Documentation échiquéenne
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Chaturanga de Frédéric Bielik 2e éditionChaturanga de Frédéric Bielik 2e édition
      Le jeu de cartes Chaturanga a été créé par Frédéric Bielik, instructeur diplômé par la Fédération internationale des échecs. Chaque carte à jouer propose trois éléments strictement échiquéens : un problème, une définition, une citation. Ce jeu convient parfaitement pour mener une animation échiquéenne dans les écoles ou les clubs d'échecs. Il sagit de la...
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      Chaturanga de Frédéric Bielik 2e éditionChaturanga de Frédéric Bielik 2e édition
          Le jeu de cartes Chaturanga a été créé par Frédéric Bielik, instructeur diplômé par la Fédération internationale des échecs. Chaque carte à jouer propose trois éléments strictement échiquéens : un problème, une définition, une citation. Ce jeu convient parfaitement pour mener une animation échiquéenne dans les écoles ou les clubs d'échecs. Il sagit de la...
          15,00 €Prix
          Alekhine de Christophe Philippe, Anastasia Savina et Cédric Paci
              Plongez dans la passionante Histoire des champions du Monde d'échecs! Découvrez leur vie mouvementée, leurs "spécialités" étonnantes, leurs anecdotes marquantes... et progressez pas à pas en étudiant leurs parties rendues accessibles grâce aux balises "Contextes, "À retenir", "Questions" et "Leçons"! L'objectif du présent ouvrage est d'extraire des fameuses parties dites "classiques" ou "de...
              10,00 €Prix
              Alekhine de Christophe Philippe, Anastasia Savina et Cédric Paci
                  Plongez dans la passionante Histoire des champions du Monde d'échecs! Découvrez leur vie mouvementée, leurs "spécialités" étonnantes, leurs anecdotes marquantes... et progressez pas à pas en étudiant leurs parties rendues accessibles grâce aux balises "Contextes, "À retenir", "Questions" et "Leçons"! L'objectif du présent ouvrage est d'extraire des fameuses parties dites "classiques" ou "de...
                  10,00 €Prix
                  Capablanca de Christophe Philippe, Anastasia Savina et Cédric Paci
                      Plongez dans la passionante Histoire des champions du Monde d'échecs! Découvrez leur vie mouvementée, leurs "spécialités" étonnantes, leurs anecdotes marquantes... et progressez pas à pas en étudiant leurs parties rendues accessibles grâce aux balises "Contextes, "À retenir", "Questions" et "Leçons"! L'objectif du présent ouvrage est d'extraire des fameuses parties dites "classiques" ou "de...
                      10,00 €Prix
                      Capablanca de Christophe Philippe, Anastasia Savina et Cédric Paci
                          Plongez dans la passionante Histoire des champions du Monde d'échecs! Découvrez leur vie mouvementée, leurs "spécialités" étonnantes, leurs anecdotes marquantes... et progressez pas à pas en étudiant leurs parties rendues accessibles grâce aux balises "Contextes, "À retenir", "Questions" et "Leçons"! L'objectif du présent ouvrage est d'extraire des fameuses parties dites "classiques" ou "de...
                          10,00 €Prix
                          Lasker de Christophe Philippe, Anastasia Savina et Cédric Paci
                              Plongez dans la passionante Histoire des champions du Monde d'échecs! Découvrez leur vie mouvementée, leurs "spécialités" étonnantes, leurs anecdotes marquantes... et progressez pas à pas en étudiant leurs parties rendues accessibles grâce aux balises "Contextes, "À retenir", "Questions" et "Leçons"! L'objectif du présent ouvrage est d'extraire des fameuses parties dites "classiques" ou "de...
                              10,00 €Prix
                              Lasker de Christophe Philippe, Anastasia Savina et Cédric Paci
                                  Plongez dans la passionante Histoire des champions du Monde d'échecs! Découvrez leur vie mouvementée, leurs "spécialités" étonnantes, leurs anecdotes marquantes... et progressez pas à pas en étudiant leurs parties rendues accessibles grâce aux balises "Contextes, "À retenir", "Questions" et "Leçons"! L'objectif du présent ouvrage est d'extraire des fameuses parties dites "classiques" ou "de...
                                  10,00 €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
                                                  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
                                                  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 Life and Games of Carlos Torre de Gabriel Velasco et Taylor Kingston
                                                              Here is what has been added to this edition: More accurate and extensive annotations using ChessBase and Stockfish 14. Torre’s own annotations to several games have been unearthed and added. Added games to give a more rounded view of Torre. Also the six games between players other than Torre that he annotated for the Mexican...
                                                              40,00 €Prix
                                                              The Life and Games of Carlos Torre de Gabriel Velasco et Taylor Kingston
                                                                  Here is what has been added to this edition: More accurate and extensive annotations using ChessBase and Stockfish 14. Torre’s own annotations to several games have been unearthed and added. Added games to give a more rounded view of Torre. Also the six games between players other than Torre that he annotated for the Mexican...
                                                                  40,00 €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 Duel de Alessandro Bossi et Claudio Brovelli
                                                                                                                              The value of this volume lies also in the parts where Bossi and Brovelli, with painstaking accuracy, have quoted both direct impressions of the two protagonists (interviews, articles, letters and quotations from their works) and evaluations (in the comments and memories of their contemporaries). In such a way, a contest of wider significance is described, which helps in understanding the...
                                                                                                                              33,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The Duel de Alessandro Bossi et Claudio Brovelli
                                                                                                                                  The value of this volume lies also in the parts where Bossi and Brovelli, with painstaking accuracy, have quoted both direct impressions of the two protagonists (interviews, articles, letters and quotations from their works) and evaluations (in the comments and memories of their contemporaries). In such a way, a contest of wider significance is described, which helps in understanding the...
                                                                                                                                  33,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Speed Demon de Dmitry Kryakvin
                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                      Almost as fascinating as chess is the community of chess players. In every major city in the world, you are guaranteed to meet interesting people when you walk into a local chess club or chess cafe. This book pays tribute to one of those characters who gave colour to the chess world, the Russian grandmaster Alexey Vyzhmanavin. The best chance to bump into Vyzhmanavin in the 1980s and...
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                                                                                                                                      Speed Demon de Dmitry Kryakvin
                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                          Almost as fascinating as chess is the community of chess players. In every major city in the world, you are guaranteed to meet interesting people when you walk into a local chess club or chess cafe. This book pays tribute to one of those characters who gave colour to the chess world, the Russian grandmaster Alexey Vyzhmanavin. The best chance to bump into Vyzhmanavin in the 1980s and...
                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Th Ink War de Willy Hendriks
                                                                                                                                              The rivalry between William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, the world's strongest chess players in the late nineteenth century, became so fierce that it was eventually named The Ink War. They fought their battle on the chessboard and in various chess magazines and columns. It was not only about who was the strongest player but also about who had the best ideas on how to play the game. ...
                                                                                                                                              32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Th Ink War de Willy Hendriks
                                                                                                                                                  The rivalry between William Steinitz and Johannes Zukertort, the world's strongest chess players in the late nineteenth century, became so fierce that it was eventually named The Ink War. They fought their battle on the chessboard and in various chess magazines and columns. It was not only about who was the strongest player but also about who had the best ideas on how to play the game. ...
                                                                                                                                                  32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Life at Play de Lubomir Kavalek
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      American-Czech Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek (1943-2021) was a three-time US Chess Champion and one of the best chess writers of the last decades. He reached millions of chess fans with his much-acclaimed columns in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. Kavalek could speak from experience as he had played with or met all the chess greats of the last century. He assisted Bobby...
                                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Life at Play de Lubomir Kavalek
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          American-Czech Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek (1943-2021) was a three-time US Chess Champion and one of the best chess writers of the last decades. He reached millions of chess fans with his much-acclaimed columns in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post. Kavalek could speak from experience as he had played with or met all the chess greats of the last century. He assisted Bobby...
                                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          The Chess Battles of Hastings de Jürgen Brustkern et Norbert Wallet
                                                                                                                                                              No other chess tournament has such a long and rich history as the annual gathering 'in between the years' at the English seaside resort of Hastings. Countless chess players, professionals, and amateurs alike have celebrated Christmas and welcomed the New Year in Hastings while battling it out on the chessboard. German FM Jürgen Brustkern has been making the annual pilgrimage to...
                                                                                                                                                              32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              The Chess Battles of Hastings de Jürgen Brustkern et Norbert Wallet
                                                                                                                                                                  No other chess tournament has such a long and rich history as the annual gathering 'in between the years' at the English seaside resort of Hastings. Countless chess players, professionals, and amateurs alike have celebrated Christmas and welcomed the New Year in Hastings while battling it out on the chessboard. German FM Jürgen Brustkern has been making the annual pilgrimage to...
                                                                                                                                                                  32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Échec et mat! de Ben Graff
                                                                                                                                                                      C'est l'histoire de ce jeu passionnant qui est ici retracée à travers la vie et le parcours des seize plus grands maîtres, hommes et femmes, officiellement reconnus comme champions du monde. Il s'intéresse également aux parties les plus emblématiques, certaines d'une intensité poussée à l'extrême, d'autres opposant de grands adversaires, ou encore reflétant la rivalité politique entre...
                                                                                                                                                                      24,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Échec et mat! de Ben Graff
                                                                                                                                                                          C'est l'histoire de ce jeu passionnant qui est ici retracée à travers la vie et le parcours des seize plus grands maîtres, hommes et femmes, officiellement reconnus comme champions du monde. Il s'intéresse également aux parties les plus emblématiques, certaines d'une intensité poussée à l'extrême, d'autres opposant de grands adversaires, ou encore reflétant la rivalité politique entre...
                                                                                                                                                                          24,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Curaçao 1962 de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                              The 1962 Candidates’ Tournament in Curaçao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time. At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. The format of the tournament was a gruelling quadruple round-robin. Twenty-eight games were to be played on the tropical island, in a contest that lasted two months. The air...
                                                                                                                                                                              34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Curaçao 1962 de Jan Timman
                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                  The 1962 Candidates’ Tournament in Curaçao was one of the fiercest chess battles of all time. At the height of the Cold War, eight players contested the right to challenge World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik. The format of the tournament was a gruelling quadruple round-robin. Twenty-eight games were to be played on the tropical island, in a contest that lasted two months. The air...
                                                                                                                                                                                  34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  From London to Elista de Evgeny Bareev et Ilya Levitob
                                                                                                                                                                                      An extraordinary account of the main battles in the life of Vladimir Kramnik, a World Champion and a Samurai, in Bareev’s words. From London to Elista gives a fascinating look behind the scenes of top-level chess. It provides superb analysis of all the games by Bareev, but it does much more. In Socrates-style dialogues, Bareev and co-author Ilya Levitov reveal everything about...
                                                                                                                                                                                      37,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      From London to Elista de Evgeny Bareev et Ilya Levitob
                                                                                                                                                                                          An extraordinary account of the main battles in the life of Vladimir Kramnik, a World Champion and a Samurai, in Bareev’s words. From London to Elista gives a fascinating look behind the scenes of top-level chess. It provides superb analysis of all the games by Bareev, but it does much more. In Socrates-style dialogues, Bareev and co-author Ilya Levitov reveal everything about...
                                                                                                                                                                                          37,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          La maîtrise du milieu de partie aux échecs de Paul Kérès, Alexandre Kotov et Harry Golombek
                                                                                                                                                                                              Les livres d'échecs qui traitent spécifiquement des aspects de la stratégie échiquéenne durant le milieu de partie sont plutôt rares dans la littérature consacrée au jeu d'échecs. Ainsi, le présent livre, publié initialement en 1961, comblait un vide certain. Sa qualité a tout de suite été relevé ; la notoriété des deux prestigieux grands maîtres soviétiques qui en sont les auteurs...
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                                                                                                                                                                                              La maîtrise du milieu de partie aux échecs de Paul Kérès, Alexandre Kotov et Harry Golombek
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Les livres d'échecs qui traitent spécifiquement des aspects de la stratégie échiquéenne durant le milieu de partie sont plutôt rares dans la littérature consacrée au jeu d'échecs. Ainsi, le présent livre, publié initialement en 1961, comblait un vide certain. Sa qualité a tout de suite été relevé ; la notoriété des deux prestigieux grands maîtres soviétiques qui en sont les auteurs...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  20,00 €Prix