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The Scotch Game de Svitlana Demchenko
      The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) is a great repertoire addition for any player looking for a solid yet active opening, which relies more on understanding rather than pure memorization. The popularity of the Scotch rose exponentially after Garry Kasparov employed it in the World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov in 1990, and the opening has stayed in style ever since. In...
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      The Scotch Game de Svitlana Demchenko
          The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) is a great repertoire addition for any player looking for a solid yet active opening, which relies more on understanding rather than pure memorization. The popularity of the Scotch rose exponentially after Garry Kasparov employed it in the World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov in 1990, and the opening has stayed in style ever since. In...
          29,90 €Prix
          Grünfeld Defence vol.2 de Markus Ragger
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              You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
              29,90 €Prix
              Grünfeld Defence vol.2 de Markus Ragger
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                  You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
                  29,90 €Prix
                  Grünfeld Defence vol.1 de Markus Ragger
                      You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
                      29,90 €Prix
                      Grünfeld Defence vol.1 de Markus Ragger
                          You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
                          29,90 €Prix
                          Countering the Queen's Gambit de Michael Prusikin
                              The Queen’s Gambit is easily the most talked-about chess opening since the immensely popular Netflix TV series of the same name became a hit. The screen adventures of Beth Harmon have inspired thousands to start playing the Royal Game but didn’t offer any information on this highly popular chess opening. This book fills that gap. German Grandmaster Michael Prusikin presents a solid...
                              24,95 €Prix
                              Countering the Queen's Gambit de Michael Prusikin
                                  The Queen’s Gambit is easily the most talked-about chess opening since the immensely popular Netflix TV series of the same name became a hit. The screen adventures of Beth Harmon have inspired thousands to start playing the Royal Game but didn’t offer any information on this highly popular chess opening. This book fills that gap. German Grandmaster Michael Prusikin presents a solid...
                                  24,95 €Prix
                                  The Sicilian Four Knights de David Willis
                                      With all the many books and articles on the Sicilian Defense, there is surprisingly little about the Four Knights Variation. Its starting position is reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6. It may also be reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6. Some prefer 2...e6 to 2...Nc6 because it avoids 3.Bb5. The fundamentals of the Sicilian Four...
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                                      The Sicilian Four Knights de David Willis
                                          With all the many books and articles on the Sicilian Defense, there is surprisingly little about the Four Knights Variation. Its starting position is reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6. It may also be reached after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6. Some prefer 2...e6 to 2...Nc6 because it avoids 3.Bb5. The fundamentals of the Sicilian Four...
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                                          The 3...Qd8 Scandinavian Simple and Strong de Daniel Lowinger
                                              The world’s oldest opening variation, 3...Qd8 in the Scandinavian Defense, has resurfaced in the last decade to give players at all levels a winning edge. Whether you prefer a sharp tactical game or slower positional maneuvering, the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian provides a genuine alternative for club players and grandmasters seeking to play for a win from the outset. Elite players such as...
                                              24,95 €Prix
                                              The 3...Qd8 Scandinavian Simple and Strong de Daniel Lowinger
                                                  The world’s oldest opening variation, 3...Qd8 in the Scandinavian Defense, has resurfaced in the last decade to give players at all levels a winning edge. Whether you prefer a sharp tactical game or slower positional maneuvering, the 3...Qd8 Scandinavian provides a genuine alternative for club players and grandmasters seeking to play for a win from the outset. Elite players such as...
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                                                  Chess Movies vol.1 de Bruce Pandolfini
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                                                      Chess Movies represents a new idea in the Pandolfini Chess Library series. It offers instructional material with every single move diagrammed and explained. Thus a chessboard and pieces are not needed to follow through. This makes it possible to rely solely on the book itself, as one would with a text on tactics and problems, without having to set up the positions, even though the...
                                                      17,95 €Prix
                                                      Chess Movies vol.1 de Bruce Pandolfini
                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                          Chess Movies represents a new idea in the Pandolfini Chess Library series. It offers instructional material with every single move diagrammed and explained. Thus a chessboard and pieces are not needed to follow through. This makes it possible to rely solely on the book itself, as one would with a text on tactics and problems, without having to set up the positions, even though the...
                                                          17,95 €Prix
                                                          Le grand livre des échecs
                                                              Apprenez à maîtriser les règles du jeu d'échecs... Jeu de stratégie par excellence et discipline à la popularité incontestée, les échecs sont indémodables et permettent de mettre en oeuvre vos capacités de réflexion et d'analyse. Véritable phénomène, la série Le Jeu de la dame a amplifié l'engouement pour les échecs. Initiation pour les uns, précieux rappel pour les autres, cet...
                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                              Le grand livre des échecs
                                                                  Apprenez à maîtriser les règles du jeu d'échecs... Jeu de stratégie par excellence et discipline à la popularité incontestée, les échecs sont indémodables et permettent de mettre en oeuvre vos capacités de réflexion et d'analyse. Véritable phénomène, la série Le Jeu de la dame a amplifié l'engouement pour les échecs. Initiation pour les uns, précieux rappel pour les autres, cet...
                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                  The Modernized Sicilian Kan de Adrien Demuth
                                                                      “I have always been interested by less theoretical Sicilians. I have been playing the Classical Sicilian for a long time and right before the covid period, I decided to find a new one. The Sicilian Kan came to me as a very serious option, and I decided to work on it. In the meantime, my friend and editor Daniël Vanheirzeele offered me the chance to author a book about it. This came to me as...
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                                                                      The Modernized Sicilian Kan de Adrien Demuth
                                                                          “I have always been interested by less theoretical Sicilians. I have been playing the Classical Sicilian for a long time and right before the covid period, I decided to find a new one. The Sicilian Kan came to me as a very serious option, and I decided to work on it. In the meantime, my friend and editor Daniël Vanheirzeele offered me the chance to author a book about it. This came to me as...
                                                                          30,95 €Prix
                                                                          Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 vol.2 de Gawain Jones
                                                                              Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 player’s dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 2, GM Gawain Jones shows how to fight for an advantage against 1...e5, plus the French, Pirc, Modern, Philidor and other miscellaneous Defences, using lines...
                                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                                              Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 vol.2 de Gawain Jones
                                                                                  Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 player’s dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 2, GM Gawain Jones shows how to fight for an advantage against 1...e5, plus the French, Pirc, Modern, Philidor and other miscellaneous Defences, using lines...
                                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                                  Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 vol.1 de Gawain Jones
                                                                                      Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 player’s dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 1, GM Gawain Jones shows how to put pressure on the Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Scandinavian and Alekhine’s Defences, using lines which feature a potent combination...
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                                                                                      Coffeehouse Repertoire 1.e4 vol.1 de Gawain Jones
                                                                                          Coffeehouse Repertoire is a 1.e4 player’s dream: an arsenal of ideas from a world-class grandmaster to surprise and confound your opponents, combining coffeehouse trickery with complete theoretical soundness. In Volume 1, GM Gawain Jones shows how to put pressure on the Sicilian, Caro-Kann, Scandinavian and Alekhine’s Defences, using lines which feature a potent combination...
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                                                                                          Leningrad Dutch de Mihail Marin
                                                                                              The Dutch is renowned as a fighting weapon against 1.d4, as 1...f5 immediately sets up an unbalanced struggle. Then Black’s kingside fianchetto, which defines the Leningrad Dutch, allows pawn-storming play in similar style to the King’s Indian Defence. Mihail Marin is the ideal author to explain both the strategic ideas and the latest theory. Leningrad Dutch covers lines...
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                                                                                              Leningrad Dutch de Mihail Marin
                                                                                                  The Dutch is renowned as a fighting weapon against 1.d4, as 1...f5 immediately sets up an unbalanced struggle. Then Black’s kingside fianchetto, which defines the Leningrad Dutch, allows pawn-storming play in similar style to the King’s Indian Defence. Mihail Marin is the ideal author to explain both the strategic ideas and the latest theory. Leningrad Dutch covers lines...
                                                                                                  24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  Dutch Sidelines de Mihail Marin
                                                                                                      The Dutch is one Black’s most ambitious replies to 1.d4, as with 1...f5 Black creates asymmetrical and richly complex play. Mihail Marin is the ideal author to explain both the strategic ideas and the latest theory. Dutch Sidelines covers lines where White does not fianchetto the king’s bishop. These include 1.d4 f5 2.c4 lines, as well as Anti-Dutch options such as 2.Bg5,...
                                                                                                      24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                      Dutch Sidelines de Mihail Marin
                                                                                                          The Dutch is one Black’s most ambitious replies to 1.d4, as with 1...f5 Black creates asymmetrical and richly complex play. Mihail Marin is the ideal author to explain both the strategic ideas and the latest theory. Dutch Sidelines covers lines where White does not fianchetto the king’s bishop. These include 1.d4 f5 2.c4 lines, as well as Anti-Dutch options such as 2.Bg5,...
                                                                                                          24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                          Playing the Caro-Kann de Lars Schandorff
                                                                                                              The Caro-Kann is renowned as a top-tier defence to 1.e4, and Lars Schandorff’s Grandmaster Repertoire book on this opening received rave reviews. As GM Zenon Franco Ocampos put it, “I cannot imagine a better way of converting into a Caro-Kann player.” A decade later, Schandorff is back with a completely new repertoire which improves on his previous work in every way. Playing the...
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                                                                                                              Playing the Caro-Kann de Lars Schandorff
                                                                                                                  The Caro-Kann is renowned as a top-tier defence to 1.e4, and Lars Schandorff’s Grandmaster Repertoire book on this opening received rave reviews. As GM Zenon Franco Ocampos put it, “I cannot imagine a better way of converting into a Caro-Kann player.” A decade later, Schandorff is back with a completely new repertoire which improves on his previous work in every way. Playing the...
                                                                                                                  24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit de Jakob Aabling-Thomsen et Michael Agermose Jensen
                                                                                                                      The Elephant Gambit is perhaps the boldest opening in all of chess theory. By meeting 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 with 2...d5!?, Black takes the fight to his opponent and aims to seize the initiative as early as possible. The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit offers a complete repertoire for Black, based on 3.exd5 Bd6 or 3.Nxe5 Bd6 4.d4 dxe4. In return for the sacrificed pawn, Black ensures...
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                                                                                                                      The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit de Jakob Aabling-Thomsen et Michael Agermose Jensen
                                                                                                                          The Elephant Gambit is perhaps the boldest opening in all of chess theory. By meeting 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 with 2...d5!?, Black takes the fight to his opponent and aims to seize the initiative as early as possible. The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit offers a complete repertoire for Black, based on 3.exd5 Bd6 or 3.Nxe5 Bd6 4.d4 dxe4. In return for the sacrificed pawn, Black ensures...
                                                                                                                          24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Sicilian Warfare de Ilya Smirin
                                                                                                                              Sicilian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defence against 1.e4, starting where opening theory ends and the middlegame begins. Ilya Smirin breaks down the strategic battle into easily understood elements and then looks at them in a dynamic setting. With illuminating annotations of Smirin’s best Sicilian games with both colours, Sicilian Warfare...
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                                                                                                                              Sicilian Warfare de Ilya Smirin
                                                                                                                                  Sicilian Warfare is a practical guide to the most dynamic and ambitious defence against 1.e4, starting where opening theory ends and the middlegame begins. Ilya Smirin breaks down the strategic battle into easily understood elements and then looks at them in a dynamic setting. With illuminating annotations of Smirin’s best Sicilian games with both colours, Sicilian Warfare...
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                                                                                                                                  The London System in 12 Practical Lessons de Oscar de Prado
                                                                                                                                      The London System is being played by an ever increasing number of players, and it’s easy to see why. Against virtually every Black defence after 1.d4 it offers White an easy-to-learn and reliable set of lines. In the process, White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches, while avoiding loads of opening theory. Ideal for players who don’t have much time to...
                                                                                                                                      26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The London System in 12 Practical Lessons de Oscar de Prado
                                                                                                                                          The London System is being played by an ever increasing number of players, and it’s easy to see why. Against virtually every Black defence after 1.d4 it offers White an easy-to-learn and reliable set of lines. In the process, White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches, while avoiding loads of opening theory. Ideal for players who don’t have much time to...
                                                                                                                                          26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Caruana's Ruy Lopez de Fabiano Caruana
                                                                                                                                              The Ruy Lopez is arguably the most classic of chess openings. White immediately starts the battle for the centre, fighting for the initiative. This strategic clarity has made the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Opening, an eternal favourite with chess players at all levels. Inevitably, this popularity has also led to a wealth of opening theory. In this book, Fabiano Caruana takes you by the...
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                                                                                                                                              Caruana's Ruy Lopez de Fabiano Caruana
                                                                                                                                                  The Ruy Lopez is arguably the most classic of chess openings. White immediately starts the battle for the centre, fighting for the initiative. This strategic clarity has made the Ruy Lopez, or Spanish Opening, an eternal favourite with chess players at all levels. Inevitably, this popularity has also led to a wealth of opening theory. In this book, Fabiano Caruana takes you by the...
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                                                                                                                                                  The Modernized Nimzovich Defense de Christian Bauer
                                                                                                                                                      There is no doubt that the Nimzovich Defense is one of Black’s most inspiring openings after 1.e4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating new problems for White from move two, giving himself every opportunity to fight for the initiative from the outset. It is no surprise that 1…Nc6 appeals ambitious players who relish a complicated battle.
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                                                                                                                                                      The Modernized Nimzovich Defense de Christian Bauer
                                                                                                                                                          There is no doubt that the Nimzovich Defense is one of Black’s most inspiring openings after 1.e4. Black strives to unbalance the position by creating new problems for White from move two, giving himself every opportunity to fight for the initiative from the outset. It is no surprise that 1…Nc6 appeals ambitious players who relish a complicated battle.
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                                                                                                                                                          Understanding before Moving vol.2 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                              "In my view the average club player will be more pleased with an opening book in which a profusion of ideas is offered. If this is also structured, you can hope that the readers will acquire the necessary understanding of standard positions." Herman Grooten
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                                                                                                                                                              Understanding before Moving vol.2 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                  "In my view the average club player will be more pleased with an opening book in which a profusion of ideas is offered. If this is also structured, you can hope that the readers will acquire the necessary understanding of standard positions." Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                  26,75 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Understanding before Moving vol.3 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                      "But I am writing for an audience that, by and large, is not interested in chess as a memory contest. So I’m not going to offer you lots of novelties and dense variation trees. On the contrary. The approach is to take the reader into the seemingly impenetrable labyrinth of variations without flinching, but then to base my comments on plans and concepts instead of computer analysis." Herman...
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                                                                                                                                                                      Understanding before Moving vol.3 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                          "But I am writing for an audience that, by and large, is not interested in chess as a memory contest. So I’m not going to offer you lots of novelties and dense variation trees. On the contrary. The approach is to take the reader into the seemingly impenetrable labyrinth of variations without flinching, but then to base my comments on plans and concepts instead of computer analysis." Herman...
                                                                                                                                                                          31,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The Modernized Alekhine Defense de Christian Bauer
                                                                                                                                                                              Building on his ever creative opening ideas, Christian Bauer, found a way to take a closer look at the current status of the Alekhine Defense. It’s quite clear he has a definite weak spot for Knights! Surely you will appreciate his best effort to bamboozle many opponents into the self-destruction modus.
                                                                                                                                                                              33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The Modernized Alekhine Defense de Christian Bauer
                                                                                                                                                                                  Building on his ever creative opening ideas, Christian Bauer, found a way to take a closer look at the current status of the Alekhine Defense. It’s quite clear he has a definite weak spot for Knights! Surely you will appreciate his best effort to bamboozle many opponents into the self-destruction modus.
                                                                                                                                                                                  33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  The Hedgehog de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                                      "The second reason for putting this book together is that the hedgehog system is special to me. After my first introduction, I immediately became “hooked” on this trench work. Attempting a breakout at an unexpected moment after hiding patiently on your first three ranks appealed to me." Herman Grooten
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                                                                                                                                                                                      The Hedgehog de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                                          "The second reason for putting this book together is that the hedgehog system is special to me. After my first introduction, I immediately became “hooked” on this trench work. Attempting a breakout at an unexpected moment after hiding patiently on your first three ranks appealed to me." Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                                          26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          The Modernized Philidor Defense de Sergio Trigo Urquijo
                                                                                                                                                                                              "Pawns are the soul of chess." We have all heard this phrase more than once in our chess life and we owe it to the great French player François-André Danican, so-called Philidor, considered one of the best chess players of the 18th century. It’s not surprising that with this way of thinking, he revolutionized chess, which until then was almost all about direct attacks on the king....
                                                                                                                                                                                              32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              The Modernized Philidor Defense de Sergio Trigo Urquijo
                                                                                                                                                                                                  "Pawns are the soul of chess." We have all heard this phrase more than once in our chess life and we owe it to the great French player François-André Danican, so-called Philidor, considered one of the best chess players of the 18th century. It’s not surprising that with this way of thinking, he revolutionized chess, which until then was almost all about direct attacks on the king....
                                                                                                                                                                                                  32,95 €Prix