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The English Defence de José González
      The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
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      The English Defence de José González
          The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
          24,95 €Prix
          Q & A Puzzle de Ivan Ivanisevic
              Documentation échiquéenne
              This book is the sequel of the successful puzzle-book series from GM Ivan Ivanisevica Known as a great tactical player Ivan Ivanisevic select the 548 puzzles All the puzzles have been collected from practical games (OTB, Blitz, Oline). There are more than 500 examples from GM practice. Puzzles are divided into 5 levels of difficulty. In this book, you can find a lot of tactical motifs and...
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              Q & A Puzzle de Ivan Ivanisevic
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                  This book is the sequel of the successful puzzle-book series from GM Ivan Ivanisevica Known as a great tactical player Ivan Ivanisevic select the 548 puzzles All the puzzles have been collected from practical games (OTB, Blitz, Oline). There are more than 500 examples from GM practice. Puzzles are divided into 5 levels of difficulty. In this book, you can find a lot of tactical motifs and...
                  24,95 €Prix
                  Black & White Magic de Axel Smith
                      During his long journey as a chess player and coach, GM Axel Smith came to the realization that understanding colour-complex strategies is one of the key differences between strong and weak players. After many years of delivering lectures and training material to his students, Smith produced a Chessable course on the topic, which has been extensively edited and reorganized by Quality Chess...
                      24,99 €Prix
                      Black & White Magic de Axel Smith
                          During his long journey as a chess player and coach, GM Axel Smith came to the realization that understanding colour-complex strategies is one of the key differences between strong and weak players. After many years of delivering lectures and training material to his students, Smith produced a Chessable course on the topic, which has been extensively edited and reorganized by Quality Chess...
                          24,99 €Prix
                          Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                              Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
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                              Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                  Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                  25,90 €Prix
                                  100 positions du haut niveau pour progresser dans la joie et la bonne humeur de Wesley So
                                      Wesley So, l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs du monde, clot avec ce livre une série de quatre dans laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Celles de ce livre sont extraites des parties de So entre 2018 et 2020. Les exercices sont distribués en 4 sections de difficulté croissante, et l'auteur...
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                                      100 positions du haut niveau pour progresser dans la joie et la bonne humeur de Wesley So
                                          Wesley So, l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs du monde, clot avec ce livre une série de quatre dans laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Celles de ce livre sont extraites des parties de So entre 2018 et 2020. Les exercices sont distribués en 4 sections de difficulté croissante, et l'auteur...
                                          13,50 €Prix
                                          100 positions spectaculaires et instructives de Graham Burgess
                                              C'est le 3e livre d'une série de quatre pour laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Dans chaque livre, les positions sont réparties en 4 sections de difficulté croissante. Auteur et éditeur de livres d'échecs depuis un quart de siècle, Graham Burgess a pu puiser les pépites présentées ici...
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                                              100 positions spectaculaires et instructives de Graham Burgess
                                                  C'est le 3e livre d'une série de quatre pour laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Dans chaque livre, les positions sont réparties en 4 sections de difficulté croissante. Auteur et éditeur de livres d'échecs depuis un quart de siècle, Graham Burgess a pu puiser les pépites présentées ici...
                                                  11,00 €Prix
                                                  Zlotnik's Treasure Trove de Boris Zlotnik
                                                      Boris Zlotnik, the former coach of U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, offers practical chess lessons for amateurs about highly original subjects like creativity or 'putting up resistance' - topics seldom touched on in other chess manuals. Zlotnik covers a wide variety of topics and uses a wealth of material in an extraordinarily instructive chess manual.
                                                      27,95 €Prix
                                                      Zlotnik's Treasure Trove de Boris Zlotnik
                                                          Boris Zlotnik, the former coach of U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, offers practical chess lessons for amateurs about highly original subjects like creativity or 'putting up resistance' - topics seldom touched on in other chess manuals. Zlotnik covers a wide variety of topics and uses a wealth of material in an extraordinarily instructive chess manual.
                                                          27,95 €Prix
                                                          Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                                              Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                              Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                                                  Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                  Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                                                                      Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                      Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                                                                          Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                          The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                                              After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
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                                                                              The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                                                  After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                                                                  23,00 €Prix
                                                                                  The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                      Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                      26,50 €Prix
                                                                                      The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                          Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                          26,50 €Prix
                                                                                          Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                              19,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                                  19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                      Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
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                                                                                                      The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                          Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
                                                                                                          20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                          Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                              Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                              Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                  Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                      In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
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                                                                                                                      Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                          In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                                                          23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Endgame Virtuosity
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                                                                                                                                  Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                      The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
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                                                                                                                                      Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                          The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                                                          24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                              Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                  Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                      Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                          Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                                                              2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                                                              39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                                                                  2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                                                                  39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                                                                                                                      The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                                                                                                                      45,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                                                                                                                          The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                                                                                                                          45,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                                                                                                              19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Speed Demon de Dmitry Kryakvin
                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                      Almost as fascinating as chess is the community of chess players. In every major city in the world, you are guaranteed to meet interesting people when you walk into a local chess club or chess cafe. This book pays tribute to one of those characters who gave colour to the chess world, the Russian grandmaster Alexey Vyzhmanavin. The best chance to bump into Vyzhmanavin in the 1980s and...
                                                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Speed Demon de Dmitry Kryakvin
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          Almost as fascinating as chess is the community of chess players. In every major city in the world, you are guaranteed to meet interesting people when you walk into a local chess club or chess cafe. This book pays tribute to one of those characters who gave colour to the chess world, the Russian grandmaster Alexey Vyzhmanavin. The best chance to bump into Vyzhmanavin in the 1980s and...
                                                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                                                              The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                                                                  The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                  The Hidden Laws of Chess vol.1 de Nick Maatman
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Have you ever wondered why strong chess players immediately grasp what is happening in complex positions? The secret is pawn structures. The pawn structure dictates the game's flow, and different structures require distinct approaches. You can improve your game by studying a large variety of pawn structures and the Hidden Laws of Chess. IM Nick Maatman invented the Hidden Laws of...
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      The Hidden Laws of Chess vol.1 de Nick Maatman
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Have you ever wondered why strong chess players immediately grasp what is happening in complex positions? The secret is pawn structures. The pawn structure dictates the game's flow, and different structures require distinct approaches. You can improve your game by studying a large variety of pawn structures and the Hidden Laws of Chess. IM Nick Maatman invented the Hidden Laws of...
                                                                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix