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The English Defence de José González
      The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
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      The English Defence de José González
          The English Defence (1 d4 e6 2 c4 b6) is a dynamic, counter-attacking line, initially investigated by English grandmasters. Black aims to set White difficult problems to solve at the very earliest stage of the game. Black’s play is provocative – aiming to lure White into establishing a big pawn centre. This is a risky strategy as White falls behind in development and Black switfly becomes...
          24,95 €Prix
          Q & A Puzzle de Ivan Ivanisevic
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              This book is the sequel of the successful puzzle-book series from GM Ivan Ivanisevica Known as a great tactical player Ivan Ivanisevic select the 548 puzzles All the puzzles have been collected from practical games (OTB, Blitz, Oline). There are more than 500 examples from GM practice. Puzzles are divided into 5 levels of difficulty. In this book, you can find a lot of tactical motifs and...
              24,95 €Prix
              Q & A Puzzle de Ivan Ivanisevic
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                  This book is the sequel of the successful puzzle-book series from GM Ivan Ivanisevica Known as a great tactical player Ivan Ivanisevic select the 548 puzzles All the puzzles have been collected from practical games (OTB, Blitz, Oline). There are more than 500 examples from GM practice. Puzzles are divided into 5 levels of difficulty. In this book, you can find a lot of tactical motifs and...
                  24,95 €Prix
                  100 positions du haut niveau pour progresser dans la joie et la bonne humeur de Wesley So
                      Wesley So, l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs du monde, clot avec ce livre une série de quatre dans laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Celles de ce livre sont extraites des parties de So entre 2018 et 2020. Les exercices sont distribués en 4 sections de difficulté croissante, et l'auteur...
                      13,50 €Prix
                      100 positions du haut niveau pour progresser dans la joie et la bonne humeur de Wesley So
                          Wesley So, l'un des tous meilleurs joueurs du monde, clot avec ce livre une série de quatre dans laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Celles de ce livre sont extraites des parties de So entre 2018 et 2020. Les exercices sont distribués en 4 sections de difficulté croissante, et l'auteur...
                          13,50 €Prix
                          100 positions spectaculaires et instructives de Graham Burgess
                              C'est le 3e livre d'une série de quatre pour laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Dans chaque livre, les positions sont réparties en 4 sections de difficulté croissante. Auteur et éditeur de livres d'échecs depuis un quart de siècle, Graham Burgess a pu puiser les pépites présentées ici...
                              11,00 €Prix
                              100 positions spectaculaires et instructives de Graham Burgess
                                  C'est le 3e livre d'une série de quatre pour laquelle des auteurs différents ont choisi 100 positions qui les ont particulièrement marqué et qui sont à la fois amusantes et instructives. Dans chaque livre, les positions sont réparties en 4 sections de difficulté croissante. Auteur et éditeur de livres d'échecs depuis un quart de siècle, Graham Burgess a pu puiser les pépites présentées ici...
                                  11,00 €Prix
                                  Zlotnik's Treasure Trove de Boris Zlotnik
                                      Boris Zlotnik, the former coach of U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, offers practical chess lessons for amateurs about highly original subjects like creativity or 'putting up resistance' - topics seldom touched on in other chess manuals. Zlotnik covers a wide variety of topics and uses a wealth of material in an extraordinarily instructive chess manual.
                                      27,95 €Prix
                                      Zlotnik's Treasure Trove de Boris Zlotnik
                                          Boris Zlotnik, the former coach of U.S. Champion Fabiano Caruana, offers practical chess lessons for amateurs about highly original subjects like creativity or 'putting up resistance' - topics seldom touched on in other chess manuals. Zlotnik covers a wide variety of topics and uses a wealth of material in an extraordinarily instructive chess manual.
                                          27,95 €Prix
                                          Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                              Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                              27,99 €Prix
                                              Calculation! de Sam Shankland
                                                  Grandmaster Training Camp 1 Calculation! offers you a unique chance to participate in a training camp with Super-GM Sam Shankland, as he works through 300 problems set to him by his long-time trainer. Sam shares what he saw, what he did not see, and what he thinks about the problems and the skills needed to solve them. This book version of Shankland's Chessable course has...
                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                  Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                                                      Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                      Beating the Hedgehog System de Hanna Ivan-Gal et Laszlo Hazai
                                                          Do you struggle to score against the Hedgehog and find it difficult to break the Black fortress? This opening manual, which could double as a positional middlegame manual, will show you how White can use a space advantage in this chess opening with maximum results. The Hedgehog System, a personal favourite of many club players, is important to understand for all White players as the...
                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                          The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                              After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                                              23,00 €Prix
                                                              The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                                  After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                                                  23,00 €Prix
                                                                  Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                      Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                      Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                          Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                          Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                              In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                              23,00 €Prix
                                                                              Typical Sicilian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                  In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                  23,00 €Prix
                                                                                  Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                      2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                      39,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                          2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                          39,95 €Prix
                                                                                          The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                              The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                              The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                  The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  Les sacrifices incontournables aux échecs de David LeMoir
                                                                                                      Tout le monde aime gagner en sacrifiant, et tout le monde déteste perdre à cause d'un sacrifice dans l'ouverture. Mais comment savoir si tel ou tel sacrifice dont on perçoit plus ou moins les contours - sacrifice de Fou en h7, sacrifice(s) en b5 dans la Sicilienne, et bien d'autres encore - est correct ou non ? Comment l'amener ? Quand faut-il le jouer exactement, ou au contraire ne pas...
                                                                                                      29,00 €Prix
                                                                                                      Les sacrifices incontournables aux échecs de David LeMoir
                                                                                                          Tout le monde aime gagner en sacrifiant, et tout le monde déteste perdre à cause d'un sacrifice dans l'ouverture. Mais comment savoir si tel ou tel sacrifice dont on perçoit plus ou moins les contours - sacrifice de Fou en h7, sacrifice(s) en b5 dans la Sicilienne, et bien d'autres encore - est correct ou non ? Comment l'amener ? Quand faut-il le jouer exactement, ou au contraire ne pas...
                                                                                                          29,00 €Prix
                                                                                                          The Rossolimo for Club Players de Victor Bologan
                                                                                                              The Rossolimo is the Anti-Sicilian that is by far the most popular with club players – and with elite grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Alireza Firouzja. If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game – and put your...
                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                              The Rossolimo for Club Players de Victor Bologan
                                                                                                                  The Rossolimo is the Anti-Sicilian that is by far the most popular with club players – and with elite grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, and Alireza Firouzja. If you play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, you do not need to keep up-to-date with the dazzling theoretical developments in all kinds of Open Sicilians. You can sidestep theory, play your own creative game – and put your...
                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The Hippopotamus system of defence de Andrew Martin
                                                                                                                      What is the Hippopotamus system of defence? The idea is that, at the beginning of the game, Black develops within his own first three ranks. He constructs a solid, flexible and hopefully stable position, awaiting events. At the right moment, he will strike back! The Hippopotamus was given the name by an eccentric English amateur player JC Thompson, back in the 1950’s. It seems as good a name...
                                                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The Hippopotamus system of defence de Andrew Martin
                                                                                                                          What is the Hippopotamus system of defence? The idea is that, at the beginning of the game, Black develops within his own first three ranks. He constructs a solid, flexible and hopefully stable position, awaiting events. At the right moment, he will strike back! The Hippopotamus was given the name by an eccentric English amateur player JC Thompson, back in the 1950’s. It seems as good a name...
                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                          The smooth Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd8 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                              Are you looking for a simple, easy-to-learn repertoire against 1.e4? Then the Scandinavian with 3…Qd8 is yours! After 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 the retreat 3…Qd8 leads to a very solid type position for Black. At the expense of two tempi, the pawn structure has been defined, and hence a clear developing plan can be made for our minor pieces. The first goal is to get the light-squared bishop...
                                                                                                                              29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The smooth Scandinavian Defence with 3...Qd8 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                                  Are you looking for a simple, easy-to-learn repertoire against 1.e4? Then the Scandinavian with 3…Qd8 is yours! After 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 the retreat 3…Qd8 leads to a very solid type position for Black. At the expense of two tempi, the pawn structure has been defined, and hence a clear developing plan can be made for our minor pieces. The first goal is to get the light-squared bishop...
                                                                                                                                  29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Scotch Game de Svitlana Demchenko
                                                                                                                                      The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) is a great repertoire addition for any player looking for a solid yet active opening, which relies more on understanding rather than pure memorization. The popularity of the Scotch rose exponentially after Garry Kasparov employed it in the World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov in 1990, and the opening has stayed in style ever since. In...
                                                                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Scotch Game de Svitlana Demchenko
                                                                                                                                          The Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4) is a great repertoire addition for any player looking for a solid yet active opening, which relies more on understanding rather than pure memorization. The popularity of the Scotch rose exponentially after Garry Kasparov employed it in the World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov in 1990, and the opening has stayed in style ever since. In...
                                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Grünfeld Defence vol.2 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
                                                                                                                                              29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Grünfeld Defence vol.2 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
                                                                                                                                                  29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Grünfeld Defence vol.1 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                                      You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
                                                                                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Grünfeld Defence vol.1 de Markus Ragger
                                                                                                                                                          You are looking for an active answer to 1.d4? Then the Grünfeld Indian is an excellent choice! Not by chance this opening is one of the main weapons of some top grandmasters: with active play and emphasis on tactics, Black counters White’s strong centre, immediately facing him with concrete problems. In this video course, the Austrian number 1 and Grünfeld expert Markus Ragger gives...
                                                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Attaque et défense aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                              Grand spécialiste du jeu d'attaque, Jacob Aagaard est aussi un virtuose en matière de prophylaxie et de défense active. Dans ce 5e opus de la série "Objectif grand maître !", il vous donne toutes les clés pour affûter votre jeu et vous entraîner à l'aide d'exercices souvent difficiles. Un excellent choix pour qui vise l'excellence aux échecs.
                                                                                                                                                              32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Attaque et défense aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                  Grand spécialiste du jeu d'attaque, Jacob Aagaard est aussi un virtuose en matière de prophylaxie et de défense active. Dans ce 5e opus de la série "Objectif grand maître !", il vous donne toutes les clés pour affûter votre jeu et vous entraîner à l'aide d'exercices souvent difficiles. Un excellent choix pour qui vise l'excellence aux échecs.
                                                                                                                                                                  32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  The Magnus Method de Emmanuel Neiman
                                                                                                                                                                      What is it that makes Magnus Carlsen the strongest chess player in the world? Why do his opponents, the best players around, fail to see his moves coming? Moves that, when you replay his games, look natural and self-evident? Emmanuel Neiman has been studying Carlsen’s games and style of play for many years. He now presents his findings that will surprise, delight and educate...
                                                                                                                                                                      27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      The Magnus Method de Emmanuel Neiman
                                                                                                                                                                          What is it that makes Magnus Carlsen the strongest chess player in the world? Why do his opponents, the best players around, fail to see his moves coming? Moves that, when you replay his games, look natural and self-evident? Emmanuel Neiman has been studying Carlsen’s games and style of play for many years. He now presents his findings that will surprise, delight and educate...
                                                                                                                                                                          27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The London System in 12 Practical Lessons de Oscar de Prado
                                                                                                                                                                              The London System is being played by an ever increasing number of players, and it’s easy to see why. Against virtually every Black defence after 1.d4 it offers White an easy-to-learn and reliable set of lines. In the process, White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches, while avoiding loads of opening theory. Ideal for players who don’t have much time to...
                                                                                                                                                                              26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The London System in 12 Practical Lessons de Oscar de Prado
                                                                                                                                                                                  The London System is being played by an ever increasing number of players, and it’s easy to see why. Against virtually every Black defence after 1.d4 it offers White an easy-to-learn and reliable set of lines. In the process, White has interesting choices between strategic or more aggressive approaches, while avoiding loads of opening theory. Ideal for players who don’t have much time to...
                                                                                                                                                                                  26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics de Peter Prohaszka
                                                                                                                                                                                      There are two parts to this book. The first 17 chapters elaborate on the most important motifs in practical chess. The remaining 8 chapters showcase the art of attack and defense. Certain motifs feel like they belong together and the order of the chapters in which they are discussed reflects that. All 25 chapters of this book begin with an introduction which is always designed to clearly...
                                                                                                                                                                                      33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Your Jungle Guide to Chess Tactics de Peter Prohaszka
                                                                                                                                                                                          There are two parts to this book. The first 17 chapters elaborate on the most important motifs in practical chess. The remaining 8 chapters showcase the art of attack and defense. Certain motifs feel like they belong together and the order of the chapters in which they are discussed reflects that. All 25 chapters of this book begin with an introduction which is always designed to clearly...
                                                                                                                                                                                          33,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Le calcul aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                              Aux échecs, tout est question d'anticipation, et il est indispensable de bien calculer les variantes. Dans ce livre, l'un des meilleurs entraîneurs du monde a sélectionné pour vous des exercices difficiles pour vous aider à maîtriser coups candidats, vision combinatoire, prophylaxie, comparaison, élimination, coups intermédiaires, imagination et pièges. Objectif : grand maître !
                                                                                                                                                                                              32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Le calcul aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Aux échecs, tout est question d'anticipation, et il est indispensable de bien calculer les variantes. Dans ce livre, l'un des meilleurs entraîneurs du monde a sélectionné pour vous des exercices difficiles pour vous aider à maîtriser coups candidats, vision combinatoire, prophylaxie, comparaison, élimination, coups intermédiaires, imagination et pièges. Objectif : grand maître !
                                                                                                                                                                                                  32,00 €Prix