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  • Contenu : finales
  • Contenu : intelligence artificielle
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  • Niveau : experts
  • Niveau : joueurs de club
100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
      Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
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      100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
          Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
          27,99 €Prix
          Timman Studies de Jan Timman
              Jan Timman achève une trilogie impressionnante et fascinante avec ce recueil de ses études. Après Timman’s Titans — livre en anglais couronné ECF Book of the Year en 2017 —, dans lequel il écrit sur les champions du monde qu’il admire, puis Timman’s Triumphs, où il annote ses cent meilleures parties, Timman’s Studies réunit l’ensemble de ses compositions d’études de finales. Tout au...
              29,95 €Prix
              Timman Studies de Jan Timman
                  Jan Timman achève une trilogie impressionnante et fascinante avec ce recueil de ses études. Après Timman’s Titans — livre en anglais couronné ECF Book of the Year en 2017 —, dans lequel il écrit sur les champions du monde qu’il admire, puis Timman’s Triumphs, où il annote ses cent meilleures parties, Timman’s Studies réunit l’ensemble de ses compositions d’études de finales. Tout au...
                  29,95 €Prix
                  Studies for Practical Players vol.2 de Oleg Pervakov et Mark Dvoretsky
                      Develop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This book – the sequel to Studies for Practical...
                      24,95 €Prix
                      Studies for Practical Players vol.2 de Oleg Pervakov et Mark Dvoretsky
                          Develop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This book – the sequel to Studies for Practical...
                          24,95 €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
                                  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
                                                  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 Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                              Magnus Carlsen’s brilliant endgame play is one of the key reasons for his success. The World Chess Champion can win positions which look drawn to anybody else. And more than any other player, he is able to save bad endings. For this second volume of Magnus Carlsen Endgame Virtuoso, International Master Tibor Karolyi has selected Carlsen’s best endgames from 2018-2022, whereas the...
                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                              Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                  Magnus Carlsen’s brilliant endgame play is one of the key reasons for his success. The World Chess Champion can win positions which look drawn to anybody else. And more than any other player, he is able to save bad endings. For this second volume of Magnus Carlsen Endgame Virtuoso, International Master Tibor Karolyi has selected Carlsen’s best endgames from 2018-2022, whereas the...
                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                  Re-Engineering the Chess Classics de Matthew Sadler et Steve Giddins
                                                                      Are you ready for new strategic insights about thirty-five of the most fascinating and complex chess games ever played by World Champions and other top grandmasters? Grandmaster Matthew Sadler and renowned chess writer Steve Giddins take a fresh look at some classic games ranging from Anderssen-Dufresne, played in 1852, to Botvinnik-Bronstein (1951) and Geller-Euwe (1953). They unleashed the...
                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                      Re-Engineering the Chess Classics de Matthew Sadler et Steve Giddins
                                                                          Are you ready for new strategic insights about thirty-five of the most fascinating and complex chess games ever played by World Champions and other top grandmasters? Grandmaster Matthew Sadler and renowned chess writer Steve Giddins take a fresh look at some classic games ranging from Anderssen-Dufresne, played in 1852, to Botvinnik-Bronstein (1951) and Geller-Euwe (1953). They unleashed the...
                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                          Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                              It is very important for the practical player to train his or her ability, understand when to rely on intuition, rules of thumb and more general positional considerations, when to try to solve the problems by calculating variations to the end, and how to manage time to avoid time pressure. With these goals in mind, Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual delivers a lot of excellent, high...
                                                                              32,95 €Prix
                                                                              Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                  It is very important for the practical player to train his or her ability, understand when to rely on intuition, rules of thumb and more general positional considerations, when to try to solve the problems by calculating variations to the end, and how to manage time to avoid time pressure. With these goals in mind, Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual delivers a lot of excellent, high...
                                                                                  32,95 €Prix
                                                                                  The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
                                                                                      There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
                                                                                      39,00 €Prix
                                                                                      The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
                                                                                          There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
                                                                                          39,00 €Prix
                                                                                          Fins de parties d'échecs intéressantes issues de ma pratique de Mikhaïl Botvinnik
                                                                                              Cet ouvrage de Mikhaïl Botvinnik, le sixième champion du monde, est intéressant non seulement pédagogiquement pour l'apprentissage des échecs, mais aussi en offrant un regard historique et humain sur l'auteur, qui distille au gré de ses commentaires quelques anecdotes concernant le quotidien de sa vie de joueur d'échecs professionnel. En présentant seulement des fins de parties...
                                                                                              16,00 €Prix
                                                                                              Fins de parties d'échecs intéressantes issues de ma pratique de Mikhaïl Botvinnik
                                                                                                  Cet ouvrage de Mikhaïl Botvinnik, le sixième champion du monde, est intéressant non seulement pédagogiquement pour l'apprentissage des échecs, mais aussi en offrant un regard historique et humain sur l'auteur, qui distille au gré de ses commentaires quelques anecdotes concernant le quotidien de sa vie de joueur d'échecs professionnel. En présentant seulement des fins de parties...
                                                                                                  16,00 €Prix
                                                                                                  De l'ouverture à la finale de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                      Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les joueurs qui se soucient des ouvertures mais n'oublient pas l'objectif final de la partie. Edmar Mednis montre ici comment résoudre les difficultés des milieux de partie sans perdre le bénéfice d'une bonne ouverture, et atteindre aisément le stade de la finale. Toute cette démonstration est abondamment illustrée d'analyses de parties de grands...
                                                                                                      14,45 €Prix
                                                                                                      De l'ouverture à la finale de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                          Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les joueurs qui se soucient des ouvertures mais n'oublient pas l'objectif final de la partie. Edmar Mednis montre ici comment résoudre les difficultés des milieux de partie sans perdre le bénéfice d'une bonne ouverture, et atteindre aisément le stade de la finale. Toute cette démonstration est abondamment illustrée d'analyses de parties de grands...
                                                                                                          14,45 €Prix
                                                                                                          Des échecs à l'infini de Anatoly Karpov et Evgueni Guik
                                                                                                              Aussi vieux que l'histoire du monde, le jeu d'échecs est loin d'avoir livré tous ses secrets. Trouver la bonne stratégie? Ne ps jouer de mauvais coups? Puissance de réflexion, affaire de logique, question de caractère... de chance, aussi. L'exploration de ce monde complexe, aux trois dimensions — art, sport et science —, se devait d'être confiée à un spécialiste parmi les plus...
                                                                                                              31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                              Des échecs à l'infini de Anatoly Karpov et Evgueni Guik
                                                                                                                  Aussi vieux que l'histoire du monde, le jeu d'échecs est loin d'avoir livré tous ses secrets. Trouver la bonne stratégie? Ne ps jouer de mauvais coups? Puissance de réflexion, affaire de logique, question de caractère... de chance, aussi. L'exploration de ce monde complexe, aux trois dimensions — art, sport et science —, se devait d'être confiée à un spécialiste parmi les plus...
                                                                                                                  31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                      In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                                                                                                                              In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                                                                                                                              24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                                                                                                                                  In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                                                                                                                                  24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Comfort Zone de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                                                                      I’ve become increasingly convinced of this comfort zone theory to the degree where I’ve started to apply it to chess. To use the same logic, I believe a chess player is more comfortable in an opening that they have played since childhood. They’ll be less likely to make mistakes in that opening. You can also apply it to tournaments as well. During the course of the book, I’ll talk...
                                                                                                                                      29,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Comfort Zone de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                                                                          I’ve become increasingly convinced of this comfort zone theory to the degree where I’ve started to apply it to chess. To use the same logic, I believe a chess player is more comfortable in an opening that they have played since childhood. They’ll be less likely to make mistakes in that opening. You can also apply it to tournaments as well. During the course of the book, I’ll talk...
                                                                                                                                          29,50 €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
                                                                                                                                                  The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                                                                                                                                      Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                                                                                                                                          Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          L'efficacité aux échecs de Nicolas Giffard
                                                                                                                                                              " Soyez directement efficace ! " vous propose Nicolas Giffard. Il vous invite ici à des progrès rapides en vous faisant étudier directement les facteurs les plus fréquents de la victoire. En premier lieu à assaillir, quand l'occasion se présente, le Roi adverse. Toutes les sortes d'échec et mat sont abordées. Ensuite, il vous révèle toutes les astuces destinées à capturer les pièces du camp...
                                                                                                                                                              15,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              L'efficacité aux échecs de Nicolas Giffard
                                                                                                                                                                  " Soyez directement efficace ! " vous propose Nicolas Giffard. Il vous invite ici à des progrès rapides en vous faisant étudier directement les facteurs les plus fréquents de la victoire. En premier lieu à assaillir, quand l'occasion se présente, le Roi adverse. Toutes les sortes d'échec et mat sont abordées. Ensuite, il vous révèle toutes les astuces destinées à capturer les pièces du camp...
                                                                                                                                                                  15,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Les échecs Des bases à la stratégie de James Eade
                                                                                                                                                                      Maîtrisez l'art ancien des échecs, le jeu des rois. Apprenez les techniques essentielles et les coups classiques des maîtres dont font partie les éléments tactiques élémentaires et avancés, les combinaisons, les sacrifices et les structures de pions. Ce guide visuel unique est agencé pour que vous puissiez très vite identifier votre problème et en repérer la solution adéquate. Plus de...
                                                                                                                                                                      30,35 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Les échecs Des bases à la stratégie de James Eade
                                                                                                                                                                          Maîtrisez l'art ancien des échecs, le jeu des rois. Apprenez les techniques essentielles et les coups classiques des maîtres dont font partie les éléments tactiques élémentaires et avancés, les combinaisons, les sacrifices et les structures de pions. Ce guide visuel unique est agencé pour que vous puissiez très vite identifier votre problème et en repérer la solution adéquate. Plus de...
                                                                                                                                                                          30,35 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                                              When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
                                                                                                                                                                              32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                                                  When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
                                                                                                                                                                                  32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Modern Chess Formula de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                                      This book is dedicated to chess, though I must confess it is not that same chess with which I immediately and eternally fell in love many, many years ago. There were plenty of wonderful moments, and no shortage of horrible disappointments associated with that version of the game in which I certainly considered myself a true professional. The realities of chess life during the second half of...
                                                                                                                                                                                      33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Modern Chess Formula de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                                          This book is dedicated to chess, though I must confess it is not that same chess with which I immediately and eternally fell in love many, many years ago. There were plenty of wonderful moments, and no shortage of horrible disappointments associated with that version of the game in which I certainly considered myself a true professional. The realities of chess life during the second half of...
                                                                                                                                                                                          33,95 €Prix