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Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
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      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
          Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual FastTrack Edition de Mark Dvorestky
              Since it first appeared in 2003, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual has been acclaimed as the best single volume ever written on the endgame. With staggering depth and accuracy, it clearly reveals the secrets of this most important stage of the game. One of the unique characteristics of the Endgame Manual has been the highlighting of text considered to be essential to the...
              18,95 €Prix
              Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual FastTrack Edition de Mark Dvorestky
                  Since it first appeared in 2003, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual has been acclaimed as the best single volume ever written on the endgame. With staggering depth and accuracy, it clearly reveals the secrets of this most important stage of the game. One of the unique characteristics of the Endgame Manual has been the highlighting of text considered to be essential to the...
                  18,95 €Prix
                  Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                      In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                      24,99 €Prix
                      Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                          In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                          24,99 €Prix
                          Understanding Queen Endgames de Karsten Müller et Yakov Konoval
                              Knowing the abilities and limitations of the powerful queen is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame. Queen endgames are very difficult, if only for purely mathematical reasons – the queen is the most mobile peace in chess, and the amount of possible options is incomparably higher than in any other type of endgames. ...
                              24,95 €Prix
                              Understanding Queen Endgames de Karsten Müller et Yakov Konoval
                                  Knowing the abilities and limitations of the powerful queen is very valuable for mastering the secrets of the royal game, and this can be studied best in the endgame. Queen endgames are very difficult, if only for purely mathematical reasons – the queen is the most mobile peace in chess, and the amount of possible options is incomparably higher than in any other type of endgames. ...
                                  24,95 €Prix
                                  The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                      Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                      34,95 €Prix
                                      The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                          Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                          34,95 €Prix
                                          Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                              When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
                                              32,95 €Prix
                                              Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                  When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
                                                  32,95 €Prix
                                                  Your Jungle Guide to Rook Endings de Estratios Grivas
                                                      There are five basic principles that must be followed faithfully in rook endings: 1. Rook behind the pawn: The placement of the rooks in relation to the pawns is very significant. The rook must be placed behind the pawn whether the pawn is yours or not. With every move the pawn makes the radius of our rook will increase and that of the opponent’s will decrease. 2....
                                                      31,95 €Prix
                                                      Your Jungle Guide to Rook Endings de Estratios Grivas
                                                          There are five basic principles that must be followed faithfully in rook endings: 1. Rook behind the pawn: The placement of the rooks in relation to the pawns is very significant. The rook must be placed behind the pawn whether the pawn is yours or not. With every move the pawn makes the radius of our rook will increase and that of the opponent’s will decrease. 2....
                                                          31,95 €Prix
                                                          The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                              "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                              The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                                  "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                  The Complete Chess Swindler de David Smerdon
                                                                      "Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode. Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! Swindling is a...
                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                      The Complete Chess Swindler de David Smerdon
                                                                          "Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode. Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point! Swindling is a...
                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                          Chess Tests de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                              " Chess Tests offers chessplayers material of very high quality for working on various themes, from training combinative vision to techniques of realizing advantages. I recommend using those materials for in-depth work in the directions mentioned in the book. If you follow this advice, then this volume will become a valuable addition to your chess studies and will help you reinforce...
                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                              Chess Tests de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                  " Chess Tests offers chessplayers material of very high quality for working on various themes, from training combinative vision to techniques of realizing advantages. I recommend using those materials for in-depth work in the directions mentioned in the book. If you follow this advice, then this volume will become a valuable addition to your chess studies and will help you reinforce...
                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                  Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster 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 selected 100 studies and problems by Odessite chess master Nikolai Vasilevich Rezvov (1921–2013), which will help you to appreciate the splendor and depth of the royal game. Rezvov lived a long and tragic life: it...
                                                                                      10,99 €Prix
                                                                                      Nikolai Rezvov, from Child Burglar to Grandmaster 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 selected 100 studies and problems by Odessite chess master Nikolai Vasilevich Rezvov (1921–2013), which will help you to appreciate the splendor and depth of the royal game. Rezvov lived a long and tragic life: it...
                                                                                          10,99 €Prix
                                                                                          The King Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws! 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 one king in the finale, yet manages to draw. There are no more than six moves in almost...
                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                              The King Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws! 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 one king in the finale, yet manages to draw. There are no more than six moves in almost...
                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                  Bishop and Knight 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 a bishop and knight 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
                                                                                                      Bishop and Knight 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 a bishop and knight 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
                                                                                                          One Rook Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one rook in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                              One Rook Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one rook in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                  One Knight Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                      "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                      One Knight Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                          "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one knight in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings 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 selected 100 pawn endings composed by the leading Ukrainian problemist Mikhail Zinar. Zinar is a prolific endgame expert who has produced several hundred studies since the 1970s, with a focus on pawn endings. His...
                                                                                                                              10,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Mikhail Zinar's Difficult Pawn Endings 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 selected 100 pawn endings composed by the leading Ukrainian problemist Mikhail Zinar. Zinar is a prolific endgame expert who has produced several hundred studies since the 1970s, with a focus on pawn endings. His...
                                                                                                                                  10,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Queen Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                      "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 the queen in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Queen Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                          "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 the queen in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no...
                                                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          One Bishop Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                              "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one bishop in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. 
 There are no...
                                                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              One Bishop Saves the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                  "Learn great traps, turn losses into draws and draws into wins! 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 one bishop in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. 
 There are no...
                                                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                      "Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia’s greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015. In this book, Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition...
                                                                                                                                                      15,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Oleg Pervakov's Industrial Strength Endgame Studies de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                          "Oleg Pervakov (born in 1960 in the city of Kirov) is widely recognized as Russia’s greatest living chess composer. He has composed nearly 500 studies and he has won the individual chess composition world championship three times: in 2004-2006, 2007-2009 and 2013-2015. In this book, Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition...
                                                                                                                                                          15,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame de Alexey Dreev
                                                                                                                                                              "The author’s aim in this volume is to improve the tournament chess player and professional alike in their ability to evaluate and execute crucial and hard-fought practical endgames – either in converting a winning position or holding a draw. This book will also sharpen the player’s overall cognitive competences in practical situations, where the normal laws of endgame theory have little or...
                                                                                                                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Improve Your Practical Play in the Endgame de Alexey Dreev
                                                                                                                                                                  "The author’s aim in this volume is to improve the tournament chess player and professional alike in their ability to evaluate and execute crucial and hard-fought practical endgames – either in converting a winning position or holding a draw. This book will also sharpen the player’s overall cognitive competences in practical situations, where the normal laws of endgame theory have little or...
                                                                                                                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Endgames of the World Champions vol.2 de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                                                      "All world champions left their mark on chess. They had different styles but each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well. The material on this DVD is based on the ChessBase MasterClass series, and gives you a good opportunity to enjoy some of the best endgames in the history of chess. Enjoy Capablanca’s fine technique, Tal’s magic, Lasker’s fighting spirit,...
                                                                                                                                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Endgames of the World Champions vol.2 de Karsten Müller
                                                                                                                                                                          "All world champions left their mark on chess. They had different styles but each and every one of them played the endgame exceptionally well. The material on this DVD is based on the ChessBase MasterClass series, and gives you a good opportunity to enjoy some of the best endgames in the history of chess. Enjoy Capablanca’s fine technique, Tal’s magic, Lasker’s fighting spirit,...
                                                                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Test Your Chess Skills de Sarhan Guliev et Logman Guliev
                                                                                                                                                                              "The test positions in this instructive book cover the entire spectrum of what a modern club player should know. The reader is invited to find tactical blows, deep strategic manoeuvres, opening traps, standard endgame plans and other principles in action. Sarhan Guliev and his brother Logman Guliev have carefully selected the positions from their own games. That is why these puzzles...
                                                                                                                                                                              19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Test Your Chess Skills de Sarhan Guliev et Logman Guliev
                                                                                                                                                                                  "The test positions in this instructive book cover the entire spectrum of what a modern club player should know. The reader is invited to find tactical blows, deep strategic manoeuvres, opening traps, standard endgame plans and other principles in action. Sarhan Guliev and his brother Logman Guliev have carefully selected the positions from their own games. That is why these puzzles...
                                                                                                                                                                                  19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player vol.2 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                                                                                      "I assume that most of you have read (and enjoyed!) the first volume of this series, but for those who haven’t: don’t worry. The level of the content of the two books is identical and you can work through the second volume without having studied the first one. However, it’s still not too late to get a copy of the first volume! In the first six chapters I will mainly look at positions with...
                                                                                                                                                                                      31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Crucial Chess Skills for the Club Player vol.2 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                                                                                          "I assume that most of you have read (and enjoyed!) the first volume of this series, but for those who haven’t: don’t worry. The level of the content of the two books is identical and you can work through the second volume without having studied the first one. However, it’s still not too late to get a copy of the first volume! In the first six chapters I will mainly look at positions with...
                                                                                                                                                                                          31,85 €Prix