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The World Champion de Tibor Károlyi
      Documentation échiquéenne
      "In this, the second of three volumes, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi continues his groundbreaking exploration of Tal’s sparkling career. Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated chess players of all time, and in 1960 he demolished Botvinnik to become the youngest ever World Champion at the time, at the age of twenty-three. This book examines some of the golden years of Tal’s...
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      The World Champion de Tibor Károlyi
          Documentation échiquéenne
          "In this, the second of three volumes, award-winning author Tibor Károlyi continues his groundbreaking exploration of Tal’s sparkling career. Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated chess players of all time, and in 1960 he demolished Botvinnik to become the youngest ever World Champion at the time, at the age of twenty-three. This book examines some of the golden years of Tal’s...
          24,99 €Prix
          The Magic of Youth de Tibor Károlyi
              Documentation échiquéenne
              "Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated chess players of all time. The eighth World Champion not only won the title at a record young age, but did so using a ferocious, high-risk attacking style. Tal's spectacular games, along with his charming personality and witty sense of humour, endeared him to the chess public like no other player. Award-winning author Tibor Károlyi has...
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              The Magic of Youth de Tibor Károlyi
                  Documentation échiquéenne
                  "Mikhail Tal is one of the most celebrated chess players of all time. The eighth World Champion not only won the title at a record young age, but did so using a ferocious, high-risk attacking style. Tal's spectacular games, along with his charming personality and witty sense of humour, endeared him to the chess public like no other player. Award-winning author Tibor Károlyi has...
                  24,99 €Prix
                  1.d4 The Queen's Gambit de Boris Avrukh
                      Documentation échiquéenne
                      "When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess opening books. As GM Michael Adams said: “The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level.” Or as GM Glenn Flear put it: “This book represents nothing short of a technological advance in chess opening theory.” Now Avrukh is back with an expanded,...
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                      1.d4 The Queen's Gambit de Boris Avrukh
                          Documentation échiquéenne
                          "When Boris Avrukh released his 1.d4 repertoire in 2008, it revolutionized chess opening books. As GM Michael Adams said: “The high-quality Grandmaster Repertoire series has taken this format to a completely different level.” Or as GM Glenn Flear put it: “This book represents nothing short of a technological advance in chess opening theory.” Now Avrukh is back with an expanded,...
                          24,99 €Prix
                          1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.3 de Parimarjan Negi
                              "The fourth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire against the Taimanov, Kan and Scheveningen systems, plus all the other Sicilian lines that were not covered in the previous volumes. Negi takes the established main lines and injects them with his own innovative ideas, making the repertoire a nightmare for Sicilian players and an essential...
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                              1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.3 de Parimarjan Negi
                                  "The fourth volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series provides a top-class repertoire against the Taimanov, Kan and Scheveningen systems, plus all the other Sicilian lines that were not covered in the previous volumes. Negi takes the established main lines and injects them with his own innovative ideas, making the repertoire a nightmare for Sicilian players and an essential...
                                  24,99 €Prix
                                  1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.2 de Parimarjan Negi
                                      "The third volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series tackles many challenging Sicilian lines – the Dragons, Rauzer, Sveshnikov and Kalashnikov. Building on a foundation of critical main lines, Negi reveals an arsenal of new ideas, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player."
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                                      1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.2 de Parimarjan Negi
                                          "The third volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series tackles many challenging Sicilian lines – the Dragons, Rauzer, Sveshnikov and Kalashnikov. Building on a foundation of critical main lines, Negi reveals an arsenal of new ideas, making this an essential addition to the library of every ambitious player."
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                                          1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.1 de Parimarjan Negi
                                              "Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the world’s best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing – until now. In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series , Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own...
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                                              1.e4 vs The Sicilian vol.1 de Parimarjan Negi
                                                  "Ever since its inception in 2008, the Grandmaster Repertoire series has produced some of the world’s best opening books, but an elite repertoire with 1.e4 has always been missing – until now. In this, the second volume of the Grandmaster Repertoire – 1.e4 series , Indian superstar Parimarjan Negi tackles the fearsome Sicilian Najdorf, presenting his own...
                                                  24,99 €Prix
                                                  Emanuel Lasker A Reader de Taylor Kingston
                                                      "Among great chess masters, Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) stands unique for the depth and broad scope of his intellect. Most of the game’s world champions have been single-mindedly chess-obsessed, with few outside interests. Lasker, however, was very much a polymath, making major contributions to mathematics and philosophy, plus writing on many other subjects: science, politics, economics,...
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                                                      Emanuel Lasker A Reader de Taylor Kingston
                                                          "Among great chess masters, Emanuel Lasker (1868-1941) stands unique for the depth and broad scope of his intellect. Most of the game’s world champions have been single-mindedly chess-obsessed, with few outside interests. Lasker, however, was very much a polymath, making major contributions to mathematics and philosophy, plus writing on many other subjects: science, politics, economics,...
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                                                          An attacking Repertoire for White with 1.d4 de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                              "Viktor Moskalenko is one of the leading chess instructors of our time. Not only has he coached Masters and Grandmasters, including Ukrainian star Vassily Ivanchuk, he has also taught hundreds of classes for amateurs and his best-selling books have inspired thousands of ambitious club players all over the world. Moskalenko’s previous and highly popular chess opening books were...
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                                                              An attacking Repertoire for White with 1.d4 de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                  "Viktor Moskalenko is one of the leading chess instructors of our time. Not only has he coached Masters and Grandmasters, including Ukrainian star Vassily Ivanchuk, he has also taught hundreds of classes for amateurs and his best-selling books have inspired thousands of ambitious club players all over the world. Moskalenko’s previous and highly popular chess opening books were...
                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                  Winning Ugly in Chess  de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                      "When was the last time you won a perfect game? A game that wasn’t tainted by inferior moves? 

Every chess player knows that smooth wins are the exception, that play is often chaotic and positions are frequently irrational. The road to victory is generally full of bumps and misadventures. Welcome to the world of imperfection! 

Chess books usually feature superbly played games. In Winning...
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                                                                      Winning Ugly in Chess  de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                          "When was the last time you won a perfect game? A game that wasn’t tainted by inferior moves? 

Every chess player knows that smooth wins are the exception, that play is often chaotic and positions are frequently irrational. The road to victory is generally full of bumps and misadventures. Welcome to the world of imperfection! 

Chess books usually feature superbly played games. In Winning...
                                                                          22,95 €Prix
                                                                          The Najdorf in Black and White de Bryan Smith
                                                                              "In many ways, the Najdorf Sicilian is the ideal defense against 1.e4 – aggressive and leading to creative and exciting play, allowing Black to play for a win and yet unquestionably sound. Despite the Najdorf’s great popularity and reputation as a theoretical labyrinth, Bryan Smith believes it is possible to play it “by the light of nature,” with experience providing a guide. The...
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                                                                              The Najdorf in Black and White de Bryan Smith
                                                                                  "In many ways, the Najdorf Sicilian is the ideal defense against 1.e4 – aggressive and leading to creative and exciting play, allowing Black to play for a win and yet unquestionably sound. Despite the Najdorf’s great popularity and reputation as a theoretical labyrinth, Bryan Smith believes it is possible to play it “by the light of nature,” with experience providing a guide. The...
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                                                                                  The Hippopotamus Defence de Alessio De Santis
                                                                                      "The Hippopotamus Defence is just what a club player needs. It’s a straightforward and clear-cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It’s universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White’s choices (1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Réti and others). It’s not very well known and will surprise many opponents. 

On top...
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                                                                                      The Hippopotamus Defence de Alessio De Santis
                                                                                          "The Hippopotamus Defence is just what a club player needs. It’s a straightforward and clear-cut chess opening that avoids the ever growing body of mainline theory. It’s universal: Black can use the Hippo against virtually all of White’s choices (1.e4, 1.d4, 1.c4, 1.f4, the Colle, London, Trompowsky, Réti and others). It’s not very well known and will surprise many opponents. 

On top...
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                                                                                          The King's Indian According to Tigran Petrosian de Igor Yanvarjov
                                                                                              "Tigran Petrosian, the ninth world chess champion, was one of the deepest thinkers the chess world has ever seen. His handling of complex strategic positions was legendary. Now, for the first time, Russian international master Igor Yanvarjov has put together a superb collection of virtually all the known games played by Petrosian – with both colors – in the King’s Indian Defense and other...
                                                                                              34,95 €Prix
                                                                                              The King's Indian According to Tigran Petrosian de Igor Yanvarjov
                                                                                                  "Tigran Petrosian, the ninth world chess champion, was one of the deepest thinkers the chess world has ever seen. His handling of complex strategic positions was legendary. Now, for the first time, Russian international master Igor Yanvarjov has put together a superb collection of virtually all the known games played by Petrosian – with both colors – in the King’s Indian Defense and other...
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                                                                                                  La stratégie dans les finales de Mikhaïl Cherechevski
                                                                                                      " La Stratégie dans les finales pourrait avoir pour sous-titre : "Le troisième acte". Il ne s'agit pas en effet d'une étude théorique de la finale, mais plutôt d'un cours pratique de navigation dans les parages difficiles de celle-ci. Le travail de Mikhaïl Cherechevski est tout à fait remarquable, tant par son style alerte et volontiers anecdotique que par la profondeur et le...
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                                                                                                      La stratégie dans les finales de Mikhaïl Cherechevski
                                                                                                          " La Stratégie dans les finales pourrait avoir pour sous-titre : "Le troisième acte". Il ne s'agit pas en effet d'une étude théorique de la finale, mais plutôt d'un cours pratique de navigation dans les parages difficiles de celle-ci. Le travail de Mikhaïl Cherechevski est tout à fait remarquable, tant par son style alerte et volontiers anecdotique que par la profondeur et le...
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                                                                                                          Du milieu de jeu à la finale de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                              " Les livres d'échecs sur les ouvertures, le milieu de jeu et la finale ne manquent pas. En revanche, ceux traitant de la transition d'une phase de la partie dans une autre sont beaucoup plus rares. Le grand maître américain Edmar Mednis est l'un des meilleurs spécialistes de la finale. Dans De l'ouverture à la finale publié dans cette collection en 1990, il montrait comment...
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                                                                                                              Du milieu de jeu à la finale de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                  " Les livres d'échecs sur les ouvertures, le milieu de jeu et la finale ne manquent pas. En revanche, ceux traitant de la transition d'une phase de la partie dans une autre sont beaucoup plus rares. Le grand maître américain Edmar Mednis est l'un des meilleurs spécialistes de la finale. Dans De l'ouverture à la finale publié dans cette collection en 1990, il montrait comment...
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                                                                                                                  The Fabulous Budapest Gambit de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                                      
"The Budapest Gambit is popular with club and internet chess players all over the world, and it is easy to see why. It has surprise value, it’s not hard to learn, and it leads to sharp and dynamic play from the very start of the game. But what about its strategic value? When Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko started playing the Budapest many years ago, its all-round appeal struck...
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                                                                                                                      The Fabulous Budapest Gambit de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                                          
"The Budapest Gambit is popular with club and internet chess players all over the world, and it is easy to see why. It has surprise value, it’s not hard to learn, and it leads to sharp and dynamic play from the very start of the game. But what about its strategic value? When Grandmaster Viktor Moskalenko started playing the Budapest many years ago, its all-round appeal struck...
                                                                                                                          27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Music and chess de Achilleas Zographos
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              "It has long been recognized that there are only three major areas of human endeavor which produce prodigies: music, chess and mathematics. This does not occur by happenstance. There are links on many levels. Now, for the first time,  Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa  examines the yet unexplored relation of chess to music. Mathematics is a main common denominator, a fact that is...
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                                                                                                                              Music and chess de Achilleas Zographos
                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                  "It has long been recognized that there are only three major areas of human endeavor which produce prodigies: music, chess and mathematics. This does not occur by happenstance. There are links on many levels. Now, for the first time,  Music and Chess – Apollo Meets Caissa  examines the yet unexplored relation of chess to music. Mathematics is a main common denominator, a fact that is...
                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Elshad System de Igor Nemtsev
                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                      "You have limited time to devote to chess study, and most of that goes to reviewing your openings to move 25, with all their sidelines. Sound familiar? Here’s a solution: surprise your opponent in the first four moves with The Elshad System! In a groundbreaking survey of this emerging counterattack, FM Igor Nemtsev proposes a shocking approach to the closed openings featuring an...
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                                                                                                                                      The Elshad System de Igor Nemtsev
                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                          "You have limited time to devote to chess study, and most of that goes to reviewing your openings to move 25, with all their sidelines. Sound familiar? Here’s a solution: surprise your opponent in the first four moves with The Elshad System! In a groundbreaking survey of this emerging counterattack, FM Igor Nemtsev proposes a shocking approach to the closed openings featuring an...
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                                                                                                                                          Bobby Fischer de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              "The years after the Second World War saw international chess dominated by the Soviets – Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian and then Spassky held the world crown, treating it as if it were almost an integral part of their heritage. There were occasional flashes of brilliance in the West – Reshevsky, Najdorf, and later Larsen – but no one really mounted a serious challenge to the...
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                                                                                                                                              Bobby Fischer de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  "The years after the Second World War saw international chess dominated by the Soviets – Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian and then Spassky held the world crown, treating it as if it were almost an integral part of their heritage. There were occasional flashes of brilliance in the West – Reshevsky, Najdorf, and later Larsen – but no one really mounted a serious challenge to the...
                                                                                                                                                  31,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Say No to Chess Principles de Evgeny Bareev
                                                                                                                                                      "Chess has very strict, but also fairly simple, rules: rapid development, control of the center with pawns or pieces, timely castling and defense of the king, the creation of various weaknesses in the opponent’s position, attacking those weaknesses, and control of open lines. At the same time a  player shouldn’t get his queen stuck in the enemy camp, or ruin his own pawn structure. Those who...
                                                                                                                                                      28,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Say No to Chess Principles de Evgeny Bareev
                                                                                                                                                          "Chess has very strict, but also fairly simple, rules: rapid development, control of the center with pawns or pieces, timely castling and defense of the king, the creation of various weaknesses in the opponent’s position, attacking those weaknesses, and control of open lines. At the same time a  player shouldn’t get his queen stuck in the enemy camp, or ruin his own pawn structure. Those who...
                                                                                                                                                          28,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                              The Colle-Zukertort is a deep independent opening in its own right, but is also very flexible. Transpositions to the Queen’s Indian or Slav are often possible. The simplicity of placing the bishop on d3, a knight on e5 and following up with f4 and Rf3 with checkmating prospects is very tempting. Underneath it all though, it is way more than that simplified idea. It is filled with rich...
                                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                  The Colle-Zukertort is a deep independent opening in its own right, but is also very flexible. Transpositions to the Queen’s Indian or Slav are often possible. The simplicity of placing the bishop on d3, a knight on e5 and following up with f4 and Rf3 with checkmating prospects is very tempting. Underneath it all though, it is way more than that simplified idea. It is filled with rich...
                                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Kings of the Chessboard de Paul van der Sterren
                                                                                                                                                                      "People who are really, really good at something – unbelievably good, incomprehensibly good, have always held a strong fascination for those fellow humans who are less extraordinarily gifted. In this respect chess does not differ from other areas of human endeavour. To many chess lovers watching the great champions do battle with each other is even more thrilling than actually playing the...
                                                                                                                                                                      26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Kings of the Chessboard de Paul van der Sterren
                                                                                                                                                                          "People who are really, really good at something – unbelievably good, incomprehensibly good, have always held a strong fascination for those fellow humans who are less extraordinarily gifted. In this respect chess does not differ from other areas of human endeavour. To many chess lovers watching the great champions do battle with each other is even more thrilling than actually playing the...
                                                                                                                                                                          26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Coaching the Chess Stars de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                              "How does one achieve the unique ‘sound’ and distinct technique that are absolutely necessary to become successful at the highest level? It can only be done via a deep understanding of the chess player’s personality and the unique talent that distinguishes him from other soloists. It is here that the role of a coach is of the utmost importance. First, it is necessary to understand the nature...
                                                                                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Coaching the Chess Stars de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                                  "How does one achieve the unique ‘sound’ and distinct technique that are absolutely necessary to become successful at the highest level? It can only be done via a deep understanding of the chess player’s personality and the unique talent that distinguishes him from other soloists. It is here that the role of a coach is of the utmost importance. First, it is necessary to understand the nature...
                                                                                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  The Modernied French Defense vol.1 Winawer de Davied Miedema
                                                                                                                                                                                      "Here we are, together on this page, both interested in the French Defence with 3.Nc3 Bb4. Before telling you what you can learn from this opening, let me tell you a little story about my journey in the French. I started playing the French after reading John Watson’s Play the French, which improved my play a lot. I learned that the French is a positional yet concrete opening, and many of my...
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                                                                                                                                                                                      The Modernied French Defense vol.1 Winawer de Davied Miedema
                                                                                                                                                                                          "Here we are, together on this page, both interested in the French Defence with 3.Nc3 Bb4. Before telling you what you can learn from this opening, let me tell you a little story about my journey in the French. I started playing the French after reading John Watson’s Play the French, which improved my play a lot. I learned that the French is a positional yet concrete opening, and many of my...
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                                                                                                                                                                                          New York 1924 de Alexander Alekhine
                                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                              "One of the most remarkable and famous chess tournaments ever took place in New York City in March and April 1924. It had a narrative that is still striking today: Three world champions – undisputed world champions, mind you – fulfilling their destiny. The stunning performance of the 55-year-old former world champion Emanuel Lasker. The seemingly invincible reigning world champion...
                                                                                                                                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              New York 1924 de Alexander Alekhine
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                                  "One of the most remarkable and famous chess tournaments ever took place in New York City in March and April 1924. It had a narrative that is still striking today: Three world champions – undisputed world champions, mind you – fulfilling their destiny. The stunning performance of the 55-year-old former world champion Emanuel Lasker. The seemingly invincible reigning world champion...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  27,95 €Prix