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Documentation échiquéenne

Mat et mots vous propose un large choix de livres consacrés aux échecs, essentiellement en français (Olibris, Payot, Grasset, Le Pion passé, etc.) et en anglais (Quality chess, New in chess, Russell, Mongoose Press, etc.).

Mat et mots vous propose également une sélection de logiciels, sous Windows ou sous Mac, qui vous permettent d'apprendre rapidement les règles de base, de vous approprier avec facilité les principes tactiques ou stratégiques, d'analyser vos parties afin de ne plus commettre les mêmes erreurs, d'affronter un adversaire façonnable à merci.

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The Chess Toolbox de Thomas Willemze
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      " The Chess Toolbox teaches you how to: conquer an open file, eliminate an important defender, lift a blockade, get rid of an inferior piece, exploit the 7 th rank, simplify your position (why and how), fight for entrance squares and much more. In order to make you feel comfortable and let you get used to these essential techniques, the author gives lots of...
      24,95 €Prix
      The Chess Toolbox de Thomas Willemze
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          " The Chess Toolbox teaches you how to: conquer an open file, eliminate an important defender, lift a blockade, get rid of an inferior piece, exploit the 7 th rank, simplify your position (why and how), fight for entrance squares and much more. In order to make you feel comfortable and let you get used to these essential techniques, the author gives lots of...
          24,95 €Prix
          Chess Behind Bars de Carl Portman
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              "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
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                  "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
                  Grivas Method de Efstratios Grivas
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                      GM Arkadij Naiditsch: "The work of Efstratios Grivas is, as usual, very well organized, with logical explanations accompanying the practical examples he has chosen. There are, of course, almost unlimited options in the middlegame but I am very sure that after examining the current book’s examples, you will most definitely improve - gaining not only a deeper understanding, but also many news...
                      24,95 €Prix
                      Grivas Method de Efstratios Grivas
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                          GM Arkadij Naiditsch: "The work of Efstratios Grivas is, as usual, very well organized, with logical explanations accompanying the practical examples he has chosen. There are, of course, almost unlimited options in the middlegame but I am very sure that after examining the current book’s examples, you will most definitely improve - gaining not only a deeper understanding, but also many news...
                          24,95 €Prix
                          Pearls of Azerbaijan de Djakhangir Agaragimov
                              "This book was made on request of BCOOC [Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee] and is dedicated to the combinational creativity of the Azerbaijani chess players."
                              19,95 €Prix
                              Pearls of Azerbaijan de Djakhangir Agaragimov
                                  "This book was made on request of BCOOC [Baku Chess Olympiad Operating Committee] and is dedicated to the combinational creativity of the Azerbaijani chess players."
                                  19,95 €Prix
                                  Tactics Awaken de Faik Aleskerov et Arkadij Naiditsch
                                      "The book introduces 10 common tactical topics in chess and allows the reader to learn a lot of new ideas and practice them throughout exercises in increasing strength. The book is recommended for sub 1600 rating level and good also for coaches as teaching material for starting chess lovers."
                                      19,99 €Prix
                                      Tactics Awaken de Faik Aleskerov et Arkadij Naiditsch
                                          "The book introduces 10 common tactical topics in chess and allows the reader to learn a lot of new ideas and practice them throughout exercises in increasing strength. The book is recommended for sub 1600 rating level and good also for coaches as teaching material for starting chess lovers."
                                          19,99 €Prix
                                          Bishop Endings de Efstratios Grivas
                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                              "This publication is an almost exhaustive collection of all you can fi nd about bishop endings – it is ‘ready knowledge’: you will learn hundreds of rules, patterns and key positions. The author guides you through the examples in a highly instructive and easy-to-understand way."
                                              24,70 €Prix
                                              Bishop Endings de Efstratios Grivas
                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                  "This publication is an almost exhaustive collection of all you can fi nd about bishop endings – it is ‘ready knowledge’: you will learn hundreds of rules, patterns and key positions. The author guides you through the examples in a highly instructive and easy-to-understand way."
                                                  24,70 €Prix
                                                  Mastering Complex Endgames de Adrian Mikhalchishin et Oleg Stesko
                                                      "There are many great endgame books on the market, and almost all of them deal with the kind of technical positions which closely resemble theoretical ones. Transferring complex and complicated endgames into theoretical positions is oft en what we need to do in chess, and for this we use various methods such as making the right exchanges, improving the King’s position, exploiting the power...
                                                      30,85 €Prix
                                                      Mastering Complex Endgames de Adrian Mikhalchishin et Oleg Stesko
                                                          "There are many great endgame books on the market, and almost all of them deal with the kind of technical positions which closely resemble theoretical ones. Transferring complex and complicated endgames into theoretical positions is oft en what we need to do in chess, and for this we use various methods such as making the right exchanges, improving the King’s position, exploiting the power...
                                                          30,85 €Prix
                                                          Sharp endgames de Esben Lund
                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                              "Endgames often give rise to the most difficult and pivotal moments of a chess game. In Sharp Endgames , International Master Esben Lund tackles this crucial topic in a unique and innovative way, focusing on the 16 Parameters involved in this type of decision-making. The book contains more than a hundred carefully chosen exercises, with solutions linked to the 16 Parameters. The...
                                                              24,99 €Prix
                                                              Sharp endgames de Esben Lund
                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                  "Endgames often give rise to the most difficult and pivotal moments of a chess game. In Sharp Endgames , International Master Esben Lund tackles this crucial topic in a unique and innovative way, focusing on the 16 Parameters involved in this type of decision-making. The book contains more than a hundred carefully chosen exercises, with solutions linked to the 16 Parameters. The...
                                                                  24,99 €Prix
                                                                  Extreme Calculation Training de Robert Ris
                                                                      "After the success of the first Volume on Calculation Training, Dutch IM Robert Ris continues Volume 2 of the series with a wide range of new aspects which have to be mastered to become a great calculator at the board! The topics discussed in Volume 1 (Candidates Moves, Method of Elimination & Imagination) are certainly useful when studying the content of this new DVD. Special attention...
                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                      Extreme Calculation Training de Robert Ris
                                                                          "After the success of the first Volume on Calculation Training, Dutch IM Robert Ris continues Volume 2 of the series with a wide range of new aspects which have to be mastered to become a great calculator at the board! The topics discussed in Volume 1 (Candidates Moves, Method of Elimination & Imagination) are certainly useful when studying the content of this new DVD. Special attention...
                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                          Chess Calculation Training vol.1 de Romain Edouard
                                                                              "I have always found that existing puzzle books, however good they are, only provide a rather mechanical form of mental training. In this new collection, you will fi nd exercises to help you improve in specifi c areas of thinking, such as you may encounter in your own games. To help this, all the problems are taken from real games, with most of them having taken place in the last year. The...
                                                                              25,75 €Prix
                                                                              Chess Calculation Training vol.1 de Romain Edouard
                                                                                  "I have always found that existing puzzle books, however good they are, only provide a rather mechanical form of mental training. In this new collection, you will fi nd exercises to help you improve in specifi c areas of thinking, such as you may encounter in your own games. To help this, all the problems are taken from real games, with most of them having taken place in the last year. The...
                                                                                  25,75 €Prix
                                                                                  Chess Calculation Training vol.3 de Romain Edouard
                                                                                      "I have always found that existing puzzle books, however good they are, only provide a rather mechanical form of mental training. In this new collection, you will fi nd exercises to help you improve in specifi c areas of thinking, such as you may encounter in your own games. To help this, all the problems are taken from real games, with most of them having taken place in the last year. The...
                                                                                      27,75 €Prix
                                                                                      Chess Calculation Training vol.3 de Romain Edouard
                                                                                          "I have always found that existing puzzle books, however good they are, only provide a rather mechanical form of mental training. In this new collection, you will fi nd exercises to help you improve in specifi c areas of thinking, such as you may encounter in your own games. To help this, all the problems are taken from real games, with most of them having taken place in the last year. The...
                                                                                          27,75 €Prix
                                                                                          Candidate moves de Christian Bauer
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              "Christian [Bauer] tackles one the mots important issues in chess : how to select candidate moves. He illustrates ands discusses many different themes such as entering relatively uncharted territory, relying on your acquired knowledge, using intuition or simply play prophylactically. He uses examples from his own games, the result is a uniquely usefull book that will help you to raise the...
                                                                                              31,85 €Prix
                                                                                              Candidate moves de Christian Bauer
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  "Christian [Bauer] tackles one the mots important issues in chess : how to select candidate moves. He illustrates ands discusses many different themes such as entering relatively uncharted territory, relying on your acquired knowledge, using intuition or simply play prophylactically. He uses examples from his own games, the result is a uniquely usefull book that will help you to raise the...
                                                                                                  31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                  TP Chess Puzzle Book 2016 de Georgios Souleidis et Dirk Sebastian
                                                                                                      "All chapters start with easy puzzles but the level of difficulty increases and depending on your skills you will need sometimes more than 20 minutes, sometimes you probably won´t even find the solution. We included some brain crushers from whom we think that even grandmasters will have problems solving. But that should not pose a problem. In our opinion the journey is the reward....
                                                                                                      27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                      TP Chess Puzzle Book 2016 de Georgios Souleidis et Dirk Sebastian
                                                                                                          "All chapters start with easy puzzles but the level of difficulty increases and depending on your skills you will need sometimes more than 20 minutes, sometimes you probably won´t even find the solution. We included some brain crushers from whom we think that even grandmasters will have problems solving. But that should not pose a problem. In our opinion the journey is the reward....
                                                                                                          27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                          The Chess Manual of Avoidable Mistakes vol.2 de Romain Edouard
                                                                                                              "In this book, the author shares the experiences, setbacks and successes of his career as a professional player. Drawing on his own games, which encompass all stages of his career including that of strong grandmaster, he reveals his thought process at the critical moments and shows the reader how to avoid the most common mistakes. Every chapter is followed by carefully selected exercises on...
                                                                                                              19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                              The Chess Manual of Avoidable Mistakes vol.2 de Romain Edouard
                                                                                                                  "In this book, the author shares the experiences, setbacks and successes of his career as a professional player. Drawing on his own games, which encompass all stages of his career including that of strong grandmaster, he reveals his thought process at the critical moments and shows the reader how to avoid the most common mistakes. Every chapter is followed by carefully selected exercises on...
                                                                                                                  19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Together with the Candidates de Alexey Kuzmin
                                                                                                                      "This book is a presentation of the history of all the Candidates tournaments and matches. However it is also a book of tests and solutions, given in the format of game fragments with detailed comments. All the problems selected by Alexey Kuzmin have been taken from the games of all the Candidate competitions"
                                                                                                                      29,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Together with the Candidates de Alexey Kuzmin
                                                                                                                          "This book is a presentation of the history of all the Candidates tournaments and matches. However it is also a book of tests and solutions, given in the format of game fragments with detailed comments. All the problems selected by Alexey Kuzmin have been taken from the games of all the Candidate competitions"
                                                                                                                          29,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Together with Morozevich de Alexey Kuzmin
                                                                                                                              "This book invites the reader to enter the wonderful elite chess world with one of the most creative GM's of all time. It tells about his approach to the core of fighting, about his strongest points but also about his weakness. It presents real masterpieces and hurtfull loses. However the author not only shows a panorama of his creativity but also offers the reader to think over the...
                                                                                                                              29,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Together with Morozevich de Alexey Kuzmin
                                                                                                                                  "This book invites the reader to enter the wonderful elite chess world with one of the most creative GM's of all time. It tells about his approach to the core of fighting, about his strongest points but also about his weakness. It presents real masterpieces and hurtfull loses. However the author not only shows a panorama of his creativity but also offers the reader to think over the...
                                                                                                                                  29,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Crucial Chess Skills fo the Club Player vol. 1 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                                      "From all the sorts of activities I keep myself busy with in the chess world (playing, organizing, commentating, writing, teaching etc.) I consider myself mostly a professional chess trainer. The majority of my students are rated somewhere between 1500-2200 and have the ambition of improving their play. I dare to say that players within that range of strength are most likely to learn a thing...
                                                                                                                                      27,75 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Crucial Chess Skills fo the Club Player vol. 1 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                                          "From all the sorts of activities I keep myself busy with in the chess world (playing, organizing, commentating, writing, teaching etc.) I consider myself mostly a professional chess trainer. The majority of my students are rated somewhere between 1500-2200 and have the ambition of improving their play. I dare to say that players within that range of strength are most likely to learn a thing...
                                                                                                                                          27,75 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Improve Your Practical Play in the Middlegame de Alexy Dreev
                                                                                                                                              "This book is devoted to typical methods of play in the middlegame. This topic, of course, is not new. Many books have been written on it at different times by authors old and modern. Unfortunately, the content of such books is not always error-free, as I have experienced many times. Therefore the emphasis in my book is on the quality of the examples; all of them have been checked and are...
                                                                                                                                              26,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Improve Your Practical Play in the Middlegame de Alexy Dreev
                                                                                                                                                  "This book is devoted to typical methods of play in the middlegame. This topic, of course, is not new. Many books have been written on it at different times by authors old and modern. Unfortunately, the content of such books is not always error-free, as I have experienced many times. Therefore the emphasis in my book is on the quality of the examples; all of them have been checked and are...
                                                                                                                                                  26,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Journey to the chess kingdom de Yuri Aveback et Mikhail Beilin
                                                                                                                                                      "The authors of this book, GM Y. Averbakh and M. Beilin, are very famous among chess fans. This book is going to take the reader on a fascinating journey into the magical world of chess. Starting from the rules of the game and the moves of the pieces, the authors will eventually introduce the reader to the beauty of the ancient game. The book is designed in a special way, so it can actually...
                                                                                                                                                      19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Journey to the chess kingdom de Yuri Aveback et Mikhail Beilin
                                                                                                                                                          "The authors of this book, GM Y. Averbakh and M. Beilin, are very famous among chess fans. This book is going to take the reader on a fascinating journey into the magical world of chess. Starting from the rules of the game and the moves of the pieces, the authors will eventually introduce the reader to the beauty of the ancient game. The book is designed in a special way, so it can actually...
                                                                                                                                                          19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Everyone's Second Chess Book de Dan Heisman
                                                                                                                                                              "You’ve just read a chess beginners’ manual and learned the rules of the game, some simple tactics, maybe a few opening moves. What’s next for the ambitious player? Everyone’s Second Chess Book, of course! Acclaimed chess teacher Dan Heisman equips the not-quite-novice with the practical tools and knowledge needed to get started in competitive play: how to develop board...
                                                                                                                                                              17,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Everyone's Second Chess Book de Dan Heisman
                                                                                                                                                                  "You’ve just read a chess beginners’ manual and learned the rules of the game, some simple tactics, maybe a few opening moves. What’s next for the ambitious player? Everyone’s Second Chess Book, of course! Acclaimed chess teacher Dan Heisman equips the not-quite-novice with the practical tools and knowledge needed to get started in competitive play: how to develop board...
                                                                                                                                                                  17,00 €Prix