lack of...
                                                                                                      13,50 €Prix
                                                                                                      Modern Chess Preparation de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                          "The most important aim of modern preparation, both for professionals and for ambitious amateurs, is to get a playable position that you understand better than your opponent. The role of the computer in preparation has grown tremendously and Tukmakov explains how top grandmasters use their ‘Metal Friend’. He warns that professionals should not put too much trust in chess engines...
                                                                                                          23,95 €Prix
                                                                                                          Modern Chess Preparation de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                              "The most important aim of modern preparation, both for professionals and for ambitious amateurs, is to get a playable position that you understand better than your opponent. The role of the computer in preparation has grown tremendously and Tukmakov explains how top grandmasters use their ‘Metal Friend’. He warns that professionals should not put too much trust in chess engines...
                                                                                                              23,95 €Prix
                                                                                                              Chess Training for Candidate Masters de Alexander Kalinin
                                                                                                                  "To fully digest all available data and to discover the ultimate secrets of chess you must dislodge your decision making from your addiction to the computer and (re)develop the habit of using your own brain. Kalinin helps players seeking the master title by showing how concrete knowledge leads to improved decisions at the board. A master must understand the importance...
                                                                                                                  18,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Chess Training for Candidate Masters de Alexander Kalinin
                                                                                                                      "To fully digest all available data and to discover the ultimate secrets of chess you must dislodge your decision making from your addiction to the computer and (re)develop the habit of using your own brain. Kalinin helps players seeking the master title by showing how concrete knowledge leads to improved decisions at the board. A master must understand the importance...
                                                                                                                      18,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Comment devenir un joueur d'échecs accompli de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                          "Même les modestes joueurs de club se limitant aux compétitions locales savent aujourd'hui la nécessité de se préparer pour une partie "sérieuse". Jusqu'ici, les livres d'échecs leur apprenaient beaucoup sur le jeu lui-même et se taisaient sur la manière de le pratiquer. Avec ce petit ouvrage, véritable manuel du joueur d'échecs en campagne, avant, pendant et après la partie, il bénéficie...
                                                                                                                          14,45 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Comment devenir un joueur d'échecs accompli de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                              "Même les modestes joueurs de club se limitant aux compétitions locales savent aujourd'hui la nécessité de se préparer pour une partie "sérieuse". Jusqu'ici, les livres d'échecs leur apprenaient beaucoup sur le jeu lui-même et se taisaient sur la manière de le pratiquer. Avec ce petit ouvrage, véritable manuel du joueur d'échecs en campagne, avant, pendant et après la partie, il bénéficie...
                                                                                                                              14,45 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Les raisons de vos défaites aux échecs de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                                                  Les raisons de vos défaites aux échecs , c'est du Reinfeld "pur jus". Sans grands gestes, il montre au lecteur pourquoi il perd ses parties. Fred savait le raisonnement caché derrière de piètres décisions, et il nous donne à connaître ce qui est faux ou inapproprié ou incohérent dans les coups dont il fut si souvent le témoin. <span...
                                                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Les raisons de vos défaites aux échecs de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                                                      Les raisons de vos défaites aux échecs , c'est du Reinfeld "pur jus". Sans grands gestes, il montre au lecteur pourquoi il perd ses parties. Fred savait le raisonnement caché derrière de piètres décisions, et il nous donne à connaître ce qui est faux ou inapproprié ou incohérent dans les coups dont il fut si souvent le témoin. <span...
                                                                                                                                      19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Yearbook of Chess Wisdom de Peter Zhdanov
                                                                                                                                          "In this book the author addresses 366 (one for each day of the year) intriguing chess topics which could be of interest to any chess fan, regardless of the playing level. For example: - IQ and chess skills - Talent vs. hard work - How many games to play per year? - Are women underrated or overrated as compared to men? - Rating inflation in chess <br...
                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Yearbook of Chess Wisdom de Peter Zhdanov
                                                                                                                                              "In this book the author addresses 366 (one for each day of the year) intriguing chess topics which could be of interest to any chess fan, regardless of the playing level. For example: - IQ and chess skills - Talent vs. hard work - How many games to play per year? - Are women underrated or overrated as compared to men? - Rating inflation in chess <br...
                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Grivas Method de Efstratios Grivas
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  GM Arkadij Naiditsch: "The work of Efstratios Grivas is, as usual, very well organized, with logical explanations accompanying the practical examples he has chosen. There are, of course, almost unlimited options in the middlegame but I am very sure that after examining the current book’s examples, you will most definitely improve - gaining not only a deeper understanding, but also many news...
                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Grivas Method de Efstratios Grivas
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      GM Arkadij Naiditsch: "The work of Efstratios Grivas is, as usual, very well organized, with logical explanations accompanying the practical examples he has chosen. There are, of course, almost unlimited options in the middlegame but I am very sure that after examining the current book’s examples, you will most definitely improve - gaining not only a deeper understanding, but also many news...
                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Les 7 péchés capitaux aux échecs de Jonathan Rowson
                                                                                                                                                          "Dans un style très vivant, l'auteur mène une véritable enquête sur les erreurs les plus fréquentes aux échecs et sur leurs causes profondes. Les "péchés capitaux" passés au crible d'une réflexion originale et stimulante sont la réflexion (superflue ou erronée), l'aveuglement, la convoitise, le matérialisme, l'égoïsme, le perfectionnisme et le relâchement. Un...
                                                                                                                                                          33,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Les 7 péchés capitaux aux échecs de Jonathan Rowson
                                                                                                                                                              "Dans un style très vivant, l'auteur mène une véritable enquête sur les erreurs les plus fréquentes aux échecs et sur leurs causes profondes. Les "péchés capitaux" passés au crible d'une réflexion originale et stimulante sont la réflexion (superflue ou erronée), l'aveuglement, la convoitise, le matérialisme, l'égoïsme, le perfectionnisme et le relâchement. Un...
                                                                                                                                                              33,00 €Prix