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First Steps: the Modern de Cyrus Lakdawala
      The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans to undermine this structure in the middlegame with well-timed blows from the pieces and pawns. If Black gets it right then the white centre...
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      First Steps: the Modern de Cyrus Lakdawala
          The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans to undermine this structure in the middlegame with well-timed blows from the pieces and pawns. If Black gets it right then the white centre...
          19,95 €Prix
          The Grünfeld Defence de Nigel Davies
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              The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play. Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld...
              21,95 €Prix
              The Grünfeld Defence de Nigel Davies
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                  The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play. Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld...
                  21,95 €Prix
                  The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
                      The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
                      23,95 €Prix
                      The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
                          The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
                          23,95 €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
                                  My First Chess Opening Repertoire de Christof Sielecki
                                      In My First Chess Opening Repertoire you will learn how to play the opening. This book gives you a compact and easy-to-learn repertoire for White, starting with the move 1.e4. And it gives you a similar repertoire for Black, with answers to all of White's approaches. For beginners and improvers, for anyone with a rating up to 1200 (or even higher!), there is probably no...
                                      19,95 €Prix
                                      My First Chess Opening Repertoire de Christof Sielecki
                                          In My First Chess Opening Repertoire you will learn how to play the opening. This book gives you a compact and easy-to-learn repertoire for White, starting with the move 1.e4. And it gives you a similar repertoire for Black, with answers to all of White's approaches. For beginners and improvers, for anyone with a rating up to 1200 (or even higher!), there is probably no...
                                          19,95 €Prix
                                          The Tricky Tromp de Richard Palliser
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                                              IM Richard Palliser outlines a combative Trompowsky (1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5) repertoire for White. The lines analysed deal with all of Black’s common responses. A perennial favourite of creative players, the ‘Tromp’ sets Black complex problems from the very beginning. It has been played by Anand in a World Championship match and used as a surprise weapon by Carlsen, Nakamura, Erigaisi,...
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                                              The Tricky Tromp de Richard Palliser
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                                                  IM Richard Palliser outlines a combative Trompowsky (1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5) repertoire for White. The lines analysed deal with all of Black’s common responses. A perennial favourite of creative players, the ‘Tromp’ sets Black complex problems from the very beginning. It has been played by Anand in a World Championship match and used as a surprise weapon by Carlsen, Nakamura, Erigaisi,...
                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                  Reimagining 1.e4 de Nikolaos Ntirlis
                                                      Every chess player faces an opening dilemma: big main lines are complicated and time-consuming to learn, while easy-to-learn sidelines usually suffer from other defects. Finding the best of both worlds has been an impossible dream – until now! Reimagining 1.e4 offers the Holy Grail of a simple, easy-to-learn White repertoire, which packs a punch against all of Black’s main...
                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                      Reimagining 1.e4 de Nikolaos Ntirlis
                                                          Every chess player faces an opening dilemma: big main lines are complicated and time-consuming to learn, while easy-to-learn sidelines usually suffer from other defects. Finding the best of both worlds has been an impossible dream – until now! Reimagining 1.e4 offers the Holy Grail of a simple, easy-to-learn White repertoire, which packs a punch against all of Black’s main...
                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                          Beating the Queen's Gambit - Indian Style! de Renier Castellanos
                                                              This book advocates the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 move order for Black – with 3.Nc3 Bb4 having been covered in the sister volume Playing the Nimzo-Indian. By waiting for the knight to appear on f3 before transposing to a Queen’s Gambit, Black reduces White’s options. Spanish GM Renier Castellanos completes his cutting-edge repertoire for Black against 1.d4, with the Vienna Variation...
                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                              Beating the Queen's Gambit - Indian Style! de Renier Castellanos
                                                                  This book advocates the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 move order for Black – with 3.Nc3 Bb4 having been covered in the sister volume Playing the Nimzo-Indian. By waiting for the knight to appear on f3 before transposing to a Queen’s Gambit, Black reduces White’s options. Spanish GM Renier Castellanos completes his cutting-edge repertoire for Black against 1.d4, with the Vienna Variation...
                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                  Keep It Simple 1.e4 - 2.0 de Christof Sielecki
                                                                      Coach Christof has thoroughly revised and updated his 2018 best-selling chess opening manual. It covers everything you need to know when opening with 1.e4. You will get a complete White chess opening repertoire. Why is this opening repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the variations are easy to remember and require little or no maintenance. International Master...
                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                      Keep It Simple 1.e4 - 2.0 de Christof Sielecki
                                                                          Coach Christof has thoroughly revised and updated his 2018 best-selling chess opening manual. It covers everything you need to know when opening with 1.e4. You will get a complete White chess opening repertoire. Why is this opening repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the variations are easy to remember and require little or no maintenance. International Master...
                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                          King's Anti-Sicilians for Black de Daniel King
                                                                              This opening manual completes the Black repertoire against the Sicilian that uses the Kalashnikov as the main line. When possible, Black will opt for the adventurous moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5, covered in the book King’s Kalashnikov. But everyone playing 1... c5 has to be ready when White chooses to avoid the Open Sicilian. In this volume King gives you the answer...
                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                              King's Anti-Sicilians for Black de Daniel King
                                                                                  This opening manual completes the Black repertoire against the Sicilian that uses the Kalashnikov as the main line. When possible, Black will opt for the adventurous moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5, covered in the book King’s Kalashnikov. But everyone playing 1... c5 has to be ready when White chooses to avoid the Open Sicilian. In this volume King gives you the answer...
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                                                                                  The Center Game de Arne Moll
                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                      The Center Game is a wonderful opening for club players. White starts with a center push, develops quickly, looks for opposite castling, and launches an attack. The setup will feel very familiar to you in no time. And the chess engines show that this opening is both sound and correct, and at least as good as the over-analyzed Ruy Lopez and Italian Opening. With this opening, you'll...
                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                      The Center Game de Arne Moll
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                                                                                          The Center Game is a wonderful opening for club players. White starts with a center push, develops quickly, looks for opposite castling, and launches an attack. The setup will feel very familiar to you in no time. And the chess engines show that this opening is both sound and correct, and at least as good as the over-analyzed Ruy Lopez and Italian Opening. With this opening, you'll...
                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Accelerated Dragons de John Donaldson et Jeremy Silman
                                                                                              Many players are attracted to the Dragon Sicilian, but are put off by the fierce mating attacks that White can launch. In the Accelerated Dragon, Black aims for an improved version, saving a move with his queen's pawn. If White tries to ignore the difference, Black's instant detonation of the centre will come as an unwelcome cold shower! The authors show that White's main reply, the...
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                                                                                              Accelerated Dragons de John Donaldson et Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                  Many players are attracted to the Dragon Sicilian, but are put off by the fierce mating attacks that White can launch. In the Accelerated Dragon, Black aims for an improved version, saving a move with his queen's pawn. If White tries to ignore the difference, Black's instant detonation of the centre will come as an unwelcome cold shower! The authors show that White's main reply, the...
                                                                                                  29,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon de Peter Heine Nielsen et Carsten Hansen
                                                                                                      In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with. In the intervening years, the opening has been apart of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters. Even though the material is now older, it is...
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                                                                                                      The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon de Peter Heine Nielsen et Carsten Hansen
                                                                                                          In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with. In the intervening years, the opening has been apart of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters. Even though the material is now older, it is...
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                                                                                                          The Accelerated Dragon de Andrew Greet
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                                                                                                              The Accelerated Dragon is a dynamic choice for Black and arguably the most natural way to play the Sicilian Defence: Black develops rapidly and chooses the most active squares to place his or her pieces. Unknowing white players looking for a direct attack similar to the one used against traditional Dragon are shocked by Black's increased options due to the flexible move order. Instead, White...
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                                                                                                              The Accelerated Dragon de Andrew Greet
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                                                                                                                  The Accelerated Dragon is a dynamic choice for Black and arguably the most natural way to play the Sicilian Defence: Black develops rapidly and chooses the most active squares to place his or her pieces. Unknowing white players looking for a direct attack similar to the one used against traditional Dragon are shocked by Black's increased options due to the flexible move order. Instead, White...
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                                                                                                                  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,...
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                                                                                                                      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,...
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                                                                                                                          Typical King's Indian 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 King's Indian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                  In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                                                                  23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Colle Move by Move de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                      This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and...
                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Colle Move by Move de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                          This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and...
                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          The English Opening Vol.1 de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                                              What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile the material for a book about the English Opening. As their work progressed, they realized that there was too much material to be accommodated in a single work. That's why they decided to...
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                                                                                                                                              The English Opening Vol.1 de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                                                  What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile the material for a book about the English Opening. As their work progressed, they realized that there was too much material to be accommodated in a single work. That's why they decided to...
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                                                                                                                                                  Double Trouble Scandinavian Style de Marek Soszynski
                                                                                                                                                      In response to 1.e4, White’s most common first move, it has long been recognized that when and if Black can play ...d5 safely, the result is approximate equality. Scandinavian devotees argue all that can happen on Move 1! But it’s hardly a ”peaceful“ equality. But do we really need a book that is a blur of all sorts of black and white possibilities with countless tightly-nested game...
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                                                                                                                                                      Double Trouble Scandinavian Style de Marek Soszynski
                                                                                                                                                          In response to 1.e4, White’s most common first move, it has long been recognized that when and if Black can play ...d5 safely, the result is approximate equality. Scandinavian devotees argue all that can happen on Move 1! But it’s hardly a ”peaceful“ equality. But do we really need a book that is a blur of all sorts of black and white possibilities with countless tightly-nested game...
                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          The Modernized Semi-Slav de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                              The Semi-Slav Defense transcends its classification as a mere defensive response to 1.d4. It embodies a dynamic and multifaceted system that offers Black not only solidity in defense but also active counterplay and strategic flexibility. Here’s why the Semi-Slav is more than just a defense: Rather than passively defending, the Semi-Slav allows Black to counterattack in the center and...
                                                                                                                                                              37,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The Modernized Semi-Slav de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                  The Semi-Slav Defense transcends its classification as a mere defensive response to 1.d4. It embodies a dynamic and multifaceted system that offers Black not only solidity in defense but also active counterplay and strategic flexibility. Here’s why the Semi-Slav is more than just a defense: Rather than passively defending, the Semi-Slav allows Black to counterattack in the center and...
                                                                                                                                                                  37,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  The Modernized London System de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                      Although known for a long time, the London started to catch up in popularity just in the last decade or so. I guess the reason for this is probably the desire of many players to focus more on the practical side of chess, with less use of engines and less memorization of long theoretical lines, and more about positional understanding of game. I must say, it received a huge boost not only in...
                                                                                                                                                                      41,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      The Modernized London System de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                          Although known for a long time, the London started to catch up in popularity just in the last decade or so. I guess the reason for this is probably the desire of many players to focus more on the practical side of chess, with less use of engines and less memorization of long theoretical lines, and more about positional understanding of game. I must say, it received a huge boost not only in...
                                                                                                                                                                          41,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              This book is part of a new series from Quality Chess examining the cutting edge of opening theory. The idea is to identify the most important theoretical battlegrounds and then analyse as deeply as possible in search of improvements. Thus the reader will be ahead of the current state-of-the-art, rather than lagging behind trying to memorize old games. ...
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                                                                                                                                                                              Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  This book is part of a new series from Quality Chess examining the cutting edge of opening theory. The idea is to identify the most important theoretical battlegrounds and then analyse as deeply as possible in search of improvements. Thus the reader will be ahead of the current state-of-the-art, rather than lagging behind trying to memorize old games. ...
                                                                                                                                                                                  21,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Attacking the Spanisch de Sabino Brunello
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                                                                                                                                                                                      The Spanish opening, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, is so respected that many Black players immediately start defending. Brunello shows that Black can engage in a tense fight for the win right from the start. The three gambits considered in this book have all been tested by top-10 players, with good results, within the last year. The Marshall Attack The...
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Attacking the Spanisch de Sabino Brunello
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          The Spanish opening, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5, is so respected that many Black players immediately start defending. Brunello shows that Black can engage in a tense fight for the win right from the start. The three gambits considered in this book have all been tested by top-10 players, with good results, within the last year. The Marshall Attack The...
                                                                                                                                                                                          23,99 €Prix