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Mastering Practical Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
  • Nouveauté 2026
    Endgame mastery separates great players from the good. First-rate endgame play requires a mix of calculation, pattern recognition, abstract themes, theoretical knowledge and resilience few have mastered. In this rich collection of seventy mini-lessons, written over six years, acclaimed author GM Daniel Naroditsky guides you to every corner of the endgame world in the engaging, humorous, and...
    29,99 €Prix
    Mastering Practical Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
    • Nouveauté 2026
      Endgame mastery separates great players from the good. First-rate endgame play requires a mix of calculation, pattern recognition, abstract themes, theoretical knowledge and resilience few have mastered. In this rich collection of seventy mini-lessons, written over six years, acclaimed author GM Daniel Naroditsky guides you to every corner of the endgame world in the engaging, humorous, and...
      29,99 €Prix
      Mastering Complex Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
      • Nouveauté 2026
        Mastering Complex Endgames is a rich collection of practical endgame examples whose assessments require more than just standard theory. Daniel Naroditsky drew heavily on his own experience as a player. The material is lively and instructive, with wonderful practical advice and insights into the minds of the chess greats. This highly systematic work will take your endgame technique to the...
        29,99 €Prix
        Mastering Complex Endgames de Daniel Naroditsky
        • Nouveauté 2026
          Mastering Complex Endgames is a rich collection of practical endgame examples whose assessments require more than just standard theory. Daniel Naroditsky drew heavily on his own experience as a player. The material is lively and instructive, with wonderful practical advice and insights into the minds of the chess greats. This highly systematic work will take your endgame technique to the...
          29,99 €Prix
          The Benko Bible vol.1 de Vassilios Kotronias et Mikhail Ivanov
          • Nouveauté 2026
            A Dynamic Positional Enterprise More than a half-century ago, Hungarian-American Grandmaster Pal Benko crafted a strategy for Black to meet 1.d4. A Benoni-style pawn structure is followed by a strike on the queenside ...b7-b5! While this tactic had already been known, it was Benko who shaped it into a dynamic, dangerous system. In this first book of a...
            39,95 €Prix
            The Benko Bible vol.1 de Vassilios Kotronias et Mikhail Ivanov
            • Nouveauté 2026
              A Dynamic Positional Enterprise More than a half-century ago, Hungarian-American Grandmaster Pal Benko crafted a strategy for Black to meet 1.d4. A Benoni-style pawn structure is followed by a strike on the queenside ...b7-b5! While this tactic had already been known, it was Benko who shaped it into a dynamic, dangerous system. In this first book of a...
              39,95 €Prix
              Les secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian BauerLes secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian Bauer
                  La Carlsbad, c'est à la fois une variante importante du Gambit-Dame et une structure de pions que l'on retrouve dans beaucoup d'ouvertures. Le grand maître Christian Bauer vous présente les dessous de la fameuse "attaque de minorité" ainsi que les plans d'expansion centrale ou ceux avec le grand roque, et vous montre les multiples façons dont les Noirs peuvent s'y opposer. De quoi vous aider...
                  22,00 €Prix
                  Les secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian BauerLes secrets de la Carlsbad de Christian Bauer
                      La Carlsbad, c'est à la fois une variante importante du Gambit-Dame et une structure de pions que l'on retrouve dans beaucoup d'ouvertures. Le grand maître Christian Bauer vous présente les dessous de la fameuse "attaque de minorité" ainsi que les plans d'expansion centrale ou ceux avec le grand roque, et vous montre les multiples façons dont les Noirs peuvent s'y opposer. De quoi vous aider...
                      22,00 €Prix
                      Seize the Initiative: The 1.e4 Repertoire vol.1 de Gawain Maroroa Jones
                          Seize the Initiative: The 1.e4 Repertoire propose aux Blancs un répertoire complet fondé sur un jeu actif et résolument orienté vers l’initiative. L’accent est mis sur des variantes offrant de belles perspectives, qui créent de la pression, génèrent des possibilités d’attaque et contraignent les Noirs à se défendre, sans pour autant sacrifier la solidité nécessaire à un jeu de haut...
                          29,99 €Prix
                          Seize the Initiative: The 1.e4 Repertoire vol.1 de Gawain Maroroa Jones
                              Seize the Initiative: The 1.e4 Repertoire propose aux Blancs un répertoire complet fondé sur un jeu actif et résolument orienté vers l’initiative. L’accent est mis sur des variantes offrant de belles perspectives, qui créent de la pression, génèrent des possibilités d’attaque et contraignent les Noirs à se défendre, sans pour autant sacrifier la solidité nécessaire à un jeu de haut...
                              29,99 €Prix
                              The Evans Gambit de Andrew Martin
                                  Fruit de l’imagination du marin gallois et inventeur du XIXe siècle, le capitaine William Davies Evans, le gambit Evans jouit depuis longtemps d’une réputation de jeu audacieux et aventureux. Il apparaît après 1.e4 e5 2.Cf3 Cc6 3.Fc4 Fc5 4.b4 !, et contraint les Noirs à naviguer dès le début sur une mer déchaînée. Le MI Andrew Martin vous embarque pour un voyage à travers les époques,...
                                  27,99 €Prix
                                  The Evans Gambit de Andrew Martin
                                      Fruit de l’imagination du marin gallois et inventeur du XIXe siècle, le capitaine William Davies Evans, le gambit Evans jouit depuis longtemps d’une réputation de jeu audacieux et aventureux. Il apparaît après 1.e4 e5 2.Cf3 Cc6 3.Fc4 Fc5 4.b4 !, et contraint les Noirs à naviguer dès le début sur une mer déchaînée. Le MI Andrew Martin vous embarque pour un voyage à travers les époques,...
                                      27,99 €Prix
                                      La Scheveningue 2.0 de Daniel Gormally
                                          La Sicilienne Scheveningue est une variante hautement flexible et respectée, Elle se caractérise par la structure de pions noirs en e6 et d6. Elle survient après les coups 1. e4 c5 2. Cf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Cxd4 Cf6 5. Cc3 e6. Cette formation permet aux Noirs de maintenir un présence au centre solide tout en conservant des options ouvertes pour un contre-jeu dynamique.
                                          25,00 €Prix
                                          La Scheveningue 2.0 de Daniel Gormally
                                              La Sicilienne Scheveningue est une variante hautement flexible et respectée, Elle se caractérise par la structure de pions noirs en e6 et d6. Elle survient après les coups 1. e4 c5 2. Cf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Cxd4 Cf6 5. Cc3 e6. Cette formation permet aux Noirs de maintenir un présence au centre solide tout en conservant des options ouvertes pour un contre-jeu dynamique.
                                              25,00 €Prix
                                              Win with the English! de Nikolaos Ntirlis
                                                  Win with the English! est un livre en anglais consacré à l’Ouverture anglaise (1.c4), une arme redoutablement efficace en pratique pour les joueurs de tous niveaux. Dès le premier coup, les Blancs imposent leur choix d’ouverture et obtiennent des positions où la compréhension des thèmes stratégiques et des plans de jeu compte souvent davantage que la simple mémorisation de longues...
                                                  29,99 €Prix
                                                  Win with the English! de Nikolaos Ntirlis
                                                      Win with the English! est un livre en anglais consacré à l’Ouverture anglaise (1.c4), une arme redoutablement efficace en pratique pour les joueurs de tous niveaux. Dès le premier coup, les Blancs imposent leur choix d’ouverture et obtiennent des positions où la compréhension des thèmes stratégiques et des plans de jeu compte souvent davantage que la simple mémorisation de longues...
                                                      29,99 €Prix
                                                      Win with the French de Vassilios Kotronias
                                                          Win with the French! est un livre en anglais consacré à la Défense française, une ouverture qui trouve un équilibre idéal entre solidité théorique et efficacité pratique. Elle demeure l’une des défenses les plus populaires pour les Noirs à tous les niveaux de jeu. Cet ouvrage propose un répertoire complet et robuste pour les Noirs après 1.e4 e6. Théoricien de premier plan et...
                                                          29,99 €Prix
                                                          Win with the French de Vassilios Kotronias
                                                              Win with the French! est un livre en anglais consacré à la Défense française, une ouverture qui trouve un équilibre idéal entre solidité théorique et efficacité pratique. Elle demeure l’une des défenses les plus populaires pour les Noirs à tous les niveaux de jeu. Cet ouvrage propose un répertoire complet et robuste pour les Noirs après 1.e4 e6. Théoricien de premier plan et...
                                                              29,99 €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
                                                                      Accelerated Dragon de Nigel Davies
                                                                          The Accelerated Dragon (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6) has attracted the attention of many creative players. In the past these included Tigran Petrosian and Bent Larsen while modern aficionados include the dominant player of the era, Magnus Carlsen, as well as Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and many others. The opening is characterised...
                                                                          23,99 €Prix
                                                                          Accelerated Dragon de Nigel Davies
                                                                              The Accelerated Dragon (1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 g6) has attracted the attention of many creative players. In the past these included Tigran Petrosian and Bent Larsen while modern aficionados include the dominant player of the era, Magnus Carlsen, as well as Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Jan-Krzysztof Duda and many others. The opening is characterised...
                                                                              23,99 €Prix
                                                                              Benoni Mayhem de Andrew Martin
                                                                                  One of the sharpest lines to meet 1 d4 is the Modern Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6). The hallmark of this opening is that Black makes the positional concession of allowing White a central majority and in return hopes for counterchances via active piece play. However, there are many other weird and wonderful ways to handle these "Benoni structures" as the very...
                                                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                                                  Benoni Mayhem de Andrew Martin
                                                                                      One of the sharpest lines to meet 1 d4 is the Modern Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e6 4 Nc3 exd5 5 cxd5 d6). The hallmark of this opening is that Black makes the positional concession of allowing White a central majority and in return hopes for counterchances via active piece play. However, there are many other weird and wonderful ways to handle these "Benoni structures" as the very...
                                                                                      23,99 €Prix
                                                                                      Fighting the Nimzo de Semko Semkov
                                                                                          Having the Nimzo-Indian Defence in his repertoire is a must for every 1.d4 player. However, it has been deeply explored, and lately White has been struggling to make something out of the opening. Indicatively, recent years have seen only books from Black’s perspective. This repertoire presents an innovative approach for White. While he starts with Kasparov’s move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3...
                                                                                          23,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Fighting the Nimzo de Semko Semkov
                                                                                              Having the Nimzo-Indian Defence in his repertoire is a must for every 1.d4 player. However, it has been deeply explored, and lately White has been struggling to make something out of the opening. Indicatively, recent years have seen only books from Black’s perspective. This repertoire presents an innovative approach for White. While he starts with Kasparov’s move order 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3...
                                                                                              23,95 €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
                                                                                                      London System de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                          Chess theory ebbs and flows. Lines that have been discarded for decades suddenly become all the rage and everyone starts playing them. A case in point are queenside openings where White plays Bf4. For years these had been the chess equivalent of flared trousers but in recent times they have been reinvented and even the best players in the world are now sporting them. The London System...
                                                                                                          23,99 €Prix
                                                                                                          London System de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                              Chess theory ebbs and flows. Lines that have been discarded for decades suddenly become all the rage and everyone starts playing them. A case in point are queenside openings where White plays Bf4. For years these had been the chess equivalent of flared trousers but in recent times they have been reinvented and even the best players in the world are now sporting them. The London System...
                                                                                                              23,99 €Prix
                                                                                                              La Sicilienne Taimanov-Scheveningue de Semko Semkov
                                                                                                                  La défense Sicilienne est depuis longtemps reconnue comme l'une des meilleures façons de répliquer à 1.e4. Bobby Fischer a grandement contribué à la populariser en jouant systématiquement la variante Najdorf. Anatoly Karpov préférait la plus solide variante Taïmanov. Garry Kasparov avait un faible pour la Scheveningue, qu'il atteignait le plus souvent par l'ordre de coups de la Najdorf, pour...
                                                                                                                  28,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                  La Sicilienne Taimanov-Scheveningue de Semko Semkov
                                                                                                                      La défense Sicilienne est depuis longtemps reconnue comme l'une des meilleures façons de répliquer à 1.e4. Bobby Fischer a grandement contribué à la populariser en jouant systématiquement la variante Najdorf. Anatoly Karpov préférait la plus solide variante Taïmanov. Garry Kasparov avait un faible pour la Scheveningue, qu'il atteignait le plus souvent par l'ordre de coups de la Najdorf, pour...
                                                                                                                      28,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Play the Mackenzie! de David Gertler
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          This theoretically solid opening repertoire for White, based on playing 5.d4 in the main line of the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6), gives you a great way to bamboozle your opponent, who is probably unprepared for this variation and its many pitfalls. Black can easily go wrong within the next few moves and quickly lose material or succumb to a crushing attack. White is...
                                                                                                                          15,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Play the Mackenzie! de David Gertler
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              This theoretically solid opening repertoire for White, based on playing 5.d4 in the main line of the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6), gives you a great way to bamboozle your opponent, who is probably unprepared for this variation and its many pitfalls. Black can easily go wrong within the next few moves and quickly lose material or succumb to a crushing attack. White is...
                                                                                                                              15,50 €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
                                                                                                                                      The Scheveningen Sicilian Revisited de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                                                                          This Sicilian Scheveningen Defense is a rich and complex opening that offers Black a mix of solid defense and dynamic counterattacking chances. Its flexibility allows it to be adapted to a wide range of situations, making it a popular choice for players of all levels. Whether you are looking for to outmaneuver your opponent in a tactical battle our outlast them in a positional...
                                                                                                                                          38,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          The Scheveningen Sicilian Revisited de Daniel Gormally
                                                                                                                                              This Sicilian Scheveningen Defense is a rich and complex opening that offers Black a mix of solid defense and dynamic counterattacking chances. Its flexibility allows it to be adapted to a wide range of situations, making it a popular choice for players of all levels. Whether you are looking for to outmaneuver your opponent in a tactical battle our outlast them in a positional...
                                                                                                                                              38,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack (Second edition) de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                  I have returned to my book from a few years ago, to an opening that at the time was a rare guest among books as a topic – and not only among books, but also in tournament practice. In the intervening years it has become very popular to use this old and somewhat forgotten method of playing and I have found lots of interesting new games. This time though I have focused mainly on...
                                                                                                                                                  37,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The Modernized Colle-Zukertort Attack (Second edition) de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                      I have returned to my book from a few years ago, to an opening that at the time was a rare guest among books as a topic – and not only among books, but also in tournament practice. In the intervening years it has become very popular to use this old and somewhat forgotten method of playing and I have found lots of interesting new games. This time though I have focused mainly on...
                                                                                                                                                      37,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The Grünfeld Defence de Nigel Davies
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play. Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld...
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                                                                                                                                                          The Grünfeld Defence de Nigel Davies
                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                              The Grünfeld Defence is is a combative reply to 1 d4 which has been favoured by many world champions including those two legends of the game, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov. It is an opening in the hypermodern style, in that Black generally allows White to build a strong centre early on in the expectation of being able to undermine it in the middlegame play. Opening Repetoire: The Grünfeld...
                                                                                                                                                              21,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
                                                                                                                                                                  The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
                                                                                                                                                                  23,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
                                                                                                                                                                      The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
                                                                                                                                                                      23,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                          Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                                                                                                                                          32,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                              Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                                                                                                                                              32,50 €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