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Magnus Carlsen The Chess DNA of a Genius de Karsten Müller
      Since there is already so much literature about Magnus Carlsen, one wonders why the author added yet another book. Because he found it extremely interesting to look at the strategic play of a genius through the lens of the so-called 'model of the four types of players'. And as a result, he actually managed to illustrate both the outstanding strengths and the universality of the 16th world...
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      Magnus Carlsen The Chess DNA of a Genius de Karsten Müller
          Since there is already so much literature about Magnus Carlsen, one wonders why the author added yet another book. Because he found it extremely interesting to look at the strategic play of a genius through the lens of the so-called 'model of the four types of players'. And as a result, he actually managed to illustrate both the outstanding strengths and the universality of the 16th world...
          24,80 €Prix
          Amazing Artist, Dangerous Tactician de Sofia Polgar
              This special hardcover edition will be limited to 200 numbered copies. Each will be signed and dated by Sofia. A Truly Unique Chess Book The chess triumphs of the Polgar sisters are legendary. Now, in this very special book, Sofia Polgar tells her own exceptional story: from her development as a prodigy and remarkable tournament successes to her eventually...
              79,95 €Prix
              Amazing Artist, Dangerous Tactician de Sofia Polgar
                  This special hardcover edition will be limited to 200 numbered copies. Each will be signed and dated by Sofia. A Truly Unique Chess Book The chess triumphs of the Polgar sisters are legendary. Now, in this very special book, Sofia Polgar tells her own exceptional story: from her development as a prodigy and remarkable tournament successes to her eventually...
                  79,95 €Prix
                  Chessboard Combat de Joel Benjamin
                      Chess students love a Puzzle Rush. And solving tactics puzzles certainly helps you improve your pattern recognition and will help you find good moves in tournament games. But there is a downside to most tactics puzzles — we always know who is supposed to win! Chess in real life is different, not just because no one taps us on the shoulder and tells us to look for a tactic. Sometimes...
                      27,95 €Prix
                      Chessboard Combat de Joel Benjamin
                          Chess students love a Puzzle Rush. And solving tactics puzzles certainly helps you improve your pattern recognition and will help you find good moves in tournament games. But there is a downside to most tactics puzzles — we always know who is supposed to win! Chess in real life is different, not just because no one taps us on the shoulder and tells us to look for a tactic. Sometimes...
                          27,95 €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
                                  Q & A Puzzle de Ivan Ivanisevic
                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                      This book is the sequel of the successful puzzle-book series from GM Ivan Ivanisevica Known as a great tactical player Ivan Ivanisevic select the 548 puzzles All the puzzles have been collected from practical games (OTB, Blitz, Oline). There are more than 500 examples from GM practice. Puzzles are divided into 5 levels of difficulty. In this book, you can find a lot of tactical motifs and...
                                      24,95 €Prix
                                      Q & A Puzzle de Ivan Ivanisevic
                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                          This book is the sequel of the successful puzzle-book series from GM Ivan Ivanisevica Known as a great tactical player Ivan Ivanisevic select the 548 puzzles All the puzzles have been collected from practical games (OTB, Blitz, Oline). There are more than 500 examples from GM practice. Puzzles are divided into 5 levels of difficulty. In this book, you can find a lot of tactical motifs and...
                                          24,95 €Prix
                                          Analyzing the Chess Mind de Boris Gulko et Dr. Joel R. Sneed
                                              Analyzing the Chess Mind is an exploration of psychology in chess. Psychology affects the chess moves we make, as the authors entertainingly illustrate in expertly annotated examples, but our personal chess psychology is not fixed. We can improve our chess psychology, and the authors show how. To write about chess psychology, the ideal authors would have world-class chess...
                                              29,99 €Prix
                                              Analyzing the Chess Mind de Boris Gulko et Dr. Joel R. Sneed
                                                  Analyzing the Chess Mind is an exploration of psychology in chess. Psychology affects the chess moves we make, as the authors entertainingly illustrate in expertly annotated examples, but our personal chess psychology is not fixed. We can improve our chess psychology, and the authors show how. To write about chess psychology, the ideal authors would have world-class chess...
                                                  29,99 €Prix
                                                  Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                      Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                      25,90 €Prix
                                                      Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                          Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                          25,90 €Prix
                                                          100 positions du haut niveau pour progresser dans la joie et la bonne humeur de Wesley So
                                                              Wesley So, l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs du monde, clot avec ce livre une série de quatre dans laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Celles de ce livre sont extraites des parties de So entre 2018 et 2020. Les exercices sont distribués en 4 sections de difficulté croissante, et l'auteur...
                                                              13,50 €Prix
                                                              100 positions du haut niveau pour progresser dans la joie et la bonne humeur de Wesley So
                                                                  Wesley So, l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs du monde, clot avec ce livre une série de quatre dans laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Celles de ce livre sont extraites des parties de So entre 2018 et 2020. Les exercices sont distribués en 4 sections de difficulté croissante, et l'auteur...
                                                                  13,50 €Prix
                                                                  100 positions spectaculaires et instructives de Graham Burgess
                                                                      C'est le 3e livre d'une série de quatre pour laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Dans chaque livre, les positions sont réparties en 4 sections de difficulté croissante. Auteur et éditeur de livres d'échecs depuis un quart de siècle, Graham Burgess a pu puiser les pépites présentées ici...
                                                                      11,00 €Prix
                                                                      100 positions spectaculaires et instructives de Graham Burgess
                                                                          C'est le 3e livre d'une série de quatre pour laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Dans chaque livre, les positions sont réparties en 4 sections de difficulté croissante. Auteur et éditeur de livres d'échecs depuis un quart de siècle, Graham Burgess a pu puiser les pépites présentées ici...
                                                                          11,00 €Prix
                                                                          Zlotnik's Treasure Trove de Boris Zlotnik
                                                                              Boris Zlotnik, the former coach of U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, offers practical chess lessons for amateurs about highly original subjects like creativity or 'putting up resistance' - topics seldom touched on in other chess manuals. Zlotnik covers a wide variety of topics and uses a wealth of material in an extraordinarily instructive chess manual.
                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                              Zlotnik's Treasure Trove de Boris Zlotnik
                                                                                  Boris Zlotnik, the former coach of U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, offers practical chess lessons for amateurs about highly original subjects like creativity or 'putting up resistance' - topics seldom touched on in other chess manuals. Zlotnik covers a wide variety of topics and uses a wealth of material in an extraordinarily instructive chess manual.
                                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                                  Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                                                                      Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                                                                      27,99 €Prix
                                                                                      Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                                                                          Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                                                          The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                                                              After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                                                                              23,00 €Prix
                                                                                              The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                                                                  After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                                                                                  23,00 €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 Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                                              Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                                              26,50 €Prix
                                                                                                              The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                                                  Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                                                  26,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                      Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                                              Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
                                                                                                                              20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                  Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
                                                                                                                                  20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                      Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                          Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                                                          29,95 €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
                                                                                                                                                  Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                                      In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                                                                                      23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                                          In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                                                                                          23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                                  24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                                      The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                                                                                      24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                                          The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                                                                                          24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                              Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                                  Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                                      Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                                          Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                                                                                              2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                                                                                              39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                                                                                                  2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                                                                                                                                                      The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                                                                                                                                                      45,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                                                                                                                                                          The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                                                                                                                                                          45,99 €Prix