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Candidate moves de Christian Bauer
      Documentation échiquéenne
      "Christian [Bauer] tackles one the mots important issues in chess : how to select candidate moves. He illustrates ands discusses many different themes such as entering relatively uncharted territory, relying on your acquired knowledge, using intuition or simply play prophylactically. He uses examples from his own games, the result is a uniquely usefull book that will help you to raise the...
      31,85 €Prix
      Candidate moves de Christian Bauer
          Documentation échiquéenne
          "Christian [Bauer] tackles one the mots important issues in chess : how to select candidate moves. He illustrates ands discusses many different themes such as entering relatively uncharted territory, relying on your acquired knowledge, using intuition or simply play prophylactically. He uses examples from his own games, the result is a uniquely usefull book that will help you to raise the...
          31,85 €Prix
          TP Chess Puzzle Book 2016 de Georgios Souleidis et Dirk Sebastian
              "All chapters start with easy puzzles but the level of difficulty increases and depending on your skills you will need sometimes more than 20 minutes, sometimes you probably won´t even find the solution. We included some brain crushers from whom we think that even grandmasters will have problems solving. But that should not pose a problem. In our opinion the journey is the reward....
              27,30 €Prix
              TP Chess Puzzle Book 2016 de Georgios Souleidis et Dirk Sebastian
                  "All chapters start with easy puzzles but the level of difficulty increases and depending on your skills you will need sometimes more than 20 minutes, sometimes you probably won´t even find the solution. We included some brain crushers from whom we think that even grandmasters will have problems solving. But that should not pose a problem. In our opinion the journey is the reward....
                  27,30 €Prix
                  The Chess Manual of Avoidable Mistakes vol.2 de Romain Edouard
                      "In this book, the author shares the experiences, setbacks and successes of his career as a professional player. Drawing on his own games, which encompass all stages of his career including that of strong grandmaster, he reveals his thought process at the critical moments and shows the reader how to avoid the most common mistakes. Every chapter is followed by carefully selected exercises on...
                      19,95 €Prix
                      The Chess Manual of Avoidable Mistakes vol.2 de Romain Edouard
                          "In this book, the author shares the experiences, setbacks and successes of his career as a professional player. Drawing on his own games, which encompass all stages of his career including that of strong grandmaster, he reveals his thought process at the critical moments and shows the reader how to avoid the most common mistakes. Every chapter is followed by carefully selected exercises on...
                          19,95 €Prix
                          Together with the Candidates de Alexey Kuzmin
                              "This book is a presentation of the history of all the Candidates tournaments and matches. However it is also a book of tests and solutions, given in the format of game fragments with detailed comments. All the problems selected by Alexey Kuzmin have been taken from the games of all the Candidate competitions"
                              29,80 €Prix
                              Together with the Candidates de Alexey Kuzmin
                                  "This book is a presentation of the history of all the Candidates tournaments and matches. However it is also a book of tests and solutions, given in the format of game fragments with detailed comments. All the problems selected by Alexey Kuzmin have been taken from the games of all the Candidate competitions"
                                  29,80 €Prix
                                  The Chigorin Bible de Ivan Sokolov et Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                      "The ‘Chigorin bible’ aims to be the ultimate improvement ‘tool’ for club and tournament players in the variation. The first part provides the reader with a good understanding of general plans and strategic concepts and the second part provides direct theoretical knowledge. I hope the reader will also simply enjoy playing over the games, many of which are famous historical ones. I really...
                                      29,80 €Prix
                                      The Chigorin Bible de Ivan Sokolov et Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                          "The ‘Chigorin bible’ aims to be the ultimate improvement ‘tool’ for club and tournament players in the variation. The first part provides the reader with a good understanding of general plans and strategic concepts and the second part provides direct theoretical knowledge. I hope the reader will also simply enjoy playing over the games, many of which are famous historical ones. I really...
                                          29,80 €Prix
                                          Together with Morozevich de Alexey Kuzmin
                                              "This book invites the reader to enter the wonderful elite chess world with one of the most creative GM's of all time. It tells about his approach to the core of fighting, about his strongest points but also about his weakness. It presents real masterpieces and hurtfull loses. However the author not only shows a panorama of his creativity but also offers the reader to think over the...
                                              29,80 €Prix
                                              Together with Morozevich de Alexey Kuzmin
                                                  "This book invites the reader to enter the wonderful elite chess world with one of the most creative GM's of all time. It tells about his approach to the core of fighting, about his strongest points but also about his weakness. It presents real masterpieces and hurtfull loses. However the author not only shows a panorama of his creativity but also offers the reader to think over the...
                                                  29,80 €Prix
                                                  Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.2 de Ivan Sokolov
                                                      "In this second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames. I have also offered some ideas on the theory of the...
                                                      27,75 €Prix
                                                      Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.2 de Ivan Sokolov
                                                          "In this second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames. I have also offered some ideas on the theory of the...
                                                          27,75 €Prix
                                                          Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.1 de Ivan Sokolov
                                                              In this [...] volume I have annotated 37 games representing different aspects (chapters) of ‘chess middlegame strategies’. Readers will see that the vast majority of the games selected belong to the works of ‘contemporary artists’. Notwithstanding the ‘traditional/golden classics selection’, I preferred to use the ‘contemporary learning examples’ feeling that: A) younger/middle generation...
                                                              25,70 €Prix
                                                              Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.1 de Ivan Sokolov
                                                                  In this [...] volume I have annotated 37 games representing different aspects (chapters) of ‘chess middlegame strategies’. Readers will see that the vast majority of the games selected belong to the works of ‘contemporary artists’. Notwithstanding the ‘traditional/golden classics selection’, I preferred to use the ‘contemporary learning examples’ feeling that: A) younger/middle generation...
                                                                  25,70 €Prix
                                                                  The Hyper Accelerated Dragon de Raja Panjwani
                                                                      "In this book IM Panjwani presents the Hyper Accelerated Dragon. He demonstrates from the second move a dynamic way to fight 1.e4! He covers all main lines and side-lines, even the most critical ones get a new and objective treatment. Raja’s book is recommended for all players that are eager to enter critical lines in this exciting Sicilian Opening."
                                                                      33,50 €Prix
                                                                      The Hyper Accelerated Dragon de Raja Panjwani
                                                                          "In this book IM Panjwani presents the Hyper Accelerated Dragon. He demonstrates from the second move a dynamic way to fight 1.e4! He covers all main lines and side-lines, even the most critical ones get a new and objective treatment. Raja’s book is recommended for all players that are eager to enter critical lines in this exciting Sicilian Opening."
                                                                          33,50 €Prix
                                                                          Improve Your Practical Play in the Middlegame de Alexy Dreev
                                                                              "This book is devoted to typical methods of play in the middlegame. This topic, of course, is not new. Many books have been written on it at different times by authors old and modern. Unfortunately, the content of such books is not always error-free, as I have experienced many times. Therefore the emphasis in my book is on the quality of the examples; all of them have been checked and are...
                                                                              26,25 €Prix
                                                                              Improve Your Practical Play in the Middlegame de Alexy Dreev
                                                                                  "This book is devoted to typical methods of play in the middlegame. This topic, of course, is not new. Many books have been written on it at different times by authors old and modern. Unfortunately, the content of such books is not always error-free, as I have experienced many times. Therefore the emphasis in my book is on the quality of the examples; all of them have been checked and are...
                                                                                  26,25 €Prix
                                                                                  The Modernized Caro-Kann de Daniel Fernandez
                                                                                      "The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is undergoing a renaissance at the moment. In addition to being a mainstay in the repertoires of a recent World Champion (Viswanathan Anand) and a 2018 World Championship candidate (Ding Liren), it is being flooded with new and creative ideas from a range of other top players, notably Anand’s Indian...
                                                                                      31,85 €Prix
                                                                                      The Modernized Caro-Kann de Daniel Fernandez
                                                                                          "The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is undergoing a renaissance at the moment. In addition to being a mainstay in the repertoires of a recent World Champion (Viswanathan Anand) and a 2018 World Championship candidate (Ding Liren), it is being flooded with new and creative ideas from a range of other top players, notably Anand’s Indian...
                                                                                          31,85 €Prix
                                                                                          The Modernized Najdorf de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              "The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is so popular that the total number of games played in this line exceeds the number of games played in many complete openings! It has been the favourite line of many world champions and grandmasters. Famous lines such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, the Sozin, the English Attack, to name just a few, are known to all chess...
                                                                                              29,80 €Prix
                                                                                              The Modernized Najdorf de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  "The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is so popular that the total number of games played in this line exceeds the number of games played in many complete openings! It has been the favourite line of many world champions and grandmasters. Famous lines such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, the Sozin, the English Attack, to name just a few, are known to all chess...
                                                                                                  29,80 €Prix
                                                                                                  The Modernized Benko Gambit de Mìlos Perunovic
                                                                                                      "In this modern era, Black players tend to prefer solid, computer-approved openings. I wanted therefor to present a completely new approach for Black. The Benko Gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isn’t too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary. When I started playing the Benko 10 years ago, I felt it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker...
                                                                                                      26,25 €Prix
                                                                                                      The Modernized Benko Gambit de Mìlos Perunovic
                                                                                                          "In this modern era, Black players tend to prefer solid, computer-approved openings. I wanted therefor to present a completely new approach for Black. The Benko Gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isn’t too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary. When I started playing the Benko 10 years ago, I felt it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker...
                                                                                                          26,25 €Prix
                                                                                                          Gambit Killer de Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                              "Your opponent plays a gambit against you. How dare they!? But how can you punish tem? Spanish Grandmaster Salgado has take a close look at wide variety of 'Gambit Lines'. Many gambit lines, where one or more pawns are sacrificed for the initiative, have to be taken seriously, but Ivan has succeeded in finding many new ideas and theoretical improvements. The result is the neutralization or...
                                                                                                              27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                              Gambit Killer de Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                  "Your opponent plays a gambit against you. How dare they!? But how can you punish tem? Spanish Grandmaster Salgado has take a close look at wide variety of 'Gambit Lines'. Many gambit lines, where one or more pawns are sacrificed for the initiative, have to be taken seriously, but Ivan has succeeded in finding many new ideas and theoretical improvements. The result is the neutralization or...
                                                                                                                  27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The modernized Reti de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                      "Contrary to what critical pessimists might say, the Reti opening is an ambitious weapon for White. By avoiding the main theoretical debates, White tries to reach an unbalanced position from an early stage of the game, with many different plans available.  Our present book aims at providing you with a complete Reti repertoire for White. The only variations I haven't covered in...
                                                                                                                      31,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The modernized Reti de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          "Contrary to what critical pessimists might say, the Reti opening is an ambitious weapon for White. By avoiding the main theoretical debates, White tries to reach an unbalanced position from an early stage of the game, with many different plans available.  Our present book aims at providing you with a complete Reti repertoire for White. The only variations I haven't covered in...
                                                                                                                          31,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                          New Weapons in the King's Indian de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                              "King’s Indian was and still is one of my favourite openings that I used for many years in my chess career. Many books were written on the subject but I wanted to attempt not to copy what existed, aiming at a more personal angle and presenting some authentic material that is not known or was never popular for the wrong reasons. Many great players in the past played the...
                                                                                                                              28,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                              New Weapons in the King's Indian de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                  "King’s Indian was and still is one of my favourite openings that I used for many years in my chess career. Many books were written on the subject but I wanted to attempt not to copy what existed, aiming at a more personal angle and presenting some authentic material that is not known or was never popular for the wrong reasons. Many great players in the past played the...
                                                                                                                                  28,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Taimanov Bible de  Ivan Ivanisevic, Milos Perunovic et Robert Markus
                                                                                                                                      "The Sicilian Taimanov enjoys to be one of the greatest dynamic opening choices for Black. The resulting positions are rich in dynamic, positional and strategic play. Our authors have tried to deliver a user-friendly style for all levels of the players. Nowadays, chess players are overwhelmed with piles of information and endless databases. It is very difficult to choose "your variations”...
                                                                                                                                      30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Taimanov Bible de  Ivan Ivanisevic, Milos Perunovic et Robert Markus
                                                                                                                                          "The Sicilian Taimanov enjoys to be one of the greatest dynamic opening choices for Black. The resulting positions are rich in dynamic, positional and strategic play. Our authors have tried to deliver a user-friendly style for all levels of the players. Nowadays, chess players are overwhelmed with piles of information and endless databases. It is very difficult to choose "your variations”...
                                                                                                                                          30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          The modernized Nimzo-Queen's Gambit Declined Systems de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                              "If you want to play like the best players in the world then playing the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the right choice. Learning it, though, is a difficult process, as it involves a certain amount of knowledge that you won't find easy. It is not regarded as a particularly sharp opening, but missing one small detail can easily land you in a passive position. Although books on the subject are...
                                                                                                                                              30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              The modernized Nimzo-Queen's Gambit Declined Systems de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                  "If you want to play like the best players in the world then playing the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the right choice. Learning it, though, is a difficult process, as it involves a certain amount of knowledge that you won't find easy. It is not regarded as a particularly sharp opening, but missing one small detail can easily land you in a passive position. Although books on the subject are...
                                                                                                                                                  30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The Benko Gambit de Jan Pinski
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      "The Benko Gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for Black against 1.d4 and is favoured by world class players such as Veselin Topalov and Alexander Khalifman both of whom have used this defence to score memorable victories. The dynamic counter play Black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives Black compensation, often lasting all the way into the endgame. <br...
                                                                                                                                                      19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The Benko Gambit de Jan Pinski
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          "The Benko Gambit is one of the most dynamic defences for Black against 1.d4 and is favoured by world class players such as Veselin Topalov and Alexander Khalifman both of whom have used this defence to score memorable victories. The dynamic counter play Black receives in return for the sacrificed queenside pawns gives Black compensation, often lasting all the way into the endgame. <br...
                                                                                                                                                          19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Sicilian Defense de Gennadi Timoshenko
                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                              "One of the most popular – and intriguing – variations of the Sicilian Defense is the so-called Chelyabinsk Variation. In the West, it is known as the Sveshnikov Variation, while older opening monographs may refer to it as the Lasker-Pelikan Variation. It is called the Chelyabinsk Variation in Russia. It is the variation that arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5.<br...
                                                                                                                                                              34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Sicilian Defense de Gennadi Timoshenko
                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                  "One of the most popular – and intriguing – variations of the Sicilian Defense is the so-called Chelyabinsk Variation. In the West, it is known as the Sveshnikov Variation, while older opening monographs may refer to it as the Lasker-Pelikan Variation. It is called the Chelyabinsk Variation in Russia. It is the variation that arises after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5.<br...
                                                                                                                                                                  34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  French Defense The Solid Rubinstein Variation de Hannes Langrock
                                                                                                                                                                      "The solid Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense – despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters – has never been subjected to detailed study. The author, German International Master Hannes Langrock , has produced a book with  complete coverage of this line, along with solid recommendations for Black should White deviate on the second or third...
                                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      French Defense The Solid Rubinstein Variation de Hannes Langrock
                                                                                                                                                                          "The solid Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense – despite its having been played by world champions and elite grandmasters – has never been subjected to detailed study. The author, German International Master Hannes Langrock , has produced a book with  complete coverage of this line, along with solid recommendations for Black should White deviate on the second or third...
                                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The longest game de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              "On September 10, 1984, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov appeared on the stage of the Hall of Columns in Moscow for the first game of their match for the World Chess Championship. The clash between the reigning champion and his brazen young challenger was highly anticipated, but no one could have foreseen what was in store. In the next six years they would play five matches for the highest...
                                                                                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The longest game de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  "On September 10, 1984, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov appeared on the stage of the Hall of Columns in Moscow for the first game of their match for the World Chess Championship. The clash between the reigning champion and his brazen young challenger was highly anticipated, but no one could have foreseen what was in store. In the next six years they would play five matches for the highest...
                                                                                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Man vs Machine de Karsten Müller et Jonathan Schaeffer
                                                                                                                                                                                      "Technology continues to advance at a rapid pace. It may sound quaint today, but not so long ago, computers battled humans for supremacy at the game of chess. The challenge of building a computer program capable of defeating the best of human-kind at chess was one of the original grand challenges of the fledgling field of artificial intelligence. On one side were dedicated scientists and...
                                                                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Man vs Machine de Karsten Müller et Jonathan Schaeffer
                                                                                                                                                                                          "Technology continues to advance at a rapid pace. It may sound quaint today, but not so long ago, computers battled humans for supremacy at the game of chess. The challenge of building a computer program capable of defeating the best of human-kind at chess was one of the original grand challenges of the fledgling field of artificial intelligence. On one side were dedicated scientists and...
                                                                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix