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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
          Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster de Sergei Tkachenko
              "Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected 100 studies and problems by Odessite chess master Nikolai Vasilevich Rezvov (1921–2013), which will help you to appreciate the splendor and depth of the royal game. Rezvov lived a long and tragic life: it...
              10,99 €Prix
              Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster de Sergei Tkachenko
                  "Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected 100 studies and problems by Odessite chess master Nikolai Vasilevich Rezvov (1921–2013), which will help you to appreciate the splendor and depth of the royal game. Rezvov lived a long and tragic life: it...
                  10,99 €Prix
                  Bishop and Knight Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                      "Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just a bishop and knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                      15,00 €Prix
                      Bishop and Knight Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                          "Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just a bishop and knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                          15,00 €Prix
                          One Rook Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one rook in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                              15,00 €Prix
                              One Rook Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one rook in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                  15,00 €Prix
                                  One Knight Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                      "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                      15,00 €Prix
                                      One Knight Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                          "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                          15,00 €Prix
                                          Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings de Sergei Tkachenko
                                              "Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected 100 pawn endings composed by the leading Ukrainian problemist Mikhail Zinar. Zinar is a prolific endgame expert who has produced several hundred studies since the 1970s, with a focus on pawn endings. His...
                                              10,99 €Prix
                                              Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                  "Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has selected 100 pawn endings composed by the leading Ukrainian problemist Mikhail Zinar. Zinar is a prolific endgame expert who has produced several hundred studies since the 1970s, with a focus on pawn endings. His...
                                                  10,99 €Prix
                                                  The Queen Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                      "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just the queen in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                      The Queen Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                          "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just the queen in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                          One Bishop Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one bishop in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. 
 There are no...
                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                              One Bishop Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just one bishop in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. 
 There are no...
                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                  Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                      "Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia’s greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015. In this book, Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition...
                                                                      15,99 €Prix
                                                                      Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                          "Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia’s greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015. In this book, Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition...
                                                                          15,99 €Prix
                                                                          Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame de Alexey Dreev
                                                                              "The author’s aim in this volume is to improve the tournament chess player and professional alike in their ability to evaluate and execute crucial and hard-fought practical endgames – either in converting a winning position or holding a draw. This book will also sharpen the player’s overall cognitive competences in practical situations, where the normal laws of endgame theory have little or...
                                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                                              Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame de Alexey Dreev
                                                                                  "The author’s aim in this volume is to improve the tournament chess player and professional alike in their ability to evaluate and execute crucial and hard-fought practical endgames – either in converting a winning position or holding a draw. This book will also sharpen the player’s overall cognitive competences in practical situations, where the normal laws of endgame theory have little or...
                                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                                  Endgames of the World Champions vol.2 de Karsten Müller
                                                                                      "All world champions left their mark on chess. They had different styles but each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well. The material on this DVD is based on the ChessBase MasterClass series, and gives you a good opportunity to enjoy some of the best endgames in the history of chess. Enjoy Capablanca’s fine technique, Tal’s magic, Lasker’s fighting spirit,...
                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                      Endgames of the World Champions vol.2 de Karsten Müller
                                                                                          "All world champions left their mark on chess. They had different styles but each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well. The material on this DVD is based on the ChessBase MasterClass series, and gives you a good opportunity to enjoy some of the best endgames in the history of chess. Enjoy Capablanca’s fine technique, Tal’s magic, Lasker’s fighting spirit,...
                                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                                          Le nouveau guide des échecs de Nicolas Giffard et Alain Biénabe
                                                                                              "En premier lieu, le Nouveau Guide des échecs est un livre d’initiation qui prend le lecteur « par la main ». Après lui avoir clairement expliqué les règles du jeu, il lui donne des conseils pour effectuer des premiers coups raisonnables sur l’échiquier. À la suite de cet apprentissage, le lecteur est invité à apprendre à bien jouer. Les finesses tactiques et...
                                                                                              36,70 €Prix
                                                                                              Le nouveau guide des échecs de Nicolas Giffard et Alain Biénabe
                                                                                                  "En premier lieu, le Nouveau Guide des échecs est un livre d’initiation qui prend le lecteur « par la main ». Après lui avoir clairement expliqué les règles du jeu, il lui donne des conseils pour effectuer des premiers coups raisonnables sur l’échiquier. À la suite de cet apprentissage, le lecteur est invité à apprendre à bien jouer. Les finesses tactiques et...
                                                                                                  36,70 €Prix
                                                                                                  Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player vol.2 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                      "I assume that most of you have read (and enjoyed!) the first volume of this series, but for those who haven’t: don’t worry. The level of the content of the two books is identical and you can work through the second volume without having studied the first one. However, it’s still not too late to get a copy of the first volume! In the first six chapters I will mainly look at positions with...
                                                                                                      31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                      Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player vol.2 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                          "I assume that most of you have read (and enjoyed!) the first volume of this series, but for those who haven’t: don’t worry. The level of the content of the two books is identical and you can work through the second volume without having studied the first one. However, it’s still not too late to get a copy of the first volume! In the first six chapters I will mainly look at positions with...
                                                                                                          31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                          Chess Calculation Training vol.2 de Romain Edouard
                                                                                                              "I have always found that existing puzzle books, however good they are, only provide a rather mechanical form of mental training. In this new collection, you will fi nd exercises to help you improve in specifi c areas of thinking, such as you may encounter in your own games. To help this, all the problems are taken from real games, with most of them having taken place in the last year. The...
                                                                                                              27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                              Chess Calculation Training vol.2 de Romain Edouard
                                                                                                                  "I have always found that existing puzzle books, however good they are, only provide a rather mechanical form of mental training. In this new collection, you will fi nd exercises to help you improve in specifi c areas of thinking, such as you may encounter in your own games. To help this, all the problems are taken from real games, with most of them having taken place in the last year. The...
                                                                                                                  27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics de Ger Van Perlo
                                                                                                                      "Why is it that most amateur chess players love opening and middlegame tactics but hate endgames? Why do you usually look at only a couple of pages in any endgame theory book you see? Sit back, forget about theoretical endgames, and enjoy the entertainment of real life chess in Endgame Tactics! There is no substitute for hard work in getting better at chess,...
                                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics de Ger Van Perlo
                                                                                                                          "Why is it that most amateur chess players love opening and middlegame tactics but hate endgames? Why do you usually look at only a couple of pages in any endgame theory book you see? Sit back, forget about theoretical endgames, and enjoy the entertainment of real life chess in Endgame Tactics! There is no substitute for hard work in getting better at chess,...
                                                                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Risk & Bluff in Chess de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                              "You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision. What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both?...
                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Risk & Bluff in Chess de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                  "You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision. What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both?...
                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Liquidation on the Chess Board de Joel Benjamin
                                                                                                                                      "Pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere. Before emerging as endgames with just kings and pawns, they 'pre-existed' in positions that still contained any number of pieces. Liquidation is the purposeful transition into a pawn ending. It is a vital technique that is seldom taught. Strange, because knowing when and how to liquidate can help you win games or save draws. <br...
                                                                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Liquidation on the Chess Board de Joel Benjamin
                                                                                                                                          "Pawn endings do not arise out of nowhere. Before emerging as endgames with just kings and pawns, they 'pre-existed' in positions that still contained any number of pieces. Liquidation is the purposeful transition into a pawn ending. It is a vital technique that is seldom taught. Strange, because knowing when and how to liquidate can help you win games or save draws. <br...
                                                                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Ethnologie des joueurs d'échecs de Thierry Wendling
                                                                                                                                              "Comment peut-on être joueur d'échecs de compétition ? Pour répondre à cette question inédite, en ethnologie, l'auteur a privilégié le regard intérieur du « monde des échecs » en menant une longue et active observation auprès des joueurs, des arbitres et des dirigeants fédéraux. La description des paroles et des gestes ordinaires dans les clubs et lors dès tournois révèle ainsi une riche...
                                                                                                                                              22,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Ethnologie des joueurs d'échecs de Thierry Wendling
                                                                                                                                                  "Comment peut-on être joueur d'échecs de compétition ? Pour répondre à cette question inédite, en ethnologie, l'auteur a privilégié le regard intérieur du « monde des échecs » en menant une longue et active observation auprès des joueurs, des arbitres et des dirigeants fédéraux. La description des paroles et des gestes ordinaires dans les clubs et lors dès tournois révèle ainsi une riche...
                                                                                                                                                  22,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Le pouvoir du roi de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      "[...] Aussi beaucoup de joueurs tendent-ils à considérer leur roi comme la figure la plus vulnérable, et la plus importante qu'il convient de garder abritée d'un bout à l'autre de la partie. On sait pourtant qu'en finale, quand la réduction du matériel a fait disparaître la plupart des dangers qui le menaçaient jusqu'alors, le roi redevient une figure à part entière, mais le sujet...
                                                                                                                                                      22,35 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Le pouvoir du roi de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          "[...] Aussi beaucoup de joueurs tendent-ils à considérer leur roi comme la figure la plus vulnérable, et la plus importante qu'il convient de garder abritée d'un bout à l'autre de la partie. On sait pourtant qu'en finale, quand la réduction du matériel a fait disparaître la plupart des dangers qui le menaçaient jusqu'alors, le roi redevient une figure à part entière, mais le sujet...
                                                                                                                                                          22,35 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Bishop Endings de Efstratios Grivas
                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                              "This publication is an almost exhaustive collection of all you can fi nd about bishop endings – it is ‘ready knowledge’: you will learn hundreds of rules, patterns and key positions. The author guides you through the examples in a highly instructive and easy-to-understand way."
                                                                                                                                                              24,70 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Bishop Endings de Efstratios Grivas
                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                  "This publication is an almost exhaustive collection of all you can fi nd about bishop endings – it is ‘ready knowledge’: you will learn hundreds of rules, patterns and key positions. The author guides you through the examples in a highly instructive and easy-to-understand way."
                                                                                                                                                                  24,70 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  En finale Vol.2 de Glenn Flear
                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                      "Glenn Flear comble ici une lacune de la littérature échiquéenne en s’intéressant aux positions qui, outre les Rois et les pions, opposent deux pièces à zéro, une ou deux pièces. En plus de 350 exemples, ce deuxième volume couvre les situations avec Tour contre pièces mineures et les diverses configurations de lutte avec...
                                                                                                                                                                      24,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      En finale Vol.2 de Glenn Flear
                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                          "Glenn Flear comble ici une lacune de la littérature échiquéenne en s’intéressant aux positions qui, outre les Rois et les pions, opposent deux pièces à zéro, une ou deux pièces. En plus de 350 exemples, ce deuxième volume couvre les situations avec Tour contre pièces mineures et les diverses configurations de lutte avec...
                                                                                                                                                                          24,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          En finale Vol.1 de Glenn Flear
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              "Glenn Flear comble ici une lacune de la littérature échiquéenne en s’intéressant aux positions qui, outre les Rois et les pions, opposent deux pièces à zéro, une ou deux pièces. En plus de 350 exemples, ce premier volume couvre les situations avec un net avantage matériel, les diverses...
                                                                                                                                                                              24,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              En finale Vol.1 de Glenn Flear
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  "Glenn Flear comble ici une lacune de la littérature échiquéenne en s’intéressant aux positions qui, outre les Rois et les pions, opposent deux pièces à zéro, une ou deux pièces. En plus de 350 exemples, ce premier volume couvre les situations avec un net avantage matériel, les diverses...
                                                                                                                                                                                  24,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  L'art des finales de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                      "Ce livre présente 250 positions où, par un jeu précis, un camp peut forcer la décision à son avantage, alors que cela semble bien improbable même après un examen attentif. Établie au terme d’un processus de sélection rigoureux, cette anthologie permet de visiter (ou revisiter) quelques perles de l’œuvre de compositeurs...
                                                                                                                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      L'art des finales de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          "Ce livre présente 250 positions où, par un jeu précis, un camp peut forcer la décision à son avantage, alors que cela semble bien improbable même après un examen attentif. Établie au terme d’un processus de sélection rigoureux, cette anthologie permet de visiter (ou revisiter) quelques perles de l’œuvre de compositeurs...
                                                                                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix