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Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
      There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
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      Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
          There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
          29,95 €Prix
          The Greatest de Cyrus Lakdawala
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              Who is the greatest chess player of all time, the GOAT? Who is in the top ten? Let the debate ensue! How do you measure greatness? Is Morphy "greater" than Carlsen? Can such judgements be made, and do they mean anything? This fascinating topic is tackled head on in The Greatest by prolific chess author Cyrus Lakdawala. Avoiding presentism with carefully established...
              23,99 €Prix
              The Greatest de Cyrus Lakdawala
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                  Who is the greatest chess player of all time, the GOAT? Who is in the top ten? Let the debate ensue! How do you measure greatness? Is Morphy "greater" than Carlsen? Can such judgements be made, and do they mean anything? This fascinating topic is tackled head on in The Greatest by prolific chess author Cyrus Lakdawala. Avoiding presentism with carefully established...
                  23,99 €Prix
                  Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                      Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                      24,99 €Prix
                      Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                          Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                          24,99 €Prix
                          Grind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David HowellGrind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David Howell
                              It is amazing how much play you can create in a seemingly equal chess position - if you persevere. In this book, the greatest chess player of all time, Magnus Carlsen, and his friend, Grandmaster David Howell, explain how to win these kinds of chess games. Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize...
                              29,95 €Prix
                              Grind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David HowellGrind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David Howell
                                  It is amazing how much play you can create in a seemingly equal chess position - if you persevere. In this book, the greatest chess player of all time, Magnus Carlsen, and his friend, Grandmaster David Howell, explain how to win these kinds of chess games. Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize...
                                  29,95 €Prix
                                  Zwischenzug! de Natasha Regan et Matt Ball
                                      Zwischenzug! is the first-ever comprehensive guide to the chess tactic also known as the intermediate move, or intermezzo. This exciting manoeuvre can catch opponents off guard because it is against the expected run of play. You will learn how to spot Zwischenzugs, when to look out for them, and how to set them up in your games. The authors have studied thousands of games and...
                                      29,95 €Prix
                                      Zwischenzug! de Natasha Regan et Matt Ball
                                          Zwischenzug! is the first-ever comprehensive guide to the chess tactic also known as the intermediate move, or intermezzo. This exciting manoeuvre can catch opponents off guard because it is against the expected run of play. You will learn how to spot Zwischenzugs, when to look out for them, and how to set them up in your games. The authors have studied thousands of games and...
                                          29,95 €Prix
                                          Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
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                                              Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
                                              29,95 €Prix
                                              Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
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                                                  Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                  Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                      Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                      Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                          Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                          Le jeu d'échecs et le mat de Jean Poyard
                                                              Rares sont les livres qui traitent en profondeur de la spiritualité et du symbolisme du jeu d'échecs. Aussi le présent ouvrage permettra à l'amateur d'échecs, comme à toute personne curieuse des choses de l'esprit, de découvrir dans le Livre muet des échecs un condensé de la connaissance spirituelle. Le lecteur découvrira de nombreux points essentiels dans ce jeu de la sagesse immémoriale,...
                                                              24,90 €Prix
                                                              Le jeu d'échecs et le mat de Jean Poyard
                                                                  Rares sont les livres qui traitent en profondeur de la spiritualité et du symbolisme du jeu d'échecs. Aussi le présent ouvrage permettra à l'amateur d'échecs, comme à toute personne curieuse des choses de l'esprit, de découvrir dans le Livre muet des échecs un condensé de la connaissance spirituelle. Le lecteur découvrira de nombreux points essentiels dans ce jeu de la sagesse immémoriale,...
                                                                  24,90 €Prix
                                                                  The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                      While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                      14,00 €Prix
                                                                      The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                          While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                          14,00 €Prix
                                                                          The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                              The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
                                                                              12,00 €Prix
                                                                              The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                                  The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
                                                                                  12,00 €Prix
                                                                                  A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                      In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
                                                                                      10,00 €Prix
                                                                                      A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                          In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
                                                                                          10,00 €Prix
                                                                                          Turbo-Charge your Tactics vol.2 de Vlaidmir Grabinsky et Mykhayalo Oleksiyenko
                                                                                              Turbo-Charge Your Tactics 2 concludes a multi-year effort by GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko and world-renowned trainer IM Vladimir Grabinsky to create the perfect chess puzzle books. This second volume builds upon the first, using games from the World Champions and their challengers. Most chess games are decided by tactics, so solving tactical puzzles is the most effective path to...
                                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                                              Turbo-Charge your Tactics vol.2 de Vlaidmir Grabinsky et Mykhayalo Oleksiyenko
                                                                                                  Turbo-Charge Your Tactics 2 concludes a multi-year effort by GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko and world-renowned trainer IM Vladimir Grabinsky to create the perfect chess puzzle books. This second volume builds upon the first, using games from the World Champions and their challengers. Most chess games are decided by tactics, so solving tactical puzzles is the most effective path to...
                                                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  Turbo-Charge your Tactics vol.1  de Vladimir Grabinsky et Mykhayalo Oleksiyenko
                                                                                                      Turbo-Charge Your Tactics 1 is essentially a chess puzzle book, but not a typical one. It’s a multi-year effort by GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko and his world-renowned trainer IM Vladimir Grabinsky to introduce you to the world of “unnatural” tactical moves. Presenting examples of extreme beauty, no matter where they come from – be it online bullet or world-class grandmaster praxis...
                                                                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                      Turbo-Charge your Tactics vol.1  de Vladimir Grabinsky et Mykhayalo Oleksiyenko
                                                                                                          Turbo-Charge Your Tactics 1 is essentially a chess puzzle book, but not a typical one. It’s a multi-year effort by GM Mykhaylo Oleksiyenko and his world-renowned trainer IM Vladimir Grabinsky to introduce you to the world of “unnatural” tactical moves. Presenting examples of extreme beauty, no matter where they come from – be it online bullet or world-class grandmaster praxis...
                                                                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                          Tiger's Chaos Theory de Tiger Hillarp Persson
                                                                                                              Have you ever admired an amazing game of chess, simultaneously thinking “I could never play like that”? In Tiger’s Chaos Theory , you will find a different perspective, treating extraordinary play and creativity as a learnable skill. Thinking outside the box is a stock phrase of the commentators; champions expand their box . GM Tiger Hillarp Persson is...
                                                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                              Tiger's Chaos Theory de Tiger Hillarp Persson
                                                                                                                  Have you ever admired an amazing game of chess, simultaneously thinking “I could never play like that”? In Tiger’s Chaos Theory , you will find a different perspective, treating extraordinary play and creativity as a learnable skill. Thinking outside the box is a stock phrase of the commentators; champions expand their box . GM Tiger Hillarp Persson is...
                                                                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                                                                                                                      We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
                                                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                                                                                                                          We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
                                                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                          1000 Chess Problems de Yakov Vladimirov
                                                                                                                              1000 Chess Problems is a book where the title tells part of the story, but the vital point in such books is the care and expertise that the author has put into selecting just the right examples. Yakov Vladimirov is superbly qualified for this task, and has selected positions that will instruct and entertain competitive chessplayers. 1000 Chess Problems will develop...
                                                                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                              1000 Chess Problems de Yakov Vladimirov
                                                                                                                                  1000 Chess Problems is a book where the title tells part of the story, but the vital point in such books is the care and expertise that the author has put into selecting just the right examples. Yakov Vladimirov is superbly qualified for this task, and has selected positions that will instruct and entertain competitive chessplayers. 1000 Chess Problems will develop...
                                                                                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Key Elements of Chess Tactics de Georgy Lisitsin
                                                                                                                                      Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian. Lisitsin broke down Strategy and...
                                                                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Key Elements of Chess Tactics de Georgy Lisitsin
                                                                                                                                          Georgy Lisitsin (1909-72) was a respected Soviet master, theoretician and writer. In 1958 he published a revised edition of his most ambitious work, entitled Strategy and Tactics of Chess, which became one of the most legendary manuals in the Soviet chess school, and no doubt one of the books that motivated the young Bobby Fischer to learn Russian. Lisitsin broke down Strategy and...
                                                                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Comprendre les finales de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                              La fin de partie aux échecs est souvent difficile à négocier. Connaître les méthodes de jeu typiques est alors un atout essentiel. Dans ce livre, le grand maître John Nunn, expert des finales, présente 100 idées clés à l'aide de 4 exemples pour chacune, sans noyer le lecteur dans les détails. Idéal pour qui recherche un livre sur les finales qui ne soit ni trop élémentaire, ni trop avancé,...
                                                                                                                                              30,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Comprendre les finales de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                                  La fin de partie aux échecs est souvent difficile à négocier. Connaître les méthodes de jeu typiques est alors un atout essentiel. Dans ce livre, le grand maître John Nunn, expert des finales, présente 100 idées clés à l'aide de 4 exemples pour chacune, sans noyer le lecteur dans les détails. Idéal pour qui recherche un livre sur les finales qui ne soit ni trop élémentaire, ni trop avancé,...
                                                                                                                                                  30,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  La technique aux échecs de Mark Dvoretsky et Artur Jussupow
                                                                                                                                                      Enfin un livre du célèbre entraîneur Mark Dvoretsky en français ! Artur Jussupow, qui fut son disciple et l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs mondiaux, a repris les analyses du maître pour vous permettre d'acquérir une excellente technique grâce à une section théorique et 101 exercices pratiques aux solutions très détaillées. Vous disposez maintenant du meilleur matériel pour vous entraîner à ne...
                                                                                                                                                      25,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      La technique aux échecs de Mark Dvoretsky et Artur Jussupow
                                                                                                                                                          Enfin un livre du célèbre entraîneur Mark Dvoretsky en français ! Artur Jussupow, qui fut son disciple et l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs mondiaux, a repris les analyses du maître pour vous permettre d'acquérir une excellente technique grâce à une section théorique et 101 exercices pratiques aux solutions très détaillées. Vous disposez maintenant du meilleur matériel pour vous entraîner à ne...
                                                                                                                                                          25,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Conceptual Rook Endgames de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                              Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam...
                                                                                                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Conceptual Rook Endgames de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                  Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam...
                                                                                                                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Theoretical Rook Endgames de Sam Shankland
                                                                                                                                                                      Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck. World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the...
                                                                                                                                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Theoretical Rook Endgames de Sam Shankland
                                                                                                                                                                          Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck. World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the...
                                                                                                                                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed de Georg Mohr
                                                                                                                                                                              • Compensation is a chess concept that we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. • The relative value of pieces is perhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. • It is one that every player must feel and believe in and can only be accepted with the help of our own practice, and when we feel it come together as though a part of us. ...
                                                                                                                                                                              33,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed de Georg Mohr
                                                                                                                                                                                  • Compensation is a chess concept that we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. • The relative value of pieces is perhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. • It is one that every player must feel and believe in and can only be accepted with the help of our own practice, and when we feel it come together as though a part of us. ...
                                                                                                                                                                                  33,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Pawn Endgames de Vlado Kovacevic
                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                      Grandmaster Vlado Kovačević is an expert in the field of chess endgame theory, offering an educational approach for players of various skill levels. The first of seven books, spanning 304 pages, provides a definite guide to pawn endgames. The book is organized based on the number of pawns in the endgame, creating a clear division for readers. Kovačević’s focus is on the clear explanation of...
                                                                                                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Pawn Endgames de Vlado Kovacevic
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          Grandmaster Vlado Kovačević is an expert in the field of chess endgame theory, offering an educational approach for players of various skill levels. The first of seven books, spanning 304 pages, provides a definite guide to pawn endgames. The book is organized based on the number of pawns in the endgame, creating a clear division for readers. Kovačević’s focus is on the clear explanation of...
                                                                                                                                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                              Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
                                                                                                                                                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  27,99 €Prix