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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
      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
                  How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                      Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                      19,99 €Prix
                      How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                          Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                          19,99 €Prix
                          One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                              This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                              9,99 €Prix
                              One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                                  This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                                  9,99 €Prix
                                  Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                      This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                      11,99 €Prix
                                      Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                          This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                          11,99 €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
                                                  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
                                                                                  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
                                                                                                  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 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
                                                                                                                          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
                                                                                                                                  The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                                                                                                      "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                                                                                                          "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                                                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          The Bishop de Sergey Kasparov
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              "In his new, ground-breaking series, The Power of the Pieces , Belorussian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov examines the strengths, weaknesses and overall characteristics of each piece on the chessboard. This first volume in the series is about the bishop. Its role in the opening, middlegame and endgame is discussed in detail, amply supported by over 140...
                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              The Bishop de Sergey Kasparov
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  "In his new, ground-breaking series, The Power of the Pieces , Belorussian grandmaster Sergey Kasparov examines the strengths, weaknesses and overall characteristics of each piece on the chessboard. This first volume in the series is about the bishop. Its role in the opening, middlegame and endgame is discussed in detail, amply supported by over 140...
                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Why You Lose at Chess de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      "Beginning with a chapter on self-appraisal, Why You Lose at Chess links a lack of understanding of your own personality with erroneous choices of moves and plans in a chess game. He goes on to delve into playing blindly (with no idea what you are actually doing) or by rote (memorization vs. understanding). A couple of technical mistakes he points out include a lack of...
                                                                                                                                                      13,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Why You Lose at Chess de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          "Beginning with a chapter on self-appraisal, Why You Lose at Chess links a lack of understanding of your own personality with erroneous choices of moves and plans in a chess game. He goes on to delve into playing blindly (with no idea what you are actually doing) or by rote (memorization vs. understanding). A couple of technical mistakes he points out include a lack of...
                                                                                                                                                          13,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Better Thinking, Better Chess de Joel Benjamin
                                                                                                                                                              "Joel Benjamin knows that pointing out the moves his students missed is just half the job. They need to understand that they were looking in the wrong direction. Chess engines offer little help in this because they can’t explain why you went astray. What’s more: an engine may send the wrong message! Many chess players don’t realise that the top computer move frequently...
                                                                                                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Better Thinking, Better Chess de Joel Benjamin
                                                                                                                                                                  "Joel Benjamin knows that pointing out the moves his students missed is just half the job. They need to understand that they were looking in the wrong direction. Chess engines offer little help in this because they can’t explain why you went astray. What’s more: an engine may send the wrong message! Many chess players don’t realise that the top computer move frequently...
                                                                                                                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Mastering Complex Endgames de Adrian Mikhalchishin et Oleg Stesko
                                                                                                                                                                      "There are many great endgame books on the market, and almost all of them deal with the kind of technical positions which closely resemble theoretical ones. Transferring complex and complicated endgames into theoretical positions is oft en what we need to do in chess, and for this we use various methods such as making the right exchanges, improving the King’s position, exploiting the power...
                                                                                                                                                                      30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Mastering Complex Endgames de Adrian Mikhalchishin et Oleg Stesko
                                                                                                                                                                          "There are many great endgame books on the market, and almost all of them deal with the kind of technical positions which closely resemble theoretical ones. Transferring complex and complicated endgames into theoretical positions is oft en what we need to do in chess, and for this we use various methods such as making the right exchanges, improving the King’s position, exploiting the power...
                                                                                                                                                                          30,85 €Prix