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100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
      Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
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      100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
          Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
          27,99 €Prix
          Timman Studies de Jan Timman
              Jan Timman achève une trilogie impressionnante et fascinante avec ce recueil de ses études. Après Timman’s Titans — livre en anglais couronné ECF Book of the Year en 2017 —, dans lequel il écrit sur les champions du monde qu’il admire, puis Timman’s Triumphs, où il annote ses cent meilleures parties, Timman’s Studies réunit l’ensemble de ses compositions d’études de finales. Tout au...
              29,95 €Prix
              Timman Studies de Jan Timman
                  Jan Timman achève une trilogie impressionnante et fascinante avec ce recueil de ses études. Après Timman’s Titans — livre en anglais couronné ECF Book of the Year en 2017 —, dans lequel il écrit sur les champions du monde qu’il admire, puis Timman’s Triumphs, où il annote ses cent meilleures parties, Timman’s Studies réunit l’ensemble de ses compositions d’études de finales. Tout au...
                  29,95 €Prix
                  Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                      Documentation échiquéenne
                      Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
                      23,99 €Prix
                      Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                          Documentation échiquéenne
                          Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
                          23,99 €Prix
                          A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                              How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                              27,95 €Prix
                              A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                  How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                  27,95 €Prix
                                  How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                                      Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                                      19,99 €Prix
                                      How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                                          Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                                          19,99 €Prix
                                          One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                                              This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                                              9,99 €Prix
                                              One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                                                  This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                                                  9,99 €Prix
                                                  Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                                      This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                                      11,99 €Prix
                                                      Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                                          This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                                          11,99 €Prix
                                                          Studies for Practical Players vol.2 de Oleg Pervakov et Mark Dvoretsky
                                                              Develop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This book – the sequel to Studies for Practical...
                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                              Studies for Practical Players vol.2 de Oleg Pervakov et Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                  Develop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This book – the sequel to Studies for Practical...
                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                  Le jeu d'échecs et le mat de Jean Poyard
                                                                      Rares sont les livres qui traitent en profondeur de la spiritualité et du symbolisme du jeu d'échecs. Aussi le présent ouvrage permettra à l'amateur d'échecs, comme à toute personne curieuse des choses de l'esprit, de découvrir dans le Livre muet des échecs un condensé de la connaissance spirituelle. Le lecteur découvrira de nombreux points essentiels dans ce jeu de la sagesse immémoriale,...
                                                                      24,90 €Prix
                                                                      Le jeu d'échecs et le mat de Jean Poyard
                                                                          Rares sont les livres qui traitent en profondeur de la spiritualité et du symbolisme du jeu d'échecs. Aussi le présent ouvrage permettra à l'amateur d'échecs, comme à toute personne curieuse des choses de l'esprit, de découvrir dans le Livre muet des échecs un condensé de la connaissance spirituelle. Le lecteur découvrira de nombreux points essentiels dans ce jeu de la sagesse immémoriale,...
                                                                          24,90 €Prix
                                                                          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
                                                                              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
                                                                                  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
                                                                                      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
                                                                                          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
                                                                                              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...
                                                                                                              29,95 €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...
                                                                                                                  29,95 €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...
                                                                                                                      24,95 €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...
                                                                                                                          24,95 €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...
                                                                                                                              29,99 €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...
                                                                                                                                  29,99 €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...
                                                                                                                                          32,95 €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
                                                                                                                                                  L'intelligence de l'échiquier de Marie Sebag
                                                                                                                                                      Si vous étiez joueur d'échecs, quel serait votre profil psychologique ? Et celui de votre interlocuteur ? D'ailleurs, qu'est-ce qu'un adversaire ? Comment une championne prépare-t-elle une compétition à fort enjeu, ou n'importe quel moment important de la vie ? Et la visualisation, comme dans la série Le Jeu de la dame : bullshit ou vrai outil universel ? Comment l'alimentation ou l'activité...
                                                                                                                                                      18,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      L'intelligence de l'échiquier de Marie Sebag
                                                                                                                                                          Si vous étiez joueur d'échecs, quel serait votre profil psychologique ? Et celui de votre interlocuteur ? D'ailleurs, qu'est-ce qu'un adversaire ? Comment une championne prépare-t-elle une compétition à fort enjeu, ou n'importe quel moment important de la vie ? Et la visualisation, comme dans la série Le Jeu de la dame : bullshit ou vrai outil universel ? Comment l'alimentation ou l'activité...
                                                                                                                                                          18,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Fins de parties d'échecs intéressantes issues de ma pratique de Mikhaïl Botvinnik
                                                                                                                                                              Cet ouvrage de Mikhaïl Botvinnik, le sixième champion du monde, est intéressant non seulement pédagogiquement pour l'apprentissage des échecs, mais aussi en offrant un regard historique et humain sur l'auteur, qui distille au gré de ses commentaires quelques anecdotes concernant le quotidien de sa vie de joueur d'échecs professionnel. En présentant seulement des fins de parties...
                                                                                                                                                              16,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Fins de parties d'échecs intéressantes issues de ma pratique de Mikhaïl Botvinnik
                                                                                                                                                                  Cet ouvrage de Mikhaïl Botvinnik, le sixième champion du monde, est intéressant non seulement pédagogiquement pour l'apprentissage des échecs, mais aussi en offrant un regard historique et humain sur l'auteur, qui distille au gré de ses commentaires quelques anecdotes concernant le quotidien de sa vie de joueur d'échecs professionnel. En présentant seulement des fins de parties...
                                                                                                                                                                  16,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  De l'ouverture à la finale de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                                                                      Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les joueurs qui se soucient des ouvertures mais n'oublient pas l'objectif final de la partie. Edmar Mednis montre ici comment résoudre les difficultés des milieux de partie sans perdre le bénéfice d'une bonne ouverture, et atteindre aisément le stade de la finale. Toute cette démonstration est abondamment illustrée d'analyses de parties de grands...
                                                                                                                                                                      14,45 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      De l'ouverture à la finale de Edmar Mednis
                                                                                                                                                                          Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les joueurs qui se soucient des ouvertures mais n'oublient pas l'objectif final de la partie. Edmar Mednis montre ici comment résoudre les difficultés des milieux de partie sans perdre le bénéfice d'une bonne ouverture, et atteindre aisément le stade de la finale. Toute cette démonstration est abondamment illustrée d'analyses de parties de grands...
                                                                                                                                                                          14,45 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Des échecs à l'infini de Anatoly Karpov et Evgueni Guik
                                                                                                                                                                              Aussi vieux que l'histoire du monde, le jeu d'échecs est loin d'avoir livré tous ses secrets. Trouver la bonne stratégie? Ne ps jouer de mauvais coups? Puissance de réflexion, affaire de logique, question de caractère... de chance, aussi. L'exploration de ce monde complexe, aux trois dimensions — art, sport et science —, se devait d'être confiée à un spécialiste parmi les plus...
                                                                                                                                                                              31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Des échecs à l'infini de Anatoly Karpov et Evgueni Guik
                                                                                                                                                                                  Aussi vieux que l'histoire du monde, le jeu d'échecs est loin d'avoir livré tous ses secrets. Trouver la bonne stratégie? Ne ps jouer de mauvais coups? Puissance de réflexion, affaire de logique, question de caractère... de chance, aussi. L'exploration de ce monde complexe, aux trois dimensions — art, sport et science —, se devait d'être confiée à un spécialiste parmi les plus...
                                                                                                                                                                                  31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                                                                                                      From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                                                                                                          From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                              In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                                                                                                                              34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                                  In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  34,95 €Prix