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Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
      There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
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      Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
          There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
          29,95 €Prix
          The Greatest de Cyrus Lakdawala
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              Who is the greatest chess player of all time, the GOAT? Who is in the top ten? Let the debate ensue! How do you measure greatness? Is Morphy "greater" than Carlsen? Can such judgements be made, and do they mean anything? This fascinating topic is tackled head on in The Greatest by prolific chess author Cyrus Lakdawala. Avoiding presentism with carefully established...
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              The Greatest de Cyrus Lakdawala
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                  Who is the greatest chess player of all time, the GOAT? Who is in the top ten? Let the debate ensue! How do you measure greatness? Is Morphy "greater" than Carlsen? Can such judgements be made, and do they mean anything? This fascinating topic is tackled head on in The Greatest by prolific chess author Cyrus Lakdawala. Avoiding presentism with carefully established...
                  23,99 €Prix
                  Paul Keres de Jimmy AdamsPaul Keres de Jimmy Adams
                      Paul Keres de Jimmy AdamsPaul Keres de Jimmy Adams
                          For forty years Paul Keres remained one of the world’s strongest grandmasters, admired for the way he played chess, famous for his spectacular surprise attacks, sparkling combinations, opening innovations, middlegame planning, and endgame technique. Six times he narrowly missed a world title match, earning the nickname “The Eternal Second” or “The Crown Prince of Chess”. He was highly...
                          249,95 €Prix
                          Paul Keres de Jimmy AdamsPaul Keres de Jimmy Adams
                              For forty years Paul Keres remained one of the world’s strongest grandmasters, admired for the way he played chess, famous for his spectacular surprise attacks, sparkling combinations, opening innovations, middlegame planning, and endgame technique. Six times he narrowly missed a world title match, earning the nickname “The Eternal Second” or “The Crown Prince of Chess”. He was highly...
                              249,95 €Prix
                              Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                                  Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                                  24,99 €Prix
                                  Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                                      Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                                      24,99 €Prix
                                      The Real Paul Morphy de Charles Hertan
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                                          Paul Morphy might well be the most brilliant and enigmatic chess champion of all time. He burst onto the scene in 1857 as a 20-year-old and dominated the chess world for two short years, convincingly defeating all the strongest players. After conquering the European chess scene, Morphy was universally recognised as the greatest player of all time. But at the age of 22 he suddenly and...
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                                          The Real Paul Morphy de Charles Hertan
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                                              Paul Morphy might well be the most brilliant and enigmatic chess champion of all time. He burst onto the scene in 1857 as a 20-year-old and dominated the chess world for two short years, convincingly defeating all the strongest players. After conquering the European chess scene, Morphy was universally recognised as the greatest player of all time. But at the age of 22 he suddenly and...
                                              36,95 €Prix
                                              Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
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                                                  Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
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                                                  Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
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                                                      Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                      Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                          Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                          Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                              Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                              19,95 €Prix
                                                              On the Collecting Chess Sets de Holger Langer
                                                                  Chess has a deep history. A contest of strategy that has attracted wonderful characters to the board for generations. A game played across many cultures and vast regions ? it has transcended a mere board game to become interwoven with culture and politics. This rich historical tapestry makes the chess world a collector's paradise. The interesting players and the classic games are well...
                                                                  79,95 €Prix
                                                                  On the Collecting Chess Sets de Holger Langer
                                                                      Chess has a deep history. A contest of strategy that has attracted wonderful characters to the board for generations. A game played across many cultures and vast regions ? it has transcended a mere board game to become interwoven with culture and politics. This rich historical tapestry makes the chess world a collector's paradise. The interesting players and the classic games are well...
                                                                      79,95 €Prix
                                                                      The Lewis Chessmen de James Robinson
                                                                          The Lewis chessmen were found under mysterious circumstances on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in 1831. Probably made in Norway around AD 1150-1200, these enchanting chess pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales' teeth in the forms of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns. This lively book...
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                                                                          The Lewis Chessmen de James Robinson
                                                                              The Lewis chessmen were found under mysterious circumstances on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in 1831. Probably made in Norway around AD 1150-1200, these enchanting chess pieces consist of elaborately worked walrus ivory and whales' teeth in the forms of seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on their mounts, standing warders and pawns. This lively book...
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                                                                              Making My Move de Victor Bologan
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                                                                                  Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world chess politics. His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life. ‘Believe in yourself’ is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see. A sparkling description of the many roads Bologan has...
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                                                                                  Making My Move de Victor Bologan
                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                      Victor Bologan is not only a strong and creative chess grandmaster, he has also made a career in Moldovan and world chess politics. His strong will and incredible versatility have enabled him to lead a colourful and interesting life. ‘Believe in yourself’ is his motto and it has taken him to places many of us will never see. A sparkling description of the many roads Bologan has...
                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                      The Unknow Fischer de Cyrus Lakdawala
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                                                                                          It is not really in doubt that Bobby Fischer is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) chess players of all-time. His name is one that it is recognized immediately by almost anyone with even a passing interest in chess. His numerous brilliant games are very well known and have been seen in numerous anthologies. However, Fischer also played many games that have generally escaped...
                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                          The Unknow Fischer de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              It is not really in doubt that Bobby Fischer is one of the greatest (if not the greatest) chess players of all-time. His name is one that it is recognized immediately by almost anyone with even a passing interest in chess. His numerous brilliant games are very well known and have been seen in numerous anthologies. However, Fischer also played many games that have generally escaped...
                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Games and Goals de Atle Gronn
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                                                                                                  Simen Agdestein was awarded the title of chess grandmaster at the age of eighteen, the youngest in the world at the time. Two years later he wrote in his diary that he believed he could become the best in the world. But chess wasn't his only passion. He also excelled at football and was selected nine times for the Norwegian national team. Foreign clubs wanted to sign him as a...
                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  Games and Goals de Atle Gronn
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                                                                                                      Simen Agdestein was awarded the title of chess grandmaster at the age of eighteen, the youngest in the world at the time. Two years later he wrote in his diary that he believed he could become the best in the world. But chess wasn't his only passion. He also excelled at football and was selected nine times for the Norwegian national team. Foreign clubs wanted to sign him as a...
                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      Chess Survivor de Andor Lilienthal
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                                                                                                          In Chess Survivor – The Last of the Greats a chess legend shares his life story and annotates his best games. When FIDE introduced the grandmaster title in 1950, Andor Lilienthal was one of the 27 names on that original list. And when he died at age 99, he was the last survivor of that historic group. This inspired our title. Douglas Griffin translated Lilienthal’s book from...
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                                                                                                          Chess Survivor de Andor Lilienthal
                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                              In Chess Survivor – The Last of the Greats a chess legend shares his life story and annotates his best games. When FIDE introduced the grandmaster title in 1950, Andor Lilienthal was one of the 27 names on that original list. And when he died at age 99, he was the last survivor of that historic group. This inspired our title. Douglas Griffin translated Lilienthal’s book from...
                                                                                                              29,99 €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
                                                                                                                  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
                                                                                                                              Fischer-Spassky 1972 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                                                                                  The World Championship match between Fischer and Spassky in Reykjavik 1972 was played at the height of the Cold War. The image of a lone American genius defeating the Soviet machine captivated a worldwide audience unlike anything else in chess history. Exactly fifty years later, Fischer – Spassky 1972 takes a fresh look at both the chess and the human aspects of this monumental match. ...
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                                                                                                                                  Fischer-Spassky 1972 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                                                                                      The World Championship match between Fischer and Spassky in Reykjavik 1972 was played at the height of the Cold War. The image of a lone American genius defeating the Soviet machine captivated a worldwide audience unlike anything else in chess history. Exactly fifty years later, Fischer – Spassky 1972 takes a fresh look at both the chess and the human aspects of this monumental match. ...
                                                                                                                                      34,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Learn from Bent Larsen de Mihail Marin
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                                                                                                                                          Bent Larsen is one of the most celebrated chess players of the twentieth century. Larsen is the man who pushed Bobby Fischer down to Board 2 on the Rest of the World team in 1970. The Danish grandmaster had spectacular results, but chess fans appreciated even more his creativity and fighting spirit. For Larsen, a drawish-looking position was no reason to halt a game, as he had the ability to...
                                                                                                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Learn from Bent Larsen de Mihail Marin
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              Bent Larsen is one of the most celebrated chess players of the twentieth century. Larsen is the man who pushed Bobby Fischer down to Board 2 on the Rest of the World team in 1970. The Danish grandmaster had spectacular results, but chess fans appreciated even more his creativity and fighting spirit. For Larsen, a drawish-looking position was no reason to halt a game, as he had the ability to...
                                                                                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Pawn Endgames de Vlado Kovacevic
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                                                                                                                                                  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
                                                                                                                                                      Mikhail Botvinnik de Andy Soltis
                                                                                                                                                          The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963, have been studied by players around the world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. This book explores his unusual dual career--as a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess player--as well as his complex relations with Soviet leaders, including Josef Stalin, his...
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                                                                                                                                                          Mikhail Botvinnik de Andy Soltis
                                                                                                                                                              The games of Mikhail Botvinnik, world chess champion from 1948 to 1963, have been studied by players around the world for decades. But little has been written about Botvinnik himself. This book explores his unusual dual career--as a highly regarded scientist as well as the first truly professional chess player--as well as his complex relations with Soviet leaders, including Josef Stalin, his...
                                                                                                                                                              53,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                  Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
                                                                                                                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                      Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
                                                                                                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      The Essential Sosonko de Genna Sosonko
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                                                                                                                                                                          Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country’s leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence. Sosonko writes from a privileged dual...
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                                                                                                                                                                          The Essential Sosonko de Genna Sosonko
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              Genna Sosonko is widely acclaimed as the most prominent chronicler of a unique era in chess history. In the Soviet Union chess was developed into an ideological weapon that was actively promoted by the country’s leadership during the Cold War. Starting with Mikhail Botvinnik, their best chess players grew into symbols of socialist excellence. Sosonko writes from a privileged dual...
                                                                                                                                                                              59,95 €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...
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                                                                                                                                                                                  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
                                                                                                                                                                                      Spassky's Best Games de Alexey Bezgodov et Dmitry Oleinikov
                                                                                                                                                                                          The Russian Boris Spassky was the perfect gentleman. He was a chess genius who became World Champion in 1969. But he was also gracious in defeat after he lost his title to the American Bobby Fischer in 1972 in the Match of the Century. This biography includes fifty of Spassky’s best games, annotated by former Russian champion Alexey Bezgodov, and a biographical sketch of a few dozen...
                                                                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Spassky's Best Games de Alexey Bezgodov et Dmitry Oleinikov
                                                                                                                                                                                              The Russian Boris Spassky was the perfect gentleman. He was a chess genius who became World Champion in 1969. But he was also gracious in defeat after he lost his title to the American Bobby Fischer in 1972 in the Match of the Century. This biography includes fifty of Spassky’s best games, annotated by former Russian champion Alexey Bezgodov, and a biographical sketch of a few dozen...
                                                                                                                                                                                              34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Max Euwe's Best Games de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                                                  World Chess Champion Max Euwe, who held the title from 1935-1937, is one of the greatest chess players in history. Much has been written about him, and he authored dozens of books himself. But missing was an outstanding collection of games of this 'efficient, man-eating tiger' as the American chess master William Ewart Napier once called Euwe. Max Euwe's Best Games fills this...
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Max Euwe's Best Games de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                                                      World Chess Champion Max Euwe, who held the title from 1935-1937, is one of the greatest chess players in history. Much has been written about him, and he authored dozens of books himself. But missing was an outstanding collection of games of this 'efficient, man-eating tiger' as the American chess master William Ewart Napier once called Euwe. Max Euwe's Best Games fills this...
                                                                                                                                                                                                      36,95 €Prix