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The Catalan de Alex Raetsky et Maxim Chetverik
  • Nouveauté 2026
    The Catalan de Alex Raetsky et Maxim Chetverik
    • Nouveauté 2026
      The Catalan is one of the most popular openings and a favorite of many of the world's leading players. Its rich tactical and positional subtleties provide an excellent platform for players wishing to improve their overall understanding of the game. In this groundbreaking book, Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik provide a comprehensive coverage of this opening, outlining the most common...
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      The Catalan de Alex Raetsky et Maxim Chetverik
      • Nouveauté 2026
        The Catalan is one of the most popular openings and a favorite of many of the world's leading players. Its rich tactical and positional subtleties provide an excellent platform for players wishing to improve their overall understanding of the game. In this groundbreaking book, Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik provide a comprehensive coverage of this opening, outlining the most common...
        24,99 €Prix
        • Nouveauté 2026
          Play the Catalan de Nigel Davies
          • Nouveauté 2026
            Play the Catalan de Nigel Davies
            • Nouveauté 2026
              The Catalan is a sophisticated opening system which is popular at all levels of chess, and is an excellent choice for players who are keen to improve their overall understanding of the game. In recent years it has been catapulted into the limelight by the former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, who has revitalized it with many new ideas. He has utilized the Catalan with enormous success...
              24,99 €Prix
              Play the Catalan de Nigel Davies
              • Nouveauté 2026
                The Catalan is a sophisticated opening system which is popular at all levels of chess, and is an excellent choice for players who are keen to improve their overall understanding of the game. In recent years it has been catapulted into the limelight by the former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, who has revitalized it with many new ideas. He has utilized the Catalan with enormous success...
                24,99 €Prix
                100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
                    Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
                    27,99 €Prix
                    100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
                        Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
                        27,99 €Prix
                        American Chess Princesses de Irina Krush
                            In a special double-volume chess video, four of America's young female chess stars present some of their best games from the 1997 FIDE World Youth Championships held in Cannes, France with the assistance of their coach - GM Ron Henley. No junior chessplayer will want to be without this chess video which stars Irina Krush (1998 US Women's Chess Champion!), Elina Groberman (2000 US...
                            20,00 €Prix
                            American Chess Princesses de Irina Krush
                                In a special double-volume chess video, four of America's young female chess stars present some of their best games from the 1997 FIDE World Youth Championships held in Cannes, France with the assistance of their coach - GM Ron Henley. No junior chessplayer will want to be without this chess video which stars Irina Krush (1998 US Women's Chess Champion!), Elina Groberman (2000 US...
                                20,00 €Prix
                                A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                    How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                    27,95 €Prix
                                    A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                        How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                        27,95 €Prix
                                        First Steps: the Modern de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                            The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans to undermine this structure in the middlegame with well-timed blows from the pieces and pawns. If Black gets it right then the white centre...
                                            19,95 €Prix
                                            First Steps: the Modern de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans to undermine this structure in the middlegame with well-timed blows from the pieces and pawns. If Black gets it right then the white centre...
                                                19,95 €Prix
                                                How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                                                    Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                                                    19,99 €Prix
                                                    How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                                                        Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                                                        19,99 €Prix
                                                        My First Chess Opening Repertoire de Christof Sielecki
                                                            In My First Chess Opening Repertoire you will learn how to play the opening. This book gives you a compact and easy-to-learn repertoire for White, starting with the move 1.e4. And it gives you a similar repertoire for Black, with answers to all of White's approaches. For beginners and improvers, for anyone with a rating up to 1200 (or even higher!), there is probably no...
                                                            19,95 €Prix
                                                            My First Chess Opening Repertoire de Christof Sielecki
                                                                In My First Chess Opening Repertoire you will learn how to play the opening. This book gives you a compact and easy-to-learn repertoire for White, starting with the move 1.e4. And it gives you a similar repertoire for Black, with answers to all of White's approaches. For beginners and improvers, for anyone with a rating up to 1200 (or even higher!), there is probably no...
                                                                19,95 €Prix
                                                                The Accelerated Dragon de Andrew Greet
                                                                    Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                    The Accelerated Dragon is a dynamic choice for Black and arguably the most natural way to play the Sicilian Defence: Black develops rapidly and chooses the most active squares to place his or her pieces. Unknowing white players looking for a direct attack similar to the one used against traditional Dragon are shocked by Black's increased options due to the flexible move order. Instead, White...
                                                                    24,99 €Prix
                                                                    The Accelerated Dragon de Andrew Greet
                                                                        Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                        The Accelerated Dragon is a dynamic choice for Black and arguably the most natural way to play the Sicilian Defence: Black develops rapidly and chooses the most active squares to place his or her pieces. Unknowing white players looking for a direct attack similar to the one used against traditional Dragon are shocked by Black's increased options due to the flexible move order. Instead, White...
                                                                        24,99 €Prix
                                                                        Typical King's Indian de Karsten Müller
                                                                            In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                            23,00 €Prix
                                                                            Typical King's Indian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                23,00 €Prix
                                                                                The Colle Move by Move de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                    This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and...
                                                                                    24,95 €Prix
                                                                                    The Colle Move by Move de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                        This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and...
                                                                                        24,95 €Prix
                                                                                        The English Opening Vol.1 de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                            What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile the material for a book about the English Opening. As their work progressed, they realized that there was too much material to be accommodated in a single work. That's why they decided to...
                                                                                            23,00 €Prix
                                                                                            The English Opening Vol.1 de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile the material for a book about the English Opening. As their work progressed, they realized that there was too much material to be accommodated in a single work. That's why they decided to...
                                                                                                23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                How to Choose a Chess Move de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                                    International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 20 moves you can choose from an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide, in a fully revised and...
                                                                                                    20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                    How to Choose a Chess Move de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                                        International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 20 moves you can choose from an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide, in a fully revised and...
                                                                                                        20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                        Games and Goals de Atle Gronn
                                                                                                            Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                            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
                                                                                                                Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                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
                                                                                                                Double Trouble Scandinavian Style de Marek Soszynski
                                                                                                                    In response to 1.e4, White’s most common first move, it has long been recognized that when and if Black can play ...d5 safely, the result is approximate equality. Scandinavian devotees argue all that can happen on Move 1! But it’s hardly a ”peaceful“ equality. But do we really need a book that is a blur of all sorts of black and white possibilities with countless tightly-nested game...
                                                                                                                    24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                    Double Trouble Scandinavian Style de Marek Soszynski
                                                                                                                        In response to 1.e4, White’s most common first move, it has long been recognized that when and if Black can play ...d5 safely, the result is approximate equality. Scandinavian devotees argue all that can happen on Move 1! But it’s hardly a ”peaceful“ equality. But do we really need a book that is a blur of all sorts of black and white possibilities with countless tightly-nested game...
                                                                                                                        24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                        100 Tactical Patterns You Musk Know de Frank Erwich
                                                                                                                            Chess is 99% tactics. A tactical pattern is all about immediate threats that produce immediate results. Learning the 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know will dramatically improve your performance. This book is the long-awaited middlegame companion to 100 Endgames You Must Know, the all-time bestseller of all chess books published by New In Chess. In three hundred pages, experienced...
                                                                                                                            24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                            100 Tactical Patterns You Musk Know de Frank Erwich
                                                                                                                                Chess is 99% tactics. A tactical pattern is all about immediate threats that produce immediate results. Learning the 100 Tactical Patterns You Must Know will dramatically improve your performance. This book is the long-awaited middlegame companion to 100 Endgames You Must Know, the all-time bestseller of all chess books published by New In Chess. In three hundred pages, experienced...
                                                                                                                                24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                Best Lessons of a Chess Coach de Sunil Weeramantry et Edward Eusebi
                                                                                                                                    In the course of a game of chess, questions continually arise that test a player’s reasoning skills. Questions such as: “Who has the better position?” “Should I resolve the tension in the center?” “How can I improve the placement of my pieces?” In this long-awaited extension of the classic Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, the reader is invited to take a seat in the...
                                                                                                                                    21,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                    Best Lessons of a Chess Coach de Sunil Weeramantry et Edward Eusebi
                                                                                                                                        In the course of a game of chess, questions continually arise that test a player’s reasoning skills. Questions such as: “Who has the better position?” “Should I resolve the tension in the center?” “How can I improve the placement of my pieces?” In this long-awaited extension of the classic Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, the reader is invited to take a seat in the...
                                                                                                                                        21,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                        Starting out: the Colle de Richard Palliser
                                                                                                                                            The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions where White often launches a violent attack against Black's king. The Colle is a particular favourite amongst club players, but is also seen at grandmaster level; perhaps...
                                                                                                                                            22,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                            Starting out: the Colle de Richard Palliser
                                                                                                                                                The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions where White often launches a violent attack against Black's king. The Colle is a particular favourite amongst club players, but is also seen at grandmaster level; perhaps...
                                                                                                                                                22,50 €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
                                                                                                                                                        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
                                                                                                                                                            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
                                                                                                                                                                Openings Queen's Pawn Games de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                                                                    What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile their material. The result is a book that gives explanations to help the reader understand the 'Queen's Gambit' - and instructions to show him how to use it. And no matter if he is little...
                                                                                                                                                                    23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                    Openings Queen's Pawn Games de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                                                                        What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile their material. The result is a book that gives explanations to help the reader understand the 'Queen's Gambit' - and instructions to show him how to use it. And no matter if he is little...
                                                                                                                                                                        23,00 €Prix