Documentation échiquéenne
Documentation échiquéenne

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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...
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      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...
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          The English Defence de José González
              The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
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              The English Defence de José González
                  The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
                  24,95 €Prix
                  Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                      Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
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                      Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                          Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
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                          Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                              Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
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                              Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                                  Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
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                                  Chess Openings for Juniors de Nikolay Kalinichenko
                                      The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory of the openlng, but it is aimed at juniors. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined uslng examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination...
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                                      Chess Openings for Juniors de Nikolay Kalinichenko
                                          The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory of the openlng, but it is aimed at juniors. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined uslng examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination...
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                                          The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                              Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
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                                              The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                  Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
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                                                  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...
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                                                      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...
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                                                          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...
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                                                              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...
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                                                                      Endgame Virtuosity
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                                                                          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...
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                                                                              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...
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                                                                                  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...
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                                                                                      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...
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                                                                                          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...
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                                                                                              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...
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                                                                                                  L'essentiel des finales de pions de Vincent Moret
                                                                                                      Aux échecs, rien n'a l'air plus simple que les positions où toutes les pièces ont disparu, pour ne laisser la place qu'aux Rois et aux pions. Et pourtant, que d'embûches et de subtilités cachées ! Ce livre écrit par un grand pédagogue vous permettra d'acquérir toutes les bases dont vous aurez vraiment besoin pour vous en sortir. La lecture de ce livre sur les finales de pions...
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                                                                                                      L'essentiel des finales de pions de Vincent Moret
                                                                                                          Aux échecs, rien n'a l'air plus simple que les positions où toutes les pièces ont disparu, pour ne laisser la place qu'aux Rois et aux pions. Et pourtant, que d'embûches et de subtilités cachées ! Ce livre écrit par un grand pédagogue vous permettra d'acquérir toutes les bases dont vous aurez vraiment besoin pour vous en sortir. La lecture de ce livre sur les finales de pions...
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                                                                                                          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...
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                                                                                                              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...
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                                                                                                                  Chess Endgames for Club Players de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                      Any good chess coach will tell you to study the endgame. Improving your knowledge of the ‘third phase’ in a chess game will bring you many extra half or even full points. After the success of his award-winning classics, Chess Strategy for Club Players and Attacking Chess for Club Players Herman Grooten has now written an equally instructive endgame manual. He teaches...
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                                                                                                                      Chess Endgames for Club Players de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                          Any good chess coach will tell you to study the endgame. Improving your knowledge of the ‘third phase’ in a chess game will bring you many extra half or even full points. After the success of his award-winning classics, Chess Strategy for Club Players and Attacking Chess for Club Players Herman Grooten has now written an equally instructive endgame manual. He teaches...
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                                                                                                                          Premiers secrets pour gagner aux échecs de Beth Harmon
                                                                                                                              Un regard d'ange et une volonté de fer, telle fut la description que fit la presse soviétique de Beth Harmon lorsque cette jeune Américaine vainquit le grand maître Vasily Borgov à Moscou en 1968. Que d'abnégation et de travail patient il a fallu à Beth pour atteindre une telle maîtrise du roi des jeux, car son talent inné, bien qu'inouï, n'aurait pas suffi à lui seul ! Après sa fabuleuse...
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                                                                                                                              Premiers secrets pour gagner aux échecs de Beth Harmon
                                                                                                                                  Un regard d'ange et une volonté de fer, telle fut la description que fit la presse soviétique de Beth Harmon lorsque cette jeune Américaine vainquit le grand maître Vasily Borgov à Moscou en 1968. Que d'abnégation et de travail patient il a fallu à Beth pour atteindre une telle maîtrise du roi des jeux, car son talent inné, bien qu'inouï, n'aurait pas suffi à lui seul ! Après sa fabuleuse...
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                                                                                                                                  Le jeu en finales aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                      Ce livre destiné aux joueurs ambitieux compte 430 exercices ardus, pour une étude active des finales. Apprendre les fins de partie aide grandement la compréhension globale du jeu d'échecs et permet de mieux utiliser ses pièces en toute circonstance. Cependant, connaître la théorie ne suffit pas, et le grand maître Jacob Aagaard vous donne dans ce livre un matériel d'entraînement de qualité...
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                                                                                                                                      Le jeu en finales aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                          Ce livre destiné aux joueurs ambitieux compte 430 exercices ardus, pour une étude active des finales. Apprendre les fins de partie aide grandement la compréhension globale du jeu d'échecs et permet de mieux utiliser ses pièces en toute circonstance. Cependant, connaître la théorie ne suffit pas, et le grand maître Jacob Aagaard vous donne dans ce livre un matériel d'entraînement de qualité...
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                                                                                                                                          Progresser rapidement de Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
                                                                                                                                              Jouer convenablement aux échecs est un art qui s'apprend et, sans rêver atteindre les sommets réservés aux seuls champions, un amateur peut aujourd'hui espérer, moyennant un certain effort, accéder à une force respectable qui, jadis, l'e-t fait considérer comme un maître. Ce premier livre d'Albéric O'Kelly de Galway publié par Grasset/Europe Échecs donnera au débutant tous les...
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                                                                                                                                              Progresser rapidement de Albéric O'Kelly de Galway
                                                                                                                                                  Jouer convenablement aux échecs est un art qui s'apprend et, sans rêver atteindre les sommets réservés aux seuls champions, un amateur peut aujourd'hui espérer, moyennant un certain effort, accéder à une force respectable qui, jadis, l'e-t fait considérer comme un maître. Ce premier livre d'Albéric O'Kelly de Galway publié par Grasset/Europe Échecs donnera au débutant tous les...
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                                                                                                                                                  Questions et réponses pratiques pour les finales de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                                                      L'ouverture est le domaine privilégié de la connaissance, le milieu de jeu celui de l'imagination, et la technique pure règne en maître incontesté de la finale. Un joueur ne peut prétendre bien jouer aux échecs s'il n'a pas de connaissances suffisantes en finale. Mais c'est un terrain dont l'étude est aussi ardue qu'astère, et rares sont les ouvrages dont l'approche soit agréable. Le...
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                                                                                                                                                      Questions et réponses pratiques pour les finales de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                                                          L'ouverture est le domaine privilégié de la connaissance, le milieu de jeu celui de l'imagination, et la technique pure règne en maître incontesté de la finale. Un joueur ne peut prétendre bien jouer aux échecs s'il n'a pas de connaissances suffisantes en finale. Mais c'est un terrain dont l'étude est aussi ardue qu'astère, et rares sont les ouvrages dont l'approche soit agréable. Le...
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                                                                                                                                                          The Rossolimo for Club Players de Victor Bologan
                                                                                                                                                              The Rossolimo is the Anti-Sicilian that is by far the most popular with club players – and with elite grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Alireza Firouzja. If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game – and put your...
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                                                                                                                                                              The Rossolimo for Club Players de Victor Bologan
                                                                                                                                                                  The Rossolimo is the Anti-Sicilian that is by far the most popular with club players – and with elite grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Alireza Firouzja. If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game – and put your...
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                                                                                                                                                                  The Hippopotamus system of defence de Andrew Martin
                                                                                                                                                                      What is the Hippopotamus system of defence? The idea is that, at the beginning of the game, Black develops within his own first three ranks. He constructs a solid, flexible and hopefully stable position, awaiting events. At the right moment, he will strike back! The Hippopotamus was given the name by an eccentric English amateur player JC Thompson, back in the 1950’s. It seems as good a name...
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                                                                                                                                                                      The Hippopotamus system of defence de Andrew Martin
                                                                                                                                                                          What is the Hippopotamus system of defence? The idea is that, at the beginning of the game, Black develops within his own first three ranks. He constructs a solid, flexible and hopefully stable position, awaiting events. At the right moment, he will strike back! The Hippopotamus was given the name by an eccentric English amateur player JC Thompson, back in the 1950’s. It seems as good a name...
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                                                                                                                                                                          The smooth Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd8 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                                                                              Are you looking for a simple, easy-to-learn repertoire against 1.e4? Then the Scandinavian with 3…Qd8 is yours! After 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 the retreat 3…Qd8 leads to a very solid type position for Black. At the expense of two tempi, the pawn structure has been defined, and hence a clear developing plan can be made for our minor pieces. The first goal is to get the light-squared bishop...
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                                                                                                                                                                              The smooth Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd8 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                                                                                  Are you looking for a simple, easy-to-learn repertoire against 1.e4? Then the Scandinavian with 3…Qd8 is yours! After 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 the retreat 3…Qd8 leads to a very solid type position for Black. At the expense of two tempi, the pawn structure has been defined, and hence a clear developing plan can be made for our minor pieces. The first goal is to get the light-squared bishop...
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                                                                                                                                                                                  The Scotch Game de Svitlana Demchenko
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) is a great repertoire addition for any player looking for a solid yet active opening, which relies more on understanding rather than pure memorization. The popularity of the Scotch rose exponentially after Garry Kasparov employed it in the World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov in 1990, and the opening has stayed in style ever since. In...
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                                                                                                                                                                                      The Scotch Game de Svitlana Demchenko
                                                                                                                                                                                          The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) is a great repertoire addition for any player looking for a solid yet active opening, which relies more on understanding rather than pure memorization. The popularity of the Scotch rose exponentially after Garry Kasparov employed it in the World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov in 1990, and the opening has stayed in style ever since. In...
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                                                                                                                                                                                          Grünfeld Defence vol.2 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                              You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
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                                                                                                                                                                                              Grünfeld Defence vol.2 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                                  You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Grünfeld Defence vol.1 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                                                                                      You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      Grünfeld Defence vol.1 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                                                                                          You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
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