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Mastering Practical Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
  • Nouveauté 2026
    Endgame mastery separates great players from the good. First-rate endgame play requires a mix of calculation, pattern recognition, abstract themes, theoretical knowledge and resilience few have mastered. In this rich collection of seventy mini-lessons, written over six years, acclaimed author GM Daniel Naroditsky guides you to every corner of the endgame world in the engaging, humorous, and...
    29,99 €Prix
    Mastering Practical Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
    • Nouveauté 2026
      Endgame mastery separates great players from the good. First-rate endgame play requires a mix of calculation, pattern recognition, abstract themes, theoretical knowledge and resilience few have mastered. In this rich collection of seventy mini-lessons, written over six years, acclaimed author GM Daniel Naroditsky guides you to every corner of the endgame world in the engaging, humorous, and...
      29,99 €Prix
      Mastering Complex Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
      • Nouveauté 2026
        Mastering Complex Endgames is a rich collection of practical endgame examples whose assessments require more than just standard theory. Daniel Naroditsky drew heavily on his own experience as a player. The material is lively and instructive, with wonderful practical advice and insights into the minds of the chess greats. This highly systematic work will take your endgame technique to the...
        29,99 €Prix
        Mastering Complex Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
        • Nouveauté 2026
          Mastering Complex Endgames is a rich collection of practical endgame examples whose assessments require more than just standard theory. Daniel Naroditsky drew heavily on his own experience as a player. The material is lively and instructive, with wonderful practical advice and insights into the minds of the chess greats. This highly systematic work will take your endgame technique to the...
          29,99 €Prix
          Unlock your Chess Creativity de Richard Palliser
              L’explosion des échecs en Angleterre dans les années 1970 a servi de détonateur à un âge d’or durant les années 1980, lorsqu’une génération exceptionnelle de joueurs britanniques s’est hissée au sommet des échecs mondiaux. L’Angleterre est alors devenue une puissance majeure de la compétition internationale, formant des joueurs capables de rivaliser avec les nations traditionnellement...
              27,99 €Prix
              Unlock your Chess Creativity de Richard Palliser
                  L’explosion des échecs en Angleterre dans les années 1970 a servi de détonateur à un âge d’or durant les années 1980, lorsqu’une génération exceptionnelle de joueurs britanniques s’est hissée au sommet des échecs mondiaux. L’Angleterre est alors devenue une puissance majeure de la compétition internationale, formant des joueurs capables de rivaliser avec les nations traditionnellement...
                  27,99 €Prix
                  Expand your Chess Strategy de Neil Mc Donald
                      Avez-vous l’impression de stagner aux échecs ? Vous arrive-t-il de peiner à trouver un plan ou de découvrir, après la partie, que la stratégie que vous aviez choisie était totalement inadaptée ? Expand Your Chess Strategy vous aidera à progresser de manière significative dans cet aspect essentiel du jeu et vous donnera les clés nécessaires pour franchir un nouveau cap. Dans ce livre...
                      27,99 €Prix
                      Expand your Chess Strategy de Neil Mc Donald
                          Avez-vous l’impression de stagner aux échecs ? Vous arrive-t-il de peiner à trouver un plan ou de découvrir, après la partie, que la stratégie que vous aviez choisie était totalement inadaptée ? Expand Your Chess Strategy vous aidera à progresser de manière significative dans cet aspect essentiel du jeu et vous donnera les clés nécessaires pour franchir un nouveau cap. Dans ce livre...
                          27,99 €Prix
                          Understanding Middlegame Strategy vol.14 de Ivan Sokolov
                              La famille des ouvertures Benoni a fait chuter des champions du monde, décidé de matchs sous une pression extrême et récompensé les joueurs assez audacieux pour les adopter par quelques-unes des parties les plus électrisantes que les échecs puissent offrir. Dans ce Fritztrainer en anglais, le grand maître Ivan Sokolov — poursuivant sa série à succès Understanding Middlegame Structures — vous...
                              39,90 €Prix
                              Understanding Middlegame Strategy vol.14 de Ivan Sokolov
                                  La famille des ouvertures Benoni a fait chuter des champions du monde, décidé de matchs sous une pression extrême et récompensé les joueurs assez audacieux pour les adopter par quelques-unes des parties les plus électrisantes que les échecs puissent offrir. Dans ce Fritztrainer en anglais, le grand maître Ivan Sokolov — poursuivant sa série à succès Understanding Middlegame Structures — vous...
                                  39,90 €Prix
                                  Understanding Middelgame Strategy vol.13 de Ivan Sokolov
                                      Dans ce cours vidéo en anglais, le grand maître Ivan Sokolov s’intéresse à un champ encore peu exploré des ouvertures modernes : les systèmes inversés, en particulier la Grünfeld inversée et la Hollandaise inversée. Bien que ces ouvertures paraissent éloignées, elles posent des questions communes sur la valeur du tempo, la structure de pions et la dimension psychologique liée à l’inversion...
                                      39,90 €Prix
                                      Understanding Middelgame Strategy vol.13 de Ivan Sokolov
                                          Dans ce cours vidéo en anglais, le grand maître Ivan Sokolov s’intéresse à un champ encore peu exploré des ouvertures modernes : les systèmes inversés, en particulier la Grünfeld inversée et la Hollandaise inversée. Bien que ces ouvertures paraissent éloignées, elles posent des questions communes sur la valeur du tempo, la structure de pions et la dimension psychologique liée à l’inversion...
                                          39,90 €Prix
                                          Find Your Next Move de Sipke Ernst et Karel Van Delft
                                              Le coup candidat est sans doute l’un des concepts les plus insaisissables de la théorie des échecs. Introduit pour la première fois par Alexander Kotov dans son célèbre livre Think Like a Grandmaster — ouvrage de référence écrit en anglais —, il paraît à la fois clair et méthodique : lorsque vous envisagez un coup, vous dressez mentalement une liste de « coups candidats », vous en comparez...
                                              29,95 €Prix
                                              Find Your Next Move de Sipke Ernst et Karel Van Delft
                                                  Le coup candidat est sans doute l’un des concepts les plus insaisissables de la théorie des échecs. Introduit pour la première fois par Alexander Kotov dans son célèbre livre Think Like a Grandmaster — ouvrage de référence écrit en anglais —, il paraît à la fois clair et méthodique : lorsque vous envisagez un coup, vous dressez mentalement une liste de « coups candidats », vous en comparez...
                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                  Think Like a Super-GM de Michael Adams et Philip Hurtado
                                                      Think Like a Super-GM Michael Adams et Philip Hurtado Quality Chess 2024 464 pages
                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                      Think Like a Super-GM de Michael Adams et Philip Hurtado
                                                          Think Like a Super-GM Michael Adams et Philip Hurtado Quality Chess 2024 464 pages
                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                          Les échecs se jouent à deux! de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                              L'aptitude à prendre en compte les intentions de l'adversaire permet de désamorcer ses menaces, lui tendre des pièges subtils et bâtir des plans réalistes - c'est souvent ce qui distingue un excellent joueur d'un joueur moyen. Le célèbre entraîneur Mark Dvoretsky a extrait de sa fameuse cartothèque près de 500 exercices pour vous aider à acquérir cette compétence clé. Multipliez votre force...
                                                              33,00 €Prix
                                                              Les échecs se jouent à deux! de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                  L'aptitude à prendre en compte les intentions de l'adversaire permet de désamorcer ses menaces, lui tendre des pièges subtils et bâtir des plans réalistes - c'est souvent ce qui distingue un excellent joueur d'un joueur moyen. Le célèbre entraîneur Mark Dvoretsky a extrait de sa fameuse cartothèque près de 500 exercices pour vous aider à acquérir cette compétence clé. Multipliez votre force...
                                                                  33,00 €Prix
                                                                  Mastering Chess Defence de Johan Hellsten
                                                                      All chess players know that they need to study tactics, calculation, endgames, and openings, but when it comes to defense, far too many wait until they're under pressure. The truth is that more games are lost because of defensive mistakes than strategic ones. By improving your defense, you could do more for your win rate than perhaps any other area of chess study. Mastering Chess...
                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                      Mastering Chess Defence de Johan Hellsten
                                                                          All chess players know that they need to study tactics, calculation, endgames, and openings, but when it comes to defense, far too many wait until they're under pressure. The truth is that more games are lost because of defensive mistakes than strategic ones. By improving your defense, you could do more for your win rate than perhaps any other area of chess study. Mastering Chess...
                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                          Master your Technique vol.2 de Adrian Mikhalchishin
                                                                              Après avoir posé les bases de l'excellence positionnelle dans le Volume 1, le Volume 2 plonge encore plus profondément dans le cœur technique du jeu pratique. Ce nouveau cours d'entraînement se concentre sur la conversion des avantages, la gestion des déséquilibres typiques en finale, et la maîtrise des techniques essentielles d'attaque et de défense. Que vous ayez un pion d'avance ou que...
                                                                              39,90 €Prix
                                                                              Master your Technique vol.2 de Adrian Mikhalchishin
                                                                                  Après avoir posé les bases de l'excellence positionnelle dans le Volume 1, le Volume 2 plonge encore plus profondément dans le cœur technique du jeu pratique. Ce nouveau cours d'entraînement se concentre sur la conversion des avantages, la gestion des déséquilibres typiques en finale, et la maîtrise des techniques essentielles d'attaque et de défense. Que vous ayez un pion d'avance ou que...
                                                                                  39,90 €Prix
                                                                                  Smooth Chess Improvement de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                      English chess grandmaster Daniel Gormally is a man with a plan. He wants to develop a chess analytical quiz, to help amateur players discover what type of chess player they truly are. While putting together this quiz, Gormally also shares his chess philosophy and his experience of playing chess tournaments up and down the breadth of the United Kingdom and beyond. If you are interested...
                                                                                      37,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Smooth Chess Improvement de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                          English chess grandmaster Daniel Gormally is a man with a plan. He wants to develop a chess analytical quiz, to help amateur players discover what type of chess player they truly are. While putting together this quiz, Gormally also shares his chess philosophy and his experience of playing chess tournaments up and down the breadth of the United Kingdom and beyond. If you are interested...
                                                                                          37,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Chess Problems de James Rayner
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications. In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems,...
                                                                                              11,99 €Prix
                                                                                              Chess Problems de James Rayner
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications. In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems,...
                                                                                                  11,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                                                                      Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                                                                      32,50 €Prix
                                                                                                      100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                                                                          Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                                                                          32,50 €Prix
                                                                                                          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
                                                                                                              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
                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                      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
                                                                                                                      The Greatest de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          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
                                                                                                                          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
                                                                                                                                  Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                      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
                                                                                                                                      Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                          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
                                                                                                                                                  The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                                                                                                      14,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                                                                                                          14,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                                                                                                              The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
                                                                                                                                                              12,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                                                                                                                  The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
                                                                                                                                                                  12,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                                                                                                      In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
                                                                                                                                                                      10,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                                                                                                          In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
                                                                                                                                                                          10,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Understanding Chess Exchanges de Amir Bagheri et Mohammad Reza Salehzadeh
                                                                                                                                                                              Have you ever wondered how chess grandmasters always seem to know which pieces need to be exchanged? Or how an attack is influenced by the number of pieces on the board? When should we keep the queens on, and when should we switch to an endgame? Understanding Chess Exchanges shares expert insights into using exchanges as a strategic weapon. Your newfound knowledge will then...
                                                                                                                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Understanding Chess Exchanges de Amir Bagheri et Mohammad Reza Salehzadeh
                                                                                                                                                                                  Have you ever wondered how chess grandmasters always seem to know which pieces need to be exchanged? Or how an attack is influenced by the number of pieces on the board? When should we keep the queens on, and when should we switch to an endgame? Understanding Chess Exchanges shares expert insights into using exchanges as a strategic weapon. Your newfound knowledge will then...
                                                                                                                                                                                  32,99 €Prix