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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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      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
                  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...
                                      23,00 €Prix
                                      The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                          After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                          23,00 €Prix
                                          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 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
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                                                                  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
                                                                                              Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                  24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                  Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                      The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                      24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                      Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                          The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                          24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                          Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                              Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                              Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                  Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                  Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                      Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                          Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                              2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                              39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                                  2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                                  39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                                                                                      The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                                                                                      45,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Encylopaedia of Chess Problems 3rd Edition de Milan Velimirović et Kari Valtonen
                                                                                                                                          The only complete Encyclopaedia of Chess Problems ever written is available once again as a polished reprint of the original edition. The life work of GMs Milan Velimirovic and Kari Valtonen is a must for any chess lover and enthusiast! The Definitive Book, Encyclopedia of Chess Problems: Themes and Terms, written by GM of chess composition and GM solver Milan Velimirovic and...
                                                                                                                                          45,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                                                                              19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                      The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The How to Study Chess on your Own Workbook vol.1 de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                          The astounding success of How To Study Chess on Your Own made clear that there are thousands of chess players who want to improve their game. And chess players like to work on their training at least partially by themselves. The bestselling book by GM Kuljasevic offered a structured approach and provided the training plans. Due to popular demand, Kuljasevic now presents a Workbook...
                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Chess Endgames for Club Players de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                              Any good chess coach will tell you to study the endgame. Improving your knowledge of the ‘third phase’ in a chess game will bring you many extra half or even full points. After the success of his award-winning classics, Chess Strategy for Club Players and Attacking Chess for Club Players Herman Grooten has now written an equally instructive endgame manual. He teaches...
                                                                                                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Chess Endgames for Club Players de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                                                                                  Any good chess coach will tell you to study the endgame. Improving your knowledge of the ‘third phase’ in a chess game will bring you many extra half or even full points. After the success of his award-winning classics, Chess Strategy for Club Players and Attacking Chess for Club Players Herman Grooten has now written an equally instructive endgame manual. He teaches...
                                                                                                                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Le jeu en finales aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                      Ce livre destiné aux joueurs ambitieux compte 430 exercices ardus, pour une étude active des finales. Apprendre les fins de partie aide grandement la compréhension globale du jeu d'échecs et permet de mieux utiliser ses pièces en toute circonstance. Cependant, connaître la théorie ne suffit pas, et le grand maître Jacob Aagaard vous donne dans ce livre un matériel d'entraînement de qualité...
                                                                                                                                                                      32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Le jeu en finales aux échecs de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                                                                                                                          Ce livre destiné aux joueurs ambitieux compte 430 exercices ardus, pour une étude active des finales. Apprendre les fins de partie aide grandement la compréhension globale du jeu d'échecs et permet de mieux utiliser ses pièces en toute circonstance. Cependant, connaître la théorie ne suffit pas, et le grand maître Jacob Aagaard vous donne dans ce livre un matériel d'entraînement de qualité...
                                                                                                                                                                          32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Echecs artistiques et humoristiques de Jean-Claude Letzelter
                                                                                                                                                                              Les Echecs artistiques et humoristiques ont l'ambition de ombler un vide dans la littérature échiquéenne française: les ouvrages traitant de la composition y sont, en effet, fort rares. Et qui mieux que Jean-Claude Letzelter pouvait s'acquitter de cette tâche. Il doit un bon nombre de ses succès à son talent de compositeur, à son jeu original et créatif; ses fins de partie, par...
                                                                                                                                                                              20,10 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Echecs artistiques et humoristiques de Jean-Claude Letzelter
                                                                                                                                                                                  Les Echecs artistiques et humoristiques ont l'ambition de ombler un vide dans la littérature échiquéenne française: les ouvrages traitant de la composition y sont, en effet, fort rares. Et qui mieux que Jean-Claude Letzelter pouvait s'acquitter de cette tâche. Il doit un bon nombre de ses succès à son talent de compositeur, à son jeu original et créatif; ses fins de partie, par...
                                                                                                                                                                                  20,10 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Jeux de miroir de François Fargette
                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                      Jeux de miroirs est le florilège des plus beaux - du plus simple au plus épineux - problèmes d'échecs réunis par François Fargette. Beaucoup ont déjà été soumis à la sagacité des joueurs-lecteurs du Figaro qui auront le plaisir de les retrouver ici, accompagnés de commentaires et de leur solution. L'ouvrage comprend en outre une présentation de la notation algébrique, et des...
                                                                                                                                                                                      17,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Jeux de miroir de François Fargette
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          Jeux de miroirs est le florilège des plus beaux - du plus simple au plus épineux - problèmes d'échecs réunis par François Fargette. Beaucoup ont déjà été soumis à la sagacité des joueurs-lecteurs du Figaro qui auront le plaisir de les retrouver ici, accompagnés de commentaires et de leur solution. L'ouvrage comprend en outre une présentation de la notation algébrique, et des...
                                                                                                                                                                                          17,85 €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