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The Sicilian Wing Gambit de Marcus Schmücker
      "In his book about the Sicilian Wing Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb43.a3) Marcus Schmücker takes a closer look at a very interest-ing  opening,  which  for  a  long  time  has  been  regarded  as  adaredevil's approach or, at best, as an exotic option to avoid theenormous    theoretical  material  of  the  Sicilian  Defence.  As  amatter of fact, the idea of this gambit is quite serious. By...
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      The Sicilian Wing Gambit de Marcus Schmücker
          "In his book about the Sicilian Wing Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb43.a3) Marcus Schmücker takes a closer look at a very interest-ing  opening,  which  for  a  long  time  has  been  regarded  as  adaredevil's approach or, at best, as an exotic option to avoid theenormous    theoretical  material  of  the  Sicilian  Defence.  As  amatter of fact, the idea of this gambit is quite serious. By...
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          The French Defense... Properly Played de Wolfgang Uhlmann
              "The French Defense (1.e4 e6) caught the attention of the chess world in the first half of the 19th century, and has developed to be one of the most important and popular openings. The author of this book, the German Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann, is a world-renowned expert who has tested this opening and enriched its theory over his entire career.   76 Selected games (mostly his...
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              The French Defense... Properly Played de Wolfgang Uhlmann
                  "The French Defense (1.e4 e6) caught the attention of the chess world in the first half of the 19th century, and has developed to be one of the most important and popular openings. The author of this book, the German Grandmaster Wolfgang Uhlmann, is a world-renowned expert who has tested this opening and enriched its theory over his entire career.   76 Selected games (mostly his...
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                  The Wonderful Winawer de Viktor Moskalenko
                      The widely-played Winawer Variation has been called ‘the jewel in the crown of the French Defence’. It is easy to see why: This is an opening for players who love a real fight. Black immediately attacks White’s centre and the resulting positional dynamics offer chances to both sides. Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned champion of dynamic play, is the ideal guide to show you...
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                      The Wonderful Winawer de Viktor Moskalenko
                          The widely-played Winawer Variation has been called ‘the jewel in the crown of the French Defence’. It is easy to see why: This is an opening for players who love a real fight. Black immediately attacks White’s centre and the resulting positional dynamics offer chances to both sides. Viktor Moskalenko, a renowned champion of dynamic play, is the ideal guide to show you...
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                          1.d4 The Queen's Gambit de Boris Avrukh
                              Documentation échiquéenne
                              "When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess opening books. As GM Michael Adams said: “The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level.” Or as GM Glenn Flear put it: “This book represents nothing short of a technological advance in chess opening theory.” Now Avrukh is back with an expanded,...
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                              1.d4 The Queen's Gambit de Boris Avrukh
                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                  "When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess opening books. As GM Michael Adams said: “The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level.” Or as GM Glenn Flear put it: “This book represents nothing short of a technological advance in chess opening theory.” Now Avrukh is back with an expanded,...
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                                  1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.3 de Parimarjan Negi
                                      "The fourth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire against the Taimanov, Kan and Scheveningen systems, plus all the other Sicilian lines that were not covered in the previous volumes. Negi takes the established main lines and injects them with his own innovative ideas, making the repertoire a nightmare for Sicilian players and an essential...
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                                      1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.3 de Parimarjan Negi
                                          "The fourth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire against the Taimanov, Kan and Scheveningen systems, plus all the other Sicilian lines that were not covered in the previous volumes. Negi takes the established main lines and injects them with his own innovative ideas, making the repertoire a nightmare for Sicilian players and an essential...
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                                          1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.2 de Parimarjan Negi
                                              "The third volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series tackles many challenging Sicilian lines – the Dragons, Rauzer, Sveshnikov and Kalashnikov. Building on a foundation of critical main lines, Negi reveals an arsenal of new ideas, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player."
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                                              1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.2 de Parimarjan Negi
                                                  "The third volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series tackles many challenging Sicilian lines – the Dragons, Rauzer, Sveshnikov and Kalashnikov. Building on a foundation of critical main lines, Negi reveals an arsenal of new ideas, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player."
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                                                  1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.1 de Parimarjan Negi
                                                      "Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the world’s best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing – until now. In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series , Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own...
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                                                      1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.1 de Parimarjan Negi
                                                          "Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the world’s best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing – until now. In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series , Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own...
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                                                          An attacking Repertoire for White with 1.d4 de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                              "Viktor Moskalenko is one of the leading chess instructors of our time. Not only has he coached Masters and Grandmasters, including Ukrainian star Vassily Ivanchuk, he has also taught hundreds of classes for amateurs and his best-selling books have inspired thousands of ambitious club players all over the world. Moskalenko’s previous and highly popular chess opening books were...
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                                                              An attacking Repertoire for White with 1.d4 de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                  "Viktor Moskalenko is one of the leading chess instructors of our time. Not only has he coached Masters and Grandmasters, including Ukrainian star Vassily Ivanchuk, he has also taught hundreds of classes for amateurs and his best-selling books have inspired thousands of ambitious club players all over the world. Moskalenko’s previous and highly popular chess opening books were...
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                                                                  The Fighting Dragon de Paul Powell
                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                      "What's the best way to start learning a new opening? You can either fill your head with masses of variations and then try to keep it all straight at the chessboard, or you can absorb key patterns and themes that crop up over and over again in your chosen variation. In The Fighting Dragon, NM Paul Powell takes the second approach. Using a carefully selected collection of short...
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                                                                      The Fighting Dragon de Paul Powell
                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                          "What's the best way to start learning a new opening? You can either fill your head with masses of variations and then try to keep it all straight at the chessboard, or you can absorb key patterns and themes that crop up over and over again in your chosen variation. In The Fighting Dragon, NM Paul Powell takes the second approach. Using a carefully selected collection of short...
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                                                                          The Najdorf in Black and White de Bryan Smith
                                                                              "In many ways, the Najdorf Sicilian is the ideal defense against 1.e4 – aggressive and leading to creative and exciting play, allowing Black to play for a win and yet unquestionably sound. Despite the Najdorf’s great popularity and reputation as a theoretical labyrinth, Bryan Smith believes it is possible to play it “by the light of nature,” with experience providing a guide. The...
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                                                                              The Najdorf in Black and White de Bryan Smith
                                                                                  "In many ways, the Najdorf Sicilian is the ideal defense against 1.e4 – aggressive and leading to creative and exciting play, allowing Black to play for a win and yet unquestionably sound. Despite the Najdorf’s great popularity and reputation as a theoretical labyrinth, Bryan Smith believes it is possible to play it “by the light of nature,” with experience providing a guide. The...
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                                                                                  The Hippopotamus Defence de Alessio De Santis
                                                                                      "The Hippopotamus Defence is just what a club player needs. It’s a straightforward and clear-cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It’s universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White’s choices (1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Réti and others). It’s not very well known and will surprise many opponents. 

On top...
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                                                                                      The Hippopotamus Defence de Alessio De Santis
                                                                                          "The Hippopotamus Defence is just what a club player needs. It’s a straightforward and clear-cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It’s universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White’s choices (1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Réti and others). It’s not very well known and will surprise many opponents. 

On top...
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                                                                                          The King's Indian According to Tigran Petrosian de Igor Yanvarjov
                                                                                              "Tigran Petrosian, the ninth world chess champion, was one of the deepest thinkers the chess world has ever seen. His handling of complex strategic positions was legendary. Now, for the first time, Russian international master Igor Yanvarjov has put together a superb collection of virtually all the known games played by Petrosian – with both colors – in the King’s Indian Defense and other...
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                                                                                              The King's Indian According to Tigran Petrosian de Igor Yanvarjov
                                                                                                  "Tigran Petrosian, the ninth world chess champion, was one of the deepest thinkers the chess world has ever seen. His handling of complex strategic positions was legendary. Now, for the first time, Russian international master Igor Yanvarjov has put together a superb collection of virtually all the known games played by Petrosian – with both colors – in the King’s Indian Defense and other...
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                                                                                                  The Fabulous Budapest Gambit de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                      
"The Budapest Gambit is popular with club and internet chess players all over the world, and it is easy to see why. It has surprise value, it’s not hard to learn, and it leads to sharp and dynamic play from the very start of the game. But what about its strategic value? When Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko started playing the Budapest many years ago, its all-round appeal struck...
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                                                                                                      The Fabulous Budapest Gambit de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                          
"The Budapest Gambit is popular with club and internet chess players all over the world, and it is easy to see why. It has surprise value, it’s not hard to learn, and it leads to sharp and dynamic play from the very start of the game. But what about its strategic value? When Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko started playing the Budapest many years ago, its all-round appeal struck...
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                                                                                                          Gagnez avec la sicilienne Najdorf de Guillaume Sermier
                                                                                                              "Jouée par les meilleurs joueurs du monde, la Sicilienne est une ouverture complexe et qui fascine depuis des siècles. Dans ce DVD, vous serez guidé par le Maître International Guillaume Sermier, entraîneur et préparateur professionnel depuis de nombreuses années, afin de maîtriser la Najdorf, l'une des variantes les plus populaires de la Sicilienne. En trois chapitres finement...
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                                                                                                              Gagnez avec la sicilienne Najdorf de Guillaume Sermier
                                                                                                                  "Jouée par les meilleurs joueurs du monde, la Sicilienne est une ouverture complexe et qui fascine depuis des siècles. Dans ce DVD, vous serez guidé par le Maître International Guillaume Sermier, entraîneur et préparateur professionnel depuis de nombreuses années, afin de maîtriser la Najdorf, l'une des variantes les plus populaires de la Sicilienne. En trois chapitres finement...
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                                                                                                                  The Elshad System de Igor Nemtsev
                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                      "You have limited time to devote to chess study, and most of that goes to reviewing your openings to move 25, with all their sidelines. Sound familiar? Here’s a solution: surprise your opponent in the first four moves with The Elshad System! In a groundbreaking survey of this emerging counterattack, FM Igor Nemtsev proposes a shocking approach to the closed openings featuring an...
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                                                                                                                      The Elshad System de Igor Nemtsev
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          "You have limited time to devote to chess study, and most of that goes to reviewing your openings to move 25, with all their sidelines. Sound familiar? Here’s a solution: surprise your opponent in the first four moves with The Elshad System! In a groundbreaking survey of this emerging counterattack, FM Igor Nemtsev proposes a shocking approach to the closed openings featuring an...
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                                                                                                                          The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                              The Colle-Zukertort is a deep independent opening in its own right, but is also very flexible. Transpositions to the Queen’s Indian or Slav are often possible. The simplicity of placing the bishop on d3, a knight on e5 and following up with f4 and Rf3 with checkmating prospects is very tempting. Underneath it all though, it is way more than that simplified idea. It is filled with rich...
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                                                                                                                              The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                  The Colle-Zukertort is a deep independent opening in its own right, but is also very flexible. Transpositions to the Queen’s Indian or Slav are often possible. The simplicity of placing the bishop on d3, a knight on e5 and following up with f4 and Rf3 with checkmating prospects is very tempting. Underneath it all though, it is way more than that simplified idea. It is filled with rich...
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                                                                                                                                  The Modernied French Defense vol.1 Winawer de Davied Miedema
                                                                                                                                      "Here we are, together on this page, both interested in the French Defence with 3.Nc3 Bb4. Before telling you what you can learn from this opening, let me tell you a little story about my journey in the French. I started playing the French after reading John Watson’s Play the French, which improved my play a lot. I learned that the French is a positional yet concrete opening, and many of my...
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                                                                                                                                      The Modernied French Defense vol.1 Winawer de Davied Miedema
                                                                                                                                          "Here we are, together on this page, both interested in the French Defence with 3.Nc3 Bb4. Before telling you what you can learn from this opening, let me tell you a little story about my journey in the French. I started playing the French after reading John Watson’s Play the French, which improved my play a lot. I learned that the French is a positional yet concrete opening, and many of my...
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                                                                                                                                          The Black Lion de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              "Looking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4!? Then the Black Lion is just the opening for you! The Lion gets ready to roar after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 c6 – and now Black wants to attack with an early ...g5. This opening, first brought into the limelight by Dutch amateur players Jerry van Rekom and Leo Jansen, now...
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                                                                                                                                              The Black Lion de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  "Looking for an interesting, exciting, aggressive and flexible opening to play against 1 e4!? Then the Black Lion is just the opening for you! The Lion gets ready to roar after 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 c6 – and now Black wants to attack with an early ...g5. This opening, first brought into the limelight by Dutch amateur players Jerry van Rekom and Leo Jansen, now...
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                                                                                                                                                  Le Hérisson de Yannick Pelletier
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      Le Hérisson est une formation particulière, caractérisée par une certaine structure de pions. Son apparente passivité est trompeuse, car ce système est en fait conçu pour les joueurs de contre attaque. Les pièces se placent harmonieusement derrière le mur de pions, et les noirs attendent le moment opportun pour réaliser une percée qui dévoilera tout le potentiel de leur position. Employé par...
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                                                                                                                                                      Le Hérisson de Yannick Pelletier
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          Le Hérisson est une formation particulière, caractérisée par une certaine structure de pions. Son apparente passivité est trompeuse, car ce système est en fait conçu pour les joueurs de contre attaque. Les pièces se placent harmonieusement derrière le mur de pions, et les noirs attendent le moment opportun pour réaliser une percée qui dévoilera tout le potentiel de leur position. Employé par...
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                                                                                                                                                          The Torre Attack de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                              "The Torre Attack is an extremely effective way of taking your opponent into an uncomfortable situation right from move one. White plays three simple moves 1 d4 2 Nf3 and 3 Bg5, avoiding a lot of dangerous variations that Black can often play against 1 d4 and 2 c4. This opening is perfect for players who do not have unlimited time to memorise hours and hours of theory. In this...
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                                                                                                                                                              The Torre Attack de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                  "The Torre Attack is an extremely effective way of taking your opponent into an uncomfortable situation right from move one. White plays three simple moves 1 d4 2 Nf3 and 3 Bg5, avoiding a lot of dangerous variations that Black can often play against 1 d4 and 2 c4. This opening is perfect for players who do not have unlimited time to memorise hours and hours of theory. In this...
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                                                                                                                                                                  The Colle-Koltanovski System de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                                                      "A real favorite among club players. The Colle-Koltanowski system is very easy to learn, yet an extremely dangerous opening. White goes for a simple set up, aiming all of his pieces towards Black’s kingside. White doesn’t need to rely on learning reams of opening theory to master this opening, therefore suiting players who do not want to spend their entire spare time reading, watching and...
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                                                                                                                                                                      The Colle-Koltanovski System de Simon Williams
                                                                                                                                                                          "A real favorite among club players. The Colle-Koltanowski system is very easy to learn, yet an extremely dangerous opening. White goes for a simple set up, aiming all of his pieces towards Black’s kingside. White doesn’t need to rely on learning reams of opening theory to master this opening, therefore suiting players who do not want to spend their entire spare time reading, watching and...
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                                                                                                                                                                          Les pièges d'ouverture aux échecs pour les enfants de Graham Burgess
                                                                                                                                                                              "Contrôler le centre, développer ses pièces et mettre son Roi en sécurité : même si tu connais ces principes élémentaires, tu peux avoir du mal à les appliquer et à sortir de l’ouverture avec une bonne position. C’est qu’il y a beaucoup de possibilités tactiques et que tes adversaires sont là pour perturber tes plans et peut-être te tendre des pièges. Ce livre te présente 100...
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                                                                                                                                                                              Les pièges d'ouverture aux échecs pour les enfants de Graham Burgess
                                                                                                                                                                                  "Contrôler le centre, développer ses pièces et mettre son Roi en sécurité : même si tu connais ces principes élémentaires, tu peux avoir du mal à les appliquer et à sortir de l’ouverture avec une bonne position. C’est qu’il y a beaucoup de possibilités tactiques et que tes adversaires sont là pour perturber tes plans et peut-être te tendre des pièges. Ce livre te présente 100...
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                                                                                                                                                                                  The Open Games de Georgios Souledis
                                                                                                                                                                                      "The Open Games begin after the moves 1.e4 e5. The name results from the fact that the position often opens quickly which might lead to an early clash of the enemy pieces. Typical examples are the Scotch Opening, the Two Knights Defence or the venerable King’s Gambit. But the most important openings after 1.e4 e5 are the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez, and here the game often develops more...
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                                                                                                                                                                                      The Open Games de Georgios Souledis
                                                                                                                                                                                          "The Open Games begin after the moves 1.e4 e5. The name results from the fact that the position often opens quickly which might lead to an early clash of the enemy pieces. Typical examples are the Scotch Opening, the Two Knights Defence or the venerable King’s Gambit. But the most important openings after 1.e4 e5 are the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez, and here the game often develops more...
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