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Manuel complet du jeu positionnel de Konstantin Sakaev et Konstantin Landa
      Enfin un manuel contemporain complet sur le jeu positionnel ! Il n'est pas étonnant qu'il nous vienne de Russie, où des générations de pédagogues ont peu à peu raffiné les méthodes d'initiation et d'entraînement aux échecs. En deux tomes, les grands maîtres Sakaev et Landa font le tour de tous les aspects du jeu positionnel. Le tome 1 donne un éclairage moderne sur les grands principes de...
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      Manuel complet du jeu positionnel de Konstantin Sakaev et Konstantin Landa
          Enfin un manuel contemporain complet sur le jeu positionnel ! Il n'est pas étonnant qu'il nous vienne de Russie, où des générations de pédagogues ont peu à peu raffiné les méthodes d'initiation et d'entraînement aux échecs. En deux tomes, les grands maîtres Sakaev et Landa font le tour de tous les aspects du jeu positionnel. Le tome 1 donne un éclairage moderne sur les grands principes de...
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          Ulf the Attacker! de Thomas Engqvist
              Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson was a positional genius with a crystal-clear style. In his prime, in the 1970s and 80s, he rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings because he almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions. But every now and then, he found himself in a position on the board that demanded an attack. And then he would strike! He was...
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              Ulf the Attacker! de Thomas Engqvist
                  Swedish chess legend Ulf Andersson was a positional genius with a crystal-clear style. In his prime, in the 1970s and 80s, he rose to the number 4 spot of the FIDE world rankings because he almost never lost a game and kept scoring wins from quiet positions. But every now and then, he found himself in a position on the board that demanded an attack. And then he would strike! He was...
                  29,95 €Prix
                  Accelerated Dragon de Nigel Davies
                      The Accelerated Dragon (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6) has attracted the attention of many creative players. In the past these included Tigran Petrosian and Bent Larsen while modern aficionados include the dominant player of the era, Magnus Carlsen, as well as Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and many others. The opening is characterised...
                      23,99 €Prix
                      Accelerated Dragon de Nigel Davies
                          The Accelerated Dragon (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6) has attracted the attention of many creative players. In the past these included Tigran Petrosian and Bent Larsen while modern aficionados include the dominant player of the era, Magnus Carlsen, as well as Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and many others. The opening is characterised...
                          23,99 €Prix
                          Benoni Mayhem de Andrew Martin
                              One of the sharpest lines to meet 1 d4 is the Modern Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6). The hallmark of this opening is that Black makes the positional concession of allowing White a central majority and in return hopes for counterchances via active piece play. However, there are many other weird and wonderful ways to handle these "Benoni structures" as the very...
                              23,99 €Prix
                              Benoni Mayhem de Andrew Martin
                                  One of the sharpest lines to meet 1 d4 is the Modern Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6). The hallmark of this opening is that Black makes the positional concession of allowing White a central majority and in return hopes for counterchances via active piece play. However, there are many other weird and wonderful ways to handle these "Benoni structures" as the very...
                                  23,99 €Prix
                                  The Magic and Beauty of Quiet Chess Moves de Boguslaw Boder et Jacek Bielczyk
                                      Beauty in chess manifests itself in different ways. For chess players who are not sophisticated enough, one of the leading aesthetic criteria is probably the value of the offered piece. An experienced player will primarily value the originality and purity of the idea. It happens that a key to a position is a seemingly discreet move. Situations like these have always impressed me the...
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                                      The Magic and Beauty of Quiet Chess Moves de Boguslaw Boder et Jacek Bielczyk
                                          Beauty in chess manifests itself in different ways. For chess players who are not sophisticated enough, one of the leading aesthetic criteria is probably the value of the offered piece. An experienced player will primarily value the originality and purity of the idea. It happens that a key to a position is a seemingly discreet move. Situations like these have always impressed me the...
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                                          Fighting the Nimzo de Semko Semkov
                                              Having the Nimzo-Indian Defence in his repertoire is a must for every 1.d4 player. However, it has been deeply explored, and lately White has been struggling to make something out of the opening. Indicatively, recent years have seen only books from Black’s perspective. This repertoire presents an innovative approach for White. While he starts with Kasparov’s move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3...
                                              23,95 €Prix
                                              Fighting the Nimzo de Semko Semkov
                                                  Having the Nimzo-Indian Defence in his repertoire is a must for every 1.d4 player. However, it has been deeply explored, and lately White has been struggling to make something out of the opening. Indicatively, recent years have seen only books from Black’s perspective. This repertoire presents an innovative approach for White. While he starts with Kasparov’s move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3...
                                                  23,95 €Prix
                                                  Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices de Ivan Cheparinov
                                                      A pawn is the smallest unit of material in chess, but a well-executed pawn sacrifice can yield huge rewards. Still, many players shy away from such possibilities when they are uncertain of the consequences. Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices contains everything you need to master this crucial area of chess. In addition to covering dynamic and long-term sacrifices, Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov also...
                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                      Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices de Ivan Cheparinov
                                                          A pawn is the smallest unit of material in chess, but a well-executed pawn sacrifice can yield huge rewards. Still, many players shy away from such possibilities when they are uncertain of the consequences. Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices contains everything you need to master this crucial area of chess. In addition to covering dynamic and long-term sacrifices, Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov also...
                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                          Converting an Extra Pawn in Chess de Sam Shankland
                                                              Winning a pawn is a common occurrence in chess, but many players have no idea what to do with an extra pawn, aside from the vague notion of “exchange pieces and win the endgame”. Grandmaster Sam Shankland knows better – and after reading this book, you will too. In this groundbreaking work, Shankland shares his three-step process for handling positions with an extra pawn, using perfectly...
                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                              Converting an Extra Pawn in Chess de Sam Shankland
                                                                  Winning a pawn is a common occurrence in chess, but many players have no idea what to do with an extra pawn, aside from the vague notion of “exchange pieces and win the endgame”. Grandmaster Sam Shankland knows better – and after reading this book, you will too. In this groundbreaking work, Shankland shares his three-step process for handling positions with an extra pawn, using perfectly...
                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                  Botvinnik's Best games de Alexander Khalifman
                                                                      Mikhail Botvinnik is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time, in the same league as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov. Botvinnik was born in 1911 and died in 1995. He is known as The Patriarch, or the father of the Soviet School of Chess. He was World Chess Champion from 1948 until 1963, with two short interruptions, and later mentored other world...
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                                                                      Botvinnik's Best games de Alexander Khalifman
                                                                          Mikhail Botvinnik is widely regarded as one of the greatest chess players of all time, in the same league as Magnus Carlsen, Bobby Fischer, and Garry Kasparov. Botvinnik was born in 1911 and died in 1995. He is known as The Patriarch, or the father of the Soviet School of Chess. He was World Chess Champion from 1948 until 1963, with two short interruptions, and later mentored other world...
                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                          Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                              Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
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                                                                              Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                  Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
                                                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                                                  London System de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                      Chess theory ebbs and flows. Lines that have been discarded for decades suddenly become all the rage and everyone starts playing them. A case in point are queenside openings where White plays Bf4. For years these had been the chess equivalent of flared trousers but in recent times they have been reinvented and even the best players in the world are now sporting them. The London System...
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                                                                                      London System de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                          Chess theory ebbs and flows. Lines that have been discarded for decades suddenly become all the rage and everyone starts playing them. A case in point are queenside openings where White plays Bf4. For years these had been the chess equivalent of flared trousers but in recent times they have been reinvented and even the best players in the world are now sporting them. The London System...
                                                                                          23,99 €Prix
                                                                                          Capablanca vol.1 de Georges Bertola
                                                                                              Ce premier volume révèle l’ascension du jeune prodige, José Raúl Capablanca, qui a appris le jeu vers l’âge de 4 ans et demi en observant son père jouer. Il n’appartenait à aucune école, n’a pas étudié le jeu d’échecs autrement qu’en le pratiquant intensément. Il fut rapidement considéré comme un phénomène et son illustre prédécesseur, Emanuel Lasker le 2e champion du monde de l’histoire,...
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                                                                                              Capablanca vol.1 de Georges Bertola
                                                                                                  Ce premier volume révèle l’ascension du jeune prodige, José Raúl Capablanca, qui a appris le jeu vers l’âge de 4 ans et demi en observant son père jouer. Il n’appartenait à aucune école, n’a pas étudié le jeu d’échecs autrement qu’en le pratiquant intensément. Il fut rapidement considéré comme un phénomène et son illustre prédécesseur, Emanuel Lasker le 2e champion du monde de l’histoire,...
                                                                                                  39,90 €Prix
                                                                                                  La Sicilienne Taimanov-Scheveningue de Semko Semkov
                                                                                                      La défense Sicilienne est depuis longtemps reconnue comme l'une des meilleures façons de répliquer à 1.e4. Bobby Fischer a grandement contribué à la populariser en jouant systématiquement la variante Najdorf. Anatoly Karpov préférait la plus solide variante Taïmanov. Garry Kasparov avait un faible pour la Scheveningue, qu'il atteignait le plus souvent par l'ordre de coups de la Najdorf, pour...
                                                                                                      28,00 €Prix
                                                                                                      La Sicilienne Taimanov-Scheveningue de Semko Semkov
                                                                                                          La défense Sicilienne est depuis longtemps reconnue comme l'une des meilleures façons de répliquer à 1.e4. Bobby Fischer a grandement contribué à la populariser en jouant systématiquement la variante Najdorf. Anatoly Karpov préférait la plus solide variante Taïmanov. Garry Kasparov avait un faible pour la Scheveningue, qu'il atteignait le plus souvent par l'ordre de coups de la Najdorf, pour...
                                                                                                          28,00 €Prix
                                                                                                          Play the Mackenzie! de David Gertler
                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                              This theoretically solid opening repertoire for White, based on playing 5.d4 in the main line of the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6), gives you a great way to bamboozle your opponent, who is probably unprepared for this variation and its many pitfalls. Black can easily go wrong within the next few moves and quickly lose material or succumb to a crushing attack. White is...
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                                                                                                              Play the Mackenzie! de David Gertler
                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                  This theoretically solid opening repertoire for White, based on playing 5.d4 in the main line of the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6), gives you a great way to bamboozle your opponent, who is probably unprepared for this variation and its many pitfalls. Black can easily go wrong within the next few moves and quickly lose material or succumb to a crushing attack. White is...
                                                                                                                  15,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                  United States Women's Chess Champions, 1937-2020 de Alexey W. Root
                                                                                                                      As late as 1950, many chess clubs in America excluded women. The Marshall Chess Club in New York City was an exception, organizing the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship beginning in the late 1930s. Since the 1980s, the average rating of the players has increased. The Saint Louis Chess Club has organized the championship since 2009, with record-setting prizes. Drawing on archives and original...
                                                                                                                      59,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      United States Women's Chess Champions, 1937-2020 de Alexey W. Root
                                                                                                                          As late as 1950, many chess clubs in America excluded women. The Marshall Chess Club in New York City was an exception, organizing the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship beginning in the late 1930s. Since the 1980s, the average rating of the players has increased. The Saint Louis Chess Club has organized the championship since 2009, with record-setting prizes. Drawing on archives and original...
                                                                                                                          59,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Vera Menchik de Robert B. Tanner
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              Not only was Vera Menchik the first woman in the history of chess to compete on an equal basis with the top male players, she absolutely dominated women’s chess during the last 17 years of her life. Hers was a fascinating career as an independent professional in an era where this was rare for women in any endeavor. In this book her games are brought to life utilizing her own...
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                                                                                                                              Vera Menchik de Robert B. Tanner
                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                  Not only was Vera Menchik the first woman in the history of chess to compete on an equal basis with the top male players, she absolutely dominated women’s chess during the last 17 years of her life. Hers was a fascinating career as an independent professional in an era where this was rare for women in any endeavor. In this book her games are brought to life utilizing her own...
                                                                                                                                  49,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                                                                                                                      How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                                                                                                                      27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                                                                                                                          How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                                                                                                                          27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          American Dream de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              Hikaru is a five-time US chess champion, ranked as high as second in the world with a stratospheric peak rating of 2816, the 10th highest of all time. He is also a top chess streamer with over a million followers across social media, consistently on the list of the five wealthiest gamers in the world. Nakamura has represented the US in 5 Olympiads, earning a team Gold and two Bronze...
                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              American Dream de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  Hikaru is a five-time US chess champion, ranked as high as second in the world with a stratospheric peak rating of 2816, the 10th highest of all time. He is also a top chess streamer with over a million followers across social media, consistently on the list of the five wealthiest gamers in the world. Nakamura has represented the US in 5 Olympiads, earning a team Gold and two Bronze...
                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack (Second edition) de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                      I have returned to my book from a few years ago, to an opening that at the time was a rare guest among books as a topic – and not only among books, but also in tournament practice. In the intervening years it has become very popular to use this old and somewhat forgotten method of playing and I have found lots of interesting new games. This time though I have focused mainly on...
                                                                                                                                                      37,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack (Second edition) de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                          I have returned to my book from a few years ago, to an opening that at the time was a rare guest among books as a topic – and not only among books, but also in tournament practice. In the intervening years it has become very popular to use this old and somewhat forgotten method of playing and I have found lots of interesting new games. This time though I have focused mainly on...
                                                                                                                                                          37,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                                                                                              Following on from the long success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on today’s blockbuster chess player Magnus Carlsen. Magnus Carlsen has been the world’s number one player for more than a decade, has won more super-tournaments than anyone ever and is still in his prime. He...
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                                                                                                                                                              Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                                                                                                  Following on from the long success of one of the most important chess books ever written, Bobby Fischer: My 60 Memorable Games, renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis delivers a book on today’s blockbuster chess player Magnus Carlsen. Magnus Carlsen has been the world’s number one player for more than a decade, has won more super-tournaments than anyone ever and is still in his prime. He...
                                                                                                                                                                  21,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  The Grünfeld Defence de Nigel Davies
                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                      The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play. Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld...
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                                                                                                                                                                      The Grünfeld Defence de Nigel Davies
                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                          The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play. Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld...
                                                                                                                                                                          21,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
                                                                                                                                                                              The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
                                                                                                                                                                              23,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
                                                                                                                                                                                  The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
                                                                                                                                                                                  23,95 €Prix