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The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
      The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
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      The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
          The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
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          A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
              In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
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              A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                  In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
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                  The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                      We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
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                      The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                          We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
                          27,99 €Prix
                          L'essentiel des finales de tours de Vincent Moret
                              Aux échecs, les fins de partie les plus fréquentes sont celles où, outre les Rois, ne restent que des Tours et des pions. Or, elles sont très variées et difficiles à jouer, au point qu'il est pratiquement impossible de s'y retrouver sans un bon guide. Vincent Moret réussit le tour de force de rendre très claires les finesses des positions clés qui vous permettront de vous orienter dans ce...
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                              L'essentiel des finales de tours de Vincent Moret
                                  Aux échecs, les fins de partie les plus fréquentes sont celles où, outre les Rois, ne restent que des Tours et des pions. Or, elles sont très variées et difficiles à jouer, au point qu'il est pratiquement impossible de s'y retrouver sans un bon guide. Vincent Moret réussit le tour de force de rendre très claires les finesses des positions clés qui vous permettront de vous orienter dans ce...
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                                  Comprendre les finales de John Nunn
                                      La fin de partie aux échecs est souvent difficile à négocier. Connaître les méthodes de jeu typiques est alors un atout essentiel. Dans ce livre, le grand maître John Nunn, expert des finales, présente 100 idées clés à l'aide de 4 exemples pour chacune, sans noyer le lecteur dans les détails. Idéal pour qui recherche un livre sur les finales qui ne soit ni trop élémentaire, ni trop avancé,...
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                                      Comprendre les finales de John Nunn
                                          La fin de partie aux échecs est souvent difficile à négocier. Connaître les méthodes de jeu typiques est alors un atout essentiel. Dans ce livre, le grand maître John Nunn, expert des finales, présente 100 idées clés à l'aide de 4 exemples pour chacune, sans noyer le lecteur dans les détails. Idéal pour qui recherche un livre sur les finales qui ne soit ni trop élémentaire, ni trop avancé,...
                                          30,00 €Prix
                                          Comment gagner aux échecs de Levy Rozman
                                              Apprenez les échecs avec Levy Rozman (alias GothamChess), Maître International et professeur d'échecs plébiscité sur YouTube, avec ce guide innovant et ludique destiné aux joueurs débutants et intermédiaires. Intelligent et instructif, Comment gagner aux échecs vous enseigne tout ce que vous devez savoir sur le jeu, les mouvements importants et les stratégies indispensables pour...
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                                              Comment gagner aux échecs de Levy Rozman
                                                  Apprenez les échecs avec Levy Rozman (alias GothamChess), Maître International et professeur d'échecs plébiscité sur YouTube, avec ce guide innovant et ludique destiné aux joueurs débutants et intermédiaires. Intelligent et instructif, Comment gagner aux échecs vous enseigne tout ce que vous devez savoir sur le jeu, les mouvements importants et les stratégies indispensables pour...
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                                                  Où en êtes-vous aux échecs? de Jérôme Maufras
                                                      Qu'il y ait longtemps que l'on n'ait plus touché un échiquier ou que l'on joue seulement entre amis et qu'on se demande comment on s'en sortirait si l'on devait s'inscrire à un tournoi, il peut être bon de faire le point. C'est ce à quoi vous invite Jérôme Maufras dans ce livre pertinent, motivant et plein d'humour ! En 64 problèmes aux solutions détaillées, vous saurez où vous en êtes en...
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                                                      Où en êtes-vous aux échecs? de Jérôme Maufras
                                                          Qu'il y ait longtemps que l'on n'ait plus touché un échiquier ou que l'on joue seulement entre amis et qu'on se demande comment on s'en sortirait si l'on devait s'inscrire à un tournoi, il peut être bon de faire le point. C'est ce à quoi vous invite Jérôme Maufras dans ce livre pertinent, motivant et plein d'humour ! En 64 problèmes aux solutions détaillées, vous saurez où vous en êtes en...
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                                                          Le grand guide pratique du jeu d'échecs de Graham Burgess
                                                              Vous trouverez dans ce livre toutes les techniques contemporaines du jeu d'échecs. Tactique, combinaisons, finales, ouvertures, stratégie, conseils sur la pratique du jeu à différentes cadences, sur Internet ou devant l'échiquier, rôle des ordinateurs, problèmes, glossaire : rien ne manque. Les larges sections consacrées à la stratégie des ouvertures sont sans équivalent. Incontournable et...
                                                              24,90 €Prix
                                                              Le grand guide pratique du jeu d'échecs de Graham Burgess
                                                                  Vous trouverez dans ce livre toutes les techniques contemporaines du jeu d'échecs. Tactique, combinaisons, finales, ouvertures, stratégie, conseils sur la pratique du jeu à différentes cadences, sur Internet ou devant l'échiquier, rôle des ordinateurs, problèmes, glossaire : rien ne manque. Les larges sections consacrées à la stratégie des ouvertures sont sans équivalent. Incontournable et...
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                                                                  Conceptual Rook Endgames de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                      Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam...
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                                                                      Conceptual Rook Endgames de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                          Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam...
                                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                                          Theoretical Rook Endgames de Sam Shankland
                                                                              Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck. World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the...
                                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                                              Theoretical Rook Endgames de Sam Shankland
                                                                                  Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck. World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the...
                                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                                  Pawn Endgames de Vlado Kovacevic
                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                      Grandmaster Vlado Kovačević is an expert in the field of chess endgame theory, offering an educational approach for players of various skill levels. The first of seven books, spanning 304 pages, provides a definite guide to pawn endgames. The book is organized based on the number of pawns in the endgame, creating a clear division for readers. Kovačević’s focus is on the clear explanation of...
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                                                                                      Pawn Endgames de Vlado Kovacevic
                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                          Grandmaster Vlado Kovačević is an expert in the field of chess endgame theory, offering an educational approach for players of various skill levels. The first of seven books, spanning 304 pages, provides a definite guide to pawn endgames. The book is organized based on the number of pawns in the endgame, creating a clear division for readers. Kovačević’s focus is on the clear explanation of...
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                                                                                          Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                              Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
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                                                                                              Endgame Labyrinths de Steffen Nielsen et Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                  Endgame Labyrinths presents the reader with 1002 challenging studies selected and truncated, with their usefulness for the practical player in mind. It is common for studies to be extended by less interesting manoeuvres or by incomprehensible sequences, before the main themes come into play. The studies in this book have been pruned to leave the reader with 1002 clear and solvable...
                                                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                                                      Magnus Carlsen’s brilliant endgame play is one of the key reasons for his success. The World Chess Champion can win positions which look drawn to anybody else. And more than any other player, he is able to save bad endings. For this second volume of Magnus Carlsen Endgame Virtuoso, International Master Tibor Karolyi has selected Carlsen’s best endgames from 2018-2022, whereas the...
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                                                                                                      Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                                                          Magnus Carlsen’s brilliant endgame play is one of the key reasons for his success. The World Chess Champion can win positions which look drawn to anybody else. And more than any other player, he is able to save bad endings. For this second volume of Magnus Carlsen Endgame Virtuoso, International Master Tibor Karolyi has selected Carlsen’s best endgames from 2018-2022, whereas the...
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                                                                                                          Je n'ai plus peur, Maman de Malika Iberraken
                                                                                                              C'est l'histoire de l'amour inconditionnel entre une mère, Malika, et son fils. Petit garçon, Mohamed criait, sautait ou restait figé devant la machine à laver. Il ne parlait pas, il ne jouait pas avec les autres enfants. Jusqu'au diagnostic : l'autisme, à un degré sévère. C'est l'histoire d'une famille pour laquelle tout a été difficile. Habitant en Seine-Saint-Denis, sans réseau,...
                                                                                                              19,60 €Prix
                                                                                                              Je n'ai plus peur, Maman de Malika Iberraken
                                                                                                                  C'est l'histoire de l'amour inconditionnel entre une mère, Malika, et son fils. Petit garçon, Mohamed criait, sautait ou restait figé devant la machine à laver. Il ne parlait pas, il ne jouait pas avec les autres enfants. Jusqu'au diagnostic : l'autisme, à un degré sévère. C'est l'histoire d'une famille pour laquelle tout a été difficile. Habitant en Seine-Saint-Denis, sans réseau,...
                                                                                                                  19,60 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Analyzing the Chess Mind de Boris Gulko et Dr. Joel R. Sneed
                                                                                                                      Analyzing the Chess Mind is an exploration of psychology in chess. Psychology affects the chess moves we make, as the authors entertainingly illustrate in expertly annotated examples, but our personal chess psychology is not fixed. We can improve our chess psychology, and the authors show how. To write about chess psychology, the ideal authors would have world-class chess...
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                                                                                                                      Analyzing the Chess Mind de Boris Gulko et Dr. Joel R. Sneed
                                                                                                                          Analyzing the Chess Mind is an exploration of psychology in chess. Psychology affects the chess moves we make, as the authors entertainingly illustrate in expertly annotated examples, but our personal chess psychology is not fixed. We can improve our chess psychology, and the authors show how. To write about chess psychology, the ideal authors would have world-class chess...
                                                                                                                          29,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                                                                                              Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                                                                                              25,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                                                                                                  Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                                                                                                  25,90 €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
                                                                                                                                          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...
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                                                                                                                                              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
                                                                                                                                                  Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                      It is very important for the practical player to train his or her ability, understand when to rely on intuition, rules of thumb and more general positional considerations, when to try to solve the problems by calculating variations to the end, and how to manage time to avoid time pressure. With these goals in mind, Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual delivers a lot of excellent, high...
                                                                                                                                                      32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                          It is very important for the practical player to train his or her ability, understand when to rely on intuition, rules of thumb and more general positional considerations, when to try to solve the problems by calculating variations to the end, and how to manage time to avoid time pressure. With these goals in mind, Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual delivers a lot of excellent, high...
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                                                                                                                                                          The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                                                                                              Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                                                                                              26,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                                                                                                  Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                                                                                                  26,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                      Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                          Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                                                              Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
                                                                                                                                                                              20,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The Chess Endgame Exercise Book de John Nunn
                                                                                                                                                                                  Everyone knows they should work on their endgame play. So many hard-earned advantages are squandered in ‘simple’ endings... But it’s tough finding a way to study endings that doesn’t send you to sleep and that helps you actually remember and apply what you have learnt. “While endgame theory books are helpful, active participation by the reader is a great aid to learning. I hope that...
                                                                                                                                                                                  20,95 €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
                                                                                                                                                                                      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
                                                                                                                                                                                          The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
                                                                                                                                                                                              There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
                                                                                                                                                                                              39,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
                                                                                                                                                                                                  There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  39,00 €Prix