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Psychologie de la bataille de Anatoli Karpov et Jean-François Phelizon
      "En quoi une bataille d'échecs ressemble-t-elle à une négociation? En quoi une négociation ressemble-t-elle à une bataille d'échecs? Le dialogue que les auteurs de ce livre ont établi sur le thème de la psychologie de la bataille est instructif à plus d'un titre. Pour avoir les meilleures chances de gagner une bataille, s'accordent-ils à dire, il ne suffit pas d'être soigneusement préparé,...
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      Psychologie de la bataille de Anatoli Karpov et Jean-François Phelizon
          "En quoi une bataille d'échecs ressemble-t-elle à une négociation? En quoi une négociation ressemble-t-elle à une bataille d'échecs? Le dialogue que les auteurs de ce livre ont établi sur le thème de la psychologie de la bataille est instructif à plus d'un titre. Pour avoir les meilleures chances de gagner une bataille, s'accordent-ils à dire, il ne suffit pas d'être soigneusement préparé,...
          16,50 €Prix
          The Complete Chess Swindler de David Smerdon
              "Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode. Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! Swindling is a...
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              The Complete Chess Swindler de David Smerdon
                  "Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode. Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! Swindling is a...
                  24,95 €Prix
                  Mental  Toughness in Chess de Werner Scheitzer
                      "Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be trained. There are simple steps you can take that will help you to better realize your potential....
                      19,95 €Prix
                      Mental  Toughness in Chess de Werner Scheitzer
                          "Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be trained. There are simple steps you can take that will help you to better realize your potential....
                          19,95 €Prix
                          The Soviet Chess Primer de Ilya Maizelis
                              Documentation échiquéenne
                              "Ilya Maizelis’s masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions. In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called “Chess” – no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess...
                              19,99 €Prix
                              The Soviet Chess Primer de Ilya Maizelis
                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                  "Ilya Maizelis’s masterpiece is the definitive introduction to the game of chess. It has inspired generations of Russians to take up the game, including arguably the two greatest players of all time, the 12th and 13th World Champions. In the original Russian, this landmark work is simply called “Chess” – no other explanation was considered necessary. The Soviet Chess...
                                  19,99 €Prix
                                  Beyond Material de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                      "In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation? Generations of chess players grew up with the idea that a sacrifice was correct if the material was swiftly returned, with interest. Almost by reflex,...
                                      22,95 €Prix
                                      Beyond Material de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                          "In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation? Generations of chess players grew up with the idea that a sacrifice was correct if the material was swiftly returned, with interest. Almost by reflex,...
                                          22,95 €Prix
                                          222 problèmes d'échecs brillants de René Mayer
                                              "En trois chapitres de difficulté croissante, l'auteur nous invite dans le monde merveilleux des problèmes. Véritables exercices pour le joueur de club comme pour le débutant, ces positions nous éloignent de l'apprentissage par ordinateur. Elles ont pour but d'aiguiser le sens tactique du joueur et d'améliorer ses facultés de calcul. Conséquence : le lecteur progressera à chaque problème...
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                                              222 problèmes d'échecs brillants de René Mayer
                                                  "En trois chapitres de difficulté croissante, l'auteur nous invite dans le monde merveilleux des problèmes. Véritables exercices pour le joueur de club comme pour le débutant, ces positions nous éloignent de l'apprentissage par ordinateur. Elles ont pour but d'aiguiser le sens tactique du joueur et d'améliorer ses facultés de calcul. Conséquence : le lecteur progressera à chaque problème...
                                                  11,00 €Prix
                                                  Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster 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 selected 100 studies and problems by Odessite chess master Nikolai Vasilevich Rezvov (1921–2013), which will help you to appreciate the splendor and depth of the royal game. Rezvov lived a long and tragic life: it...
                                                      10,99 €Prix
                                                      Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster 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 selected 100 studies and problems by Odessite chess master Nikolai Vasilevich Rezvov (1921–2013), which will help you to appreciate the splendor and depth of the royal game. Rezvov lived a long and tragic life: it...
                                                          10,99 €Prix
                                                          The King Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws! 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 one king in the finale, yet manages to draw. There are no more than six moves in almost...
                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                              The King Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws! 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 one king in the finale, yet manages to draw. There are no more than six moves in almost...
                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                  Bishop and Knight 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 a bishop and knight 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
                                                                      Bishop and Knight 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 a bishop and knight 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
                                                                          One Rook Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one rook in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                              One Rook Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one rook in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                  One Knight Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                      "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                      One Knight Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                          "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                          Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings 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 selected 100 pawn endings composed by the leading Ukrainian problemist Mikhail Zinar. Zinar is a prolific endgame expert who has produced several hundred studies since the 1970s, with a focus on pawn endings. His...
                                                                                              10,99 €Prix
                                                                                              Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings 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 selected 100 pawn endings composed by the leading Ukrainian problemist Mikhail Zinar. Zinar is a prolific endgame expert who has produced several hundred studies since the 1970s, with a focus on pawn endings. His...
                                                                                                  10,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  The Queen Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                      "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 the queen in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                      The Queen Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                          "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 the queen in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                          One Bishop Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one bishop in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. 
 There are no...
                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                              One Bishop Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one bishop in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. 
 There are no...
                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                      "Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia’s greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015. In this book, Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition...
                                                                                                                      15,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                          "Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia’s greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015. In this book, Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition...
                                                                                                                          15,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                          The Royal Chess Couple in Action de Hans Böhm et Yochanan Afek
                                                                                                                              "The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic world of chess composition. In each...
                                                                                                                              31,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The Royal Chess Couple in Action de Hans Böhm et Yochanan Afek
                                                                                                                                  "The Royal Chess Couple is a combined attempt to introduce the various traits of the most significant piece with the most powerful piece on the chessboard. Following a short historic review of the development and metamorphoses of each piece over time, the reader is offered 240 positions (480 in total) from tournament practice as well as from the magic world of chess composition. In each...
                                                                                                                                  31,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Rêves d'échecs de Claude Lemoine
                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                      "Claude Lemoine, ancien champion de France d’échecs, titulaire de la chronique hebdomadaire d’échecs du journal Le Monde pendant près de 44 ans, a rencontré les plus grands joueurs du monde, de Botwinnik à Bronstein, de Pétrossian à Tal, de Kortchnoï à Karpov et à Kasparov. Voici son musée imaginaire parmi les « œuvres d’art » créées par des « compositeurs » d’études échiquéennes. Il...
                                                                                                                                      20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Rêves d'échecs de Claude Lemoine
                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                          "Claude Lemoine, ancien champion de France d’échecs, titulaire de la chronique hebdomadaire d’échecs du journal Le Monde pendant près de 44 ans, a rencontré les plus grands joueurs du monde, de Botwinnik à Bronstein, de Pétrossian à Tal, de Kortchnoï à Karpov et à Kasparov. Voici son musée imaginaire parmi les « œuvres d’art » créées par des « compositeurs » d’études échiquéennes. Il...
                                                                                                                                          20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Le nouveau guide des échecs de Nicolas Giffard et Alain Biénabe
                                                                                                                                              "En premier lieu, le Nouveau Guide des échecs est un livre d’initiation qui prend le lecteur « par la main ». Après lui avoir clairement expliqué les règles du jeu, il lui donne des conseils pour effectuer des premiers coups raisonnables sur l’échiquier. À la suite de cet apprentissage, le lecteur est invité à apprendre à bien jouer. Les finesses tactiques et...
                                                                                                                                              36,70 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Le nouveau guide des échecs de Nicolas Giffard et Alain Biénabe
                                                                                                                                                  "En premier lieu, le Nouveau Guide des échecs est un livre d’initiation qui prend le lecteur « par la main ». Après lui avoir clairement expliqué les règles du jeu, il lui donne des conseils pour effectuer des premiers coups raisonnables sur l’échiquier. À la suite de cet apprentissage, le lecteur est invité à apprendre à bien jouer. Les finesses tactiques et...
                                                                                                                                                  36,70 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Risk & Bluff in Chess de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                      "You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision. What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both?...
                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Risk & Bluff in Chess de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                          "You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision. What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both?...
                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Ethnologie des joueurs d'échecs de Thierry Wendling
                                                                                                                                                              "Comment peut-on être joueur d'échecs de compétition ? Pour répondre à cette question inédite, en ethnologie, l'auteur a privilégié le regard intérieur du « monde des échecs » en menant une longue et active observation auprès des joueurs, des arbitres et des dirigeants fédéraux. La description des paroles et des gestes ordinaires dans les clubs et lors dès tournois révèle ainsi une riche...
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                                                                                                                                                              Ethnologie des joueurs d'échecs de Thierry Wendling
                                                                                                                                                                  "Comment peut-on être joueur d'échecs de compétition ? Pour répondre à cette question inédite, en ethnologie, l'auteur a privilégié le regard intérieur du « monde des échecs » en menant une longue et active observation auprès des joueurs, des arbitres et des dirigeants fédéraux. La description des paroles et des gestes ordinaires dans les clubs et lors dès tournois révèle ainsi une riche...
                                                                                                                                                                  22,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  La psychologie au jeu d'échecs de Nikolaï Kroguious
                                                                                                                                                                      Voici un ouvrage traitant des échecs et, pourtant, c'est en vain que le lecteur y chercherait les traditionnelles analyses de combinaisons ou quelques variantes d'ouvertures. Le propos de Nikolaï Kroguious est, ici, l'étude psychologique du jeu et des joueurs d'échecs, l'analyse du processus de décision lors du choix d'un coup et les influences subies pendant la partie. Grâce à sa...
                                                                                                                                                                      20,10 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      La psychologie au jeu d'échecs de Nikolaï Kroguious
                                                                                                                                                                          Voici un ouvrage traitant des échecs et, pourtant, c'est en vain que le lecteur y chercherait les traditionnelles analyses de combinaisons ou quelques variantes d'ouvertures. Le propos de Nikolaï Kroguious est, ici, l'étude psychologique du jeu et des joueurs d'échecs, l'analyse du processus de décision lors du choix d'un coup et les influences subies pendant la partie. Grâce à sa...
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                                                                                                                                                                          Chess Behind Bars de Carl Portman
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              "At a time when prisons are in the news due to increasing violence, drug taking and low morale, it has never been more important to focus on education and rehabilitation. Chess makes a difference because it is a fantastic metaphor for life. [...]. It [...] teaches us to learn from our mistakes and to develop a more disciplined approach to problem solving. Perhaps most importantly of...
                                                                                                                                                                              24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Chess Behind Bars de Carl Portman
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  "At a time when prisons are in the news due to increasing violence, drug taking and low morale, it has never been more important to focus on education and rehabilitation. Chess makes a difference because it is a fantastic metaphor for life. [...]. It [...] teaches us to learn from our mistakes and to develop a more disciplined approach to problem solving. Perhaps most importantly of...
                                                                                                                                                                                  24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  L'art des finales de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                      "Ce livre présente 250 positions où, par un jeu précis, un camp peut forcer la décision à son avantage, alors que cela semble bien improbable même après un examen attentif. Établie au terme d’un processus de sélection rigoureux, cette anthologie permet de visiter (ou revisiter) quelques perles de l’œuvre de compositeurs...
                                                                                                                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      L'art des finales de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          "Ce livre présente 250 positions où, par un jeu précis, un camp peut forcer la décision à son avantage, alors que cela semble bien improbable même après un examen attentif. Établie au terme d’un processus de sélection rigoureux, cette anthologie permet de visiter (ou revisiter) quelques perles de l’œuvre de compositeurs...
                                                                                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix