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The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
      Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
      26,50 €Prix
      The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
          Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
          26,50 €Prix
          Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
              Documentation échiquéenne
              Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
              19,95 €Prix
              Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                  Documentation échiquéenne
                  Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                  19,95 €Prix
                  Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                      Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                      29,95 €Prix
                      Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                          Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                          29,95 €Prix
                          Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                              In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                              23,00 €Prix
                              Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                  In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                  23,00 €Prix
                                      Endgame Virtuosity
                                          24,50 €Prix
                                          Endgame Virtuosity
                                              The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                              24,50 €Prix
                                              Endgame Virtuosity
                                                  The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                  24,50 €Prix
                                                  Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                      Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                      Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                          Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                          Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                              Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                              Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                  Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                  Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                      2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                      39,95 €Prix
                                                                      Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                          2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                          39,95 €Prix
                                                                          Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                              The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                              45,99 €Prix
                                                                              Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                                  The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                                  45,99 €Prix
                                                                                  Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations 6th Edition
                                                                                      The 1 st edition of the “Encyclopaedia of Middlegames: Combinations” was published in 1980, and ever since it has been a favourite training tool for aspiring chess students, trainers, and of course - professionals. The 6 th edition of our classic (Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations 6 th edition - ECC 6) contains examples and instructive positions from games played by all World Champions....
                                                                                      42,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations 6th Edition
                                                                                          The 1 st edition of the “Encyclopaedia of Middlegames: Combinations” was published in 1980, and ever since it has been a favourite training tool for aspiring chess students, trainers, and of course - professionals. The 6 th edition of our classic (Encyclopaedia of Chess Combinations 6 th edition - ECC 6) contains examples and instructive positions from games played by all World Champions....
                                                                                          42,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                              19,99 €Prix
                                                                                              Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                      The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                          The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                          Les sacrifices incontournables aux échecs de David LeMoir
                                                                                                              Tout le monde aime gagner en sacrifiant, et tout le monde déteste perdre à cause d'un sacrifice dans l'ouverture. Mais comment savoir si tel ou tel sacrifice dont on perçoit plus ou moins les contours - sacrifice de Fou en h7, sacrifice(s) en b5 dans la Sicilienne, et bien d'autres encore - est correct ou non ? Comment l'amener ? Quand faut-il le jouer exactement, ou au contraire ne pas...
                                                                                                              29,00 €Prix
                                                                                                              Les sacrifices incontournables aux échecs de David LeMoir
                                                                                                                  Tout le monde aime gagner en sacrifiant, et tout le monde déteste perdre à cause d'un sacrifice dans l'ouverture. Mais comment savoir si tel ou tel sacrifice dont on perçoit plus ou moins les contours - sacrifice de Fou en h7, sacrifice(s) en b5 dans la Sicilienne, et bien d'autres encore - est correct ou non ? Comment l'amener ? Quand faut-il le jouer exactement, ou au contraire ne pas...
                                                                                                                  29,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Echecs artistiques et humoristiques de Jean-Claude Letzelter
                                                                                                                      Les Echecs artistiques et humoristiques ont l'ambition de ombler un vide dans la littérature échiquéenne française: les ouvrages traitant de la composition y sont, en effet, fort rares. Et qui mieux que Jean-Claude Letzelter pouvait s'acquitter de cette tâche. Il doit un bon nombre de ses succès à son talent de compositeur, à son jeu original et créatif; ses fins de partie, par...
                                                                                                                      20,10 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Echecs artistiques et humoristiques de Jean-Claude Letzelter
                                                                                                                          Les Echecs artistiques et humoristiques ont l'ambition de ombler un vide dans la littérature échiquéenne française: les ouvrages traitant de la composition y sont, en effet, fort rares. Et qui mieux que Jean-Claude Letzelter pouvait s'acquitter de cette tâche. Il doit un bon nombre de ses succès à son talent de compositeur, à son jeu original et créatif; ses fins de partie, par...
                                                                                                                          20,10 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Jeux de miroir de François Fargette
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              Jeux de miroirs est le florilège des plus beaux - du plus simple au plus épineux - problèmes d'échecs réunis par François Fargette. Beaucoup ont déjà été soumis à la sagacité des joueurs-lecteurs du Figaro qui auront le plaisir de les retrouver ici, accompagnés de commentaires et de leur solution. L'ouvrage comprend en outre une présentation de la notation algébrique, et des...
                                                                                                                              17,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Jeux de miroir de François Fargette
                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                  Jeux de miroirs est le florilège des plus beaux - du plus simple au plus épineux - problèmes d'échecs réunis par François Fargette. Beaucoup ont déjà été soumis à la sagacité des joueurs-lecteurs du Figaro qui auront le plaisir de les retrouver ici, accompagnés de commentaires et de leur solution. L'ouvrage comprend en outre une présentation de la notation algébrique, et des...
                                                                                                                                  17,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                                                      From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                                                          From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Kingwalks de Yasser Seirawan et Bruce Harper
                                                                                                                                              Marching your king across the board – at times right through or into enemy lines – may be both exhilarating and terrifying. Nothing may be quite as satisfying as a majestic kingwalk across the board which brings you glorious victory. And nothing as tragicomic as a needless journey ending in epic failure. Chessplayers are fascinated by kingwalks, perhaps because of their inherent...
                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Kingwalks de Yasser Seirawan et Bruce Harper
                                                                                                                                                  Marching your king across the board – at times right through or into enemy lines – may be both exhilarating and terrifying. Nothing may be quite as satisfying as a majestic kingwalk across the board which brings you glorious victory. And nothing as tragicomic as a needless journey ending in epic failure. Chessplayers are fascinated by kingwalks, perhaps because of their inherent...
                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Attaque et défense aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                      Grand spécialiste du jeu d'attaque, Jacob Aagaard est aussi un virtuose en matière de prophylaxie et de défense active. Dans ce 5e opus de la série "Objectif grand maître !", il vous donne toutes les clés pour affûter votre jeu et vous entraîner à l'aide d'exercices souvent difficiles. Un excellent choix pour qui vise l'excellence aux échecs.
                                                                                                                                                      32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Attaque et défense aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                          Grand spécialiste du jeu d'attaque, Jacob Aagaard est aussi un virtuose en matière de prophylaxie et de défense active. Dans ce 5e opus de la série "Objectif grand maître !", il vous donne toutes les clés pour affûter votre jeu et vous entraîner à l'aide d'exercices souvent difficiles. Un excellent choix pour qui vise l'excellence aux échecs.
                                                                                                                                                          32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          The Magnus Method de Emmanuel Neiman
                                                                                                                                                              What is it that makes Magnus Carlsen the strongest chess player in the world? Why do his opponents, the best players around, fail to see his moves coming? Moves that, when you replay his games, look natural and self-evident? Emmanuel Neiman has been studying Carlsen’s games and style of play for many years. He now presents his findings that will surprise, delight and educate...
                                                                                                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The Magnus Method de Emmanuel Neiman
                                                                                                                                                                  What is it that makes Magnus Carlsen the strongest chess player in the world? Why do his opponents, the best players around, fail to see his moves coming? Moves that, when you replay his games, look natural and self-evident? Emmanuel Neiman has been studying Carlsen’s games and style of play for many years. He now presents his findings that will surprise, delight and educate...
                                                                                                                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Understanding before Moving vol.3 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                      The first volume dealt with the Najdorf and Scheveningen variations, and it is now time to pay attention to three other extremely popular systems: the Taimanov, Kan and Richter-Rauzer variations. After careful consideration within the Thinkers Publishing team, we decided that it made sense to group these variations together. In particular, the first two are closely related and share the...
                                                                                                                                                                      33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Understanding before Moving vol.3 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                          The first volume dealt with the Najdorf and Scheveningen variations, and it is now time to pay attention to three other extremely popular systems: the Taimanov, Kan and Richter-Rauzer variations. After careful consideration within the Thinkers Publishing team, we decided that it made sense to group these variations together. In particular, the first two are closely related and share the...
                                                                                                                                                                          33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics de Peter Prohaszka
                                                                                                                                                                              There are two parts to this book. The first 17 chapters elaborate on the most important motifs in practical chess. The remaining 8 chapters showcase the art of attack and defense. Certain motifs feel like they belong together and the order of the chapters in which they are discussed reflects that. All 25 chapters of this book begin with an introduction which is always designed to clearly...
                                                                                                                                                                              33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics de Peter Prohaszka
                                                                                                                                                                                  There are two parts to this book. The first 17 chapters elaborate on the most important motifs in practical chess. The remaining 8 chapters showcase the art of attack and defense. Certain motifs feel like they belong together and the order of the chapters in which they are discussed reflects that. All 25 chapters of this book begin with an introduction which is always designed to clearly...
                                                                                                                                                                                  33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Chess Board Options de Larry Kaufman
                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                      Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty. ...
                                                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Chess Board Options de Larry Kaufman
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty. ...
                                                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Le temps aux échecs de Jean-Marc Horber
                                                                                                                                                                                              Aux échecs, le facteur temps joue un rôle important, parfois même décisif. Une utilisation adroite du temps disponible est donc essentielle pour le succès du joueur d'échecs ambitieux. Ce livre est un compte rendu complet et détaillé du développement du chronométrage et traite de manière très approfondie la gestion intelligente du temps aux échecs. De l'ouverture à la redoutable phase...
                                                                                                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Le temps aux échecs de Jean-Marc Horber
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Aux échecs, le facteur temps joue un rôle important, parfois même décisif. Une utilisation adroite du temps disponible est donc essentielle pour le succès du joueur d'échecs ambitieux. Ce livre est un compte rendu complet et détaillé du développement du chronométrage et traite de manière très approfondie la gestion intelligente du temps aux échecs. De l'ouverture à la redoutable phase...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Le calcul aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Aux échecs, tout est question d'anticipation, et il est indispensable de bien calculer les variantes. Dans ce livre, l'un des meilleurs entraîneurs du monde a sélectionné pour vous des exercices difficiles pour vous aider à maîtriser coups candidats, vision combinatoire, prophylaxie, comparaison, élimination, coups intermédiaires, imagination et pièges. Objectif : grand maître !
                                                                                                                                                                                                      32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Le calcul aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Aux échecs, tout est question d'anticipation, et il est indispensable de bien calculer les variantes. Dans ce livre, l'un des meilleurs entraîneurs du monde a sélectionné pour vous des exercices difficiles pour vous aider à maîtriser coups candidats, vision combinatoire, prophylaxie, comparaison, élimination, coups intermédiaires, imagination et pièges. Objectif : grand maître !
                                                                                                                                                                                                          32,00 €Prix