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La sicilienne Taimanov expliquée de James Rizzitano
      "La défense Sicilienne est la plus populaire des réponses à l’ouverture du pion-roi. Non sans raison : elle offre un combat sans compromis, où les Noirs acceptent un retard de développement en échange d’une majorité de pions au centre. Les chances à long terme ainsi obtenues le sont généralement au prix de risques...
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      La sicilienne Taimanov expliquée de James Rizzitano
          "La défense Sicilienne est la plus populaire des réponses à l’ouverture du pion-roi. Non sans raison : elle offre un combat sans compromis, où les Noirs acceptent un retard de développement en échange d’une majorité de pions au centre. Les chances à long terme ainsi obtenues le sont généralement au prix de risques...
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          The Vienna Variation de Yannick Pelletier
              "The Vienna Variation is a particular and independent system of the Queen’s Gambit. It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4, when black’s capture on move 4 is strongly reminiscent of the Queen’s Gambit Accepted. But the Vienna Variation is also inspired by Nimzo-Indian structures while keeping its own character. The main variations usually lead to asymmetrical pawn structures,...
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              The Vienna Variation de Yannick Pelletier
                  "The Vienna Variation is a particular and independent system of the Queen’s Gambit. It arises after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4, when black’s capture on move 4 is strongly reminiscent of the Queen’s Gambit Accepted. But the Vienna Variation is also inspired by Nimzo-Indian structures while keeping its own character. The main variations usually lead to asymmetrical pawn structures,...
                  29,90 €Prix
                  The Tarrasch Defence de Erwin L'Ami
                      Documentation échiquéenne
                      "Are you looking for an active defence against 1.d4? Look no further! The Tarrasch Defence (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5) is one of Black’s most ambitious ways to meet 1.d4. No wonder that World Champions Boris Spassky and Garry Kasparov played it!"
                      29,90 €Prix
                      The Tarrasch Defence de Erwin L'Ami
                          Documentation échiquéenne
                          "Are you looking for an active defence against 1.d4? Look no further! The Tarrasch Defence (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5) is one of Black’s most ambitious ways to meet 1.d4. No wonder that World Champions Boris Spassky and Garry Kasparov played it!"
                          29,90 €Prix
                          Meeting the Gambits vol.2 Gambits after 1.d4 de Andrew Martin
                              "Advice and suggestions are given against: The Benko Gambit - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 The Budapest Gambit (including the Fajarowicz Gambit) - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 The Albin Counter-Gambit - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 The Von Hennig-Schara Gambit - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 The Queen’s Gambit (a little-known system for Black) - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 ...
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                              Meeting the Gambits vol.2 Gambits after 1.d4 de Andrew Martin
                                  "Advice and suggestions are given against: The Benko Gambit - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 The Budapest Gambit (including the Fajarowicz Gambit) - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 The Albin Counter-Gambit - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 The Von Hennig-Schara Gambit - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 The Queen’s Gambit (a little-known system for Black) - 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 ...
                                  29,90 €Prix
                                  Smash the Sicilian with the Smith-Morra Gambit de Michael Rahal
                                      "The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4!) is a great attacking weapon against the popular Sicilian Defence. On move two White sacrifices a pawn for fast development and good attacking chances, and Black can easily fall into one of the many devious opening traps. With this gambit in your opening arsenal you are highly unpredictable and able to deal heavy blows at short notice. Your opponent...
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                                      Smash the Sicilian with the Smith-Morra Gambit de Michael Rahal
                                          "The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4!) is a great attacking weapon against the popular Sicilian Defence. On move two White sacrifices a pawn for fast development and good attacking chances, and Black can easily fall into one of the many devious opening traps. With this gambit in your opening arsenal you are highly unpredictable and able to deal heavy blows at short notice. Your opponent...
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                                          How Bobby Fischer battled the Sicilian de Adrian Mikhalchishin
                                              "Beat the Sicilian like Bobby Fischer! Bobby Fischer was a devoted Sicilian player. But the American chess genius and 11th World Champion was also a devoted 1.e4 (“Best by test” as he said) player, and his results against the Sicilian are remarkable."
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                                              How Bobby Fischer battled the Sicilian de Adrian Mikhalchishin
                                                  "Beat the Sicilian like Bobby Fischer! Bobby Fischer was a devoted Sicilian player. But the American chess genius and 11th World Champion was also a devoted 1.e4 (“Best by test” as he said) player, and his results against the Sicilian are remarkable."
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                                                  The Reliable Petroff de Daniel Fernandez
                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                      "The Petroff (or Russian) Defence which is characterised by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 has been popular at the highest levels for many years and enjoys the reputation of being an extremely solid defence. In the 1990’s and 2000’s, the theory of this variation began to develop quickly, when players like Kasparov, Karpov, Anand, Adams and Kramnik infused it with new ideas for White and...
                                                      29,90 €Prix
                                                      The Reliable Petroff de Daniel Fernandez
                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                          "The Petroff (or Russian) Defence which is characterised by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 has been popular at the highest levels for many years and enjoys the reputation of being an extremely solid defence. In the 1990’s and 2000’s, the theory of this variation began to develop quickly, when players like Kasparov, Karpov, Anand, Adams and Kramnik infused it with new ideas for White and...
                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                          My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian de Wesley So
                                                              "The Italian Game is considered a sound but quiet opening without early trades, giving rise to rich positions where plans are more important than forced variations — in short, an ideal avenue to outplay your opponent without having to learn much theory. But how should you approach new positions and keep a clear head in view of so many playable possibilities? The best way is this: you sit...
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                                                              My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian de Wesley So
                                                                  "The Italian Game is considered a sound but quiet opening without early trades, giving rise to rich positions where plans are more important than forced variations — in short, an ideal avenue to outplay your opponent without having to learn much theory. But how should you approach new positions and keep a clear head in view of so many playable possibilities? The best way is this: you sit...
                                                                  34,90 €Prix
                                                                  The Chigorin Bible de Ivan Sokolov et Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                      "The ‘Chigorin bible’ aims to be the ultimate improvement ‘tool’ for club and tournament players in the variation. The first part provides the reader with a good understanding of general plans and strategic concepts and the second part provides direct theoretical knowledge. I hope the reader will also simply enjoy playing over the games, many of which are famous historical ones. I really...
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                                                                      The Chigorin Bible de Ivan Sokolov et Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                          "The ‘Chigorin bible’ aims to be the ultimate improvement ‘tool’ for club and tournament players in the variation. The first part provides the reader with a good understanding of general plans and strategic concepts and the second part provides direct theoretical knowledge. I hope the reader will also simply enjoy playing over the games, many of which are famous historical ones. I really...
                                                                          29,80 €Prix
                                                                          Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.2 de Ivan Sokolov
                                                                              "In this second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames. I have also offered some ideas on the theory of the...
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                                                                              Chess Middlegame Strategies vol.2 de Ivan Sokolov
                                                                                  "In this second volume of my “Chess Middlegame Strategies” series I have decided to focus on this connection between the opening and the middlegame. I have selected different themes from popular openings and examined the resulting middlegames, trying to offer a sort of user manual to guide readers through these middlegames. I have also offered some ideas on the theory of the...
                                                                                  27,75 €Prix
                                                                                  The Hyper Accelerated Dragon de Raja Panjwani
                                                                                      "In this book IM Panjwani presents the Hyper Accelerated Dragon. He demonstrates from the second move a dynamic way to fight 1.e4! He covers all main lines and side-lines, even the most critical ones get a new and objective treatment. Raja’s book is recommended for all players that are eager to enter critical lines in this exciting Sicilian Opening."
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                                                                                      The Hyper Accelerated Dragon de Raja Panjwani
                                                                                          "In this book IM Panjwani presents the Hyper Accelerated Dragon. He demonstrates from the second move a dynamic way to fight 1.e4! He covers all main lines and side-lines, even the most critical ones get a new and objective treatment. Raja’s book is recommended for all players that are eager to enter critical lines in this exciting Sicilian Opening."
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                                                                                          Begrijp wat je doet vol.2 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                              "Veel clubschakers studeren graag op openingen. Dat is logisch omdat er veel materiaal over te vinden is. Toch blijkt het rendement van de noeste arbeid vaak vrij laag. In de praktijk komt men erachter dat het niet eenvoudig is om de juiste wegen te bewandelen als de tegenstander van de theorie afwijkt. Dat is de belangrijkste reden dat Grooten het bestuderen van openingen op een totaal...
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                                                                                              Begrijp wat je doet vol.2 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                  "Veel clubschakers studeren graag op openingen. Dat is logisch omdat er veel materiaal over te vinden is. Toch blijkt het rendement van de noeste arbeid vaak vrij laag. In de praktijk komt men erachter dat het niet eenvoudig is om de juiste wegen te bewandelen als de tegenstander van de theorie afwijkt. Dat is de belangrijkste reden dat Grooten het bestuderen van openingen op een totaal...
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                                                                                                  Begrijp wat je doet vol.1 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                      "Veel clubschakers studeren graag op openingen. Dat is logisch omdat er veel materiaal over te vinden is. Toch blijkt het rendement van de noeste arbeid vaak vrij laag. In de praktijk komt men erachter dat het niet eenvoudig is om de juiste wegen te bewandelen als de tegenstander van de theorie afwijkt. Dat is de belangrijkste reden dat Grooten het bestuderen van openingen op een totaal...
                                                                                                      25,75 €Prix
                                                                                                      Begrijp wat je doet vol.1 de Herman Grooten
                                                                                                          "Veel clubschakers studeren graag op openingen. Dat is logisch omdat er veel materiaal over te vinden is. Toch blijkt het rendement van de noeste arbeid vaak vrij laag. In de praktijk komt men erachter dat het niet eenvoudig is om de juiste wegen te bewandelen als de tegenstander van de theorie afwijkt. Dat is de belangrijkste reden dat Grooten het bestuderen van openingen op een totaal...
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                                                                                                          Crucial Chess Skills fo the Club Player vol. 1 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                              "From all the sorts of activities I keep myself busy with in the chess world (playing, organizing, commentating, writing, teaching etc.) I consider myself mostly a professional chess trainer. The majority of my students are rated somewhere between 1500-2200 and have the ambition of improving their play. I dare to say that players within that range of strength are most likely to learn a thing...
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                                                                                                              Crucial Chess Skills fo the Club Player vol. 1 de Robert Ris
                                                                                                                  "From all the sorts of activities I keep myself busy with in the chess world (playing, organizing, commentating, writing, teaching etc.) I consider myself mostly a professional chess trainer. The majority of my students are rated somewhere between 1500-2200 and have the ambition of improving their play. I dare to say that players within that range of strength are most likely to learn a thing...
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                                                                                                                  The Modernized Caro-Kann de Daniel Fernandez
                                                                                                                      "The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is undergoing a renaissance at the moment. In addition to being a mainstay in the repertoires of a recent World Champion (Viswanathan Anand) and a 2018 World Championship candidate (Ding Liren), it is being flooded with new and creative ideas from a range of other top players, notably Anand’s Indian...
                                                                                                                      31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The Modernized Caro-Kann de Daniel Fernandez
                                                                                                                          "The Caro-Kann Defence, long renowned for being a solid and reliable defence against 1.e4, is undergoing a renaissance at the moment. In addition to being a mainstay in the repertoires of a recent World Champion (Viswanathan Anand) and a 2018 World Championship candidate (Ding Liren), it is being flooded with new and creative ideas from a range of other top players, notably Anand’s Indian...
                                                                                                                          31,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                          The Modernized Najdorf de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                              "The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is so popular that the total number of games played in this line exceeds the number of games played in many complete openings! It has been the favourite line of many world champions and grandmasters. Famous lines such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, the Sozin, the English Attack, to name just a few, are known to all chess...
                                                                                                                              29,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The Modernized Najdorf de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                  "The Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian Defence is so popular that the total number of games played in this line exceeds the number of games played in many complete openings! It has been the favourite line of many world champions and grandmasters. Famous lines such as the Poisoned Pawn, the Polugaevsky Variation, the Sozin, the English Attack, to name just a few, are known to all chess...
                                                                                                                                  29,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Modernized Benko Gambit de Mìlos Perunovic
                                                                                                                                      "In this modern era, Black players tend to prefer solid, computer-approved openings. I wanted therefor to present a completely new approach for Black. The Benko Gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isn’t too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary. When I started playing the Benko 10 years ago, I felt it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker...
                                                                                                                                      26,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Modernized Benko Gambit de Mìlos Perunovic
                                                                                                                                          "In this modern era, Black players tend to prefer solid, computer-approved openings. I wanted therefor to present a completely new approach for Black. The Benko Gambit has been an unpopular choice since the computer isn’t too happy to lose a pawn unless absolutely necessary. When I started playing the Benko 10 years ago, I felt it was a very good choice for open tournaments and weaker...
                                                                                                                                          26,25 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Gambit Killer de Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              "Your opponent plays a gambit against you. How dare they!? But how can you punish tem? Spanish Grandmaster Salgado has take a close look at wide variety of 'Gambit Lines'. Many gambit lines, where one or more pawns are sacrificed for the initiative, have to be taken seriously, but Ivan has succeeded in finding many new ideas and theoretical improvements. The result is the neutralization or...
                                                                                                                                              27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Gambit Killer de Ivan Salgado Lopez
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  "Your opponent plays a gambit against you. How dare they!? But how can you punish tem? Spanish Grandmaster Salgado has take a close look at wide variety of 'Gambit Lines'. Many gambit lines, where one or more pawns are sacrificed for the initiative, have to be taken seriously, but Ivan has succeeded in finding many new ideas and theoretical improvements. The result is the neutralization or...
                                                                                                                                                  27,30 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The modernized Reti de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      "Contrary to what critical pessimists might say, the Reti opening is an ambitious weapon for White. By avoiding the main theoretical debates, White tries to reach an unbalanced position from an early stage of the game, with many different plans available.  Our present book aims at providing you with a complete Reti repertoire for White. The only variations I haven't covered in...
                                                                                                                                                      31,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The modernized Reti de Adrien Demuth
                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                          "Contrary to what critical pessimists might say, the Reti opening is an ambitious weapon for White. By avoiding the main theoretical debates, White tries to reach an unbalanced position from an early stage of the game, with many different plans available.  Our present book aims at providing you with a complete Reti repertoire for White. The only variations I haven't covered in...
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                                                                                                                                                          New Weapons in the King's Indian de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                              "King’s Indian was and still is one of my favourite openings that I used for many years in my chess career. Many books were written on the subject but I wanted to attempt not to copy what existed, aiming at a more personal angle and presenting some authentic material that is not known or was never popular for the wrong reasons. Many great players in the past played the...
                                                                                                                                                              28,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              New Weapons in the King's Indian de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                  "King’s Indian was and still is one of my favourite openings that I used for many years in my chess career. Many books were written on the subject but I wanted to attempt not to copy what existed, aiming at a more personal angle and presenting some authentic material that is not known or was never popular for the wrong reasons. Many great players in the past played the...
                                                                                                                                                                  28,80 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  The Taimanov Bible de  Ivan Ivanisevic, Milos Perunovic et Robert Markus
                                                                                                                                                                      "The Sicilian Taimanov enjoys to be one of the greatest dynamic opening choices for Black. The resulting positions are rich in dynamic, positional and strategic play. Our authors have tried to deliver a user-friendly style for all levels of the players. Nowadays, chess players are overwhelmed with piles of information and endless databases. It is very difficult to choose "your variations”...
                                                                                                                                                                      30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      The Taimanov Bible de  Ivan Ivanisevic, Milos Perunovic et Robert Markus
                                                                                                                                                                          "The Sicilian Taimanov enjoys to be one of the greatest dynamic opening choices for Black. The resulting positions are rich in dynamic, positional and strategic play. Our authors have tried to deliver a user-friendly style for all levels of the players. Nowadays, chess players are overwhelmed with piles of information and endless databases. It is very difficult to choose "your variations”...
                                                                                                                                                                          30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          The modernized Nimzo-Queen's Gambit Declined Systems de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                              "If you want to play like the best players in the world then playing the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the right choice. Learning it, though, is a difficult process, as it involves a certain amount of knowledge that you won't find easy. It is not regarded as a particularly sharp opening, but missing one small detail can easily land you in a passive position. Although books on the subject are...
                                                                                                                                                                              30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The modernized Nimzo-Queen's Gambit Declined Systems de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                                                                                                                                  "If you want to play like the best players in the world then playing the Queen’s Gambit Declined is the right choice. Learning it, though, is a difficult process, as it involves a certain amount of knowledge that you won't find easy. It is not regarded as a particularly sharp opening, but missing one small detail can easily land you in a passive position. Although books on the subject are...
                                                                                                                                                                                  30,85 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Les échecs pour les petits génies vol.2 de Miguel Illescas, Jordi Morcillo et Marta Amigó
                                                                                                                                                                                      "[...] L’extraordinaire magie du jeu d’échecs opère encore, et c’est d’autant plus heureux que les échecs sont de plus en plus reconnus comme un formidable outil pédagogique, qui contribue entre autres à développer attention, mémoire et créativité – au point que de plus en plus de pays intègrent les échecs dans leurs...
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                                                                                                                                                                                      Les échecs pour les petits génies vol.2 de Miguel Illescas, Jordi Morcillo et Marta Amigó
                                                                                                                                                                                          "[...] L’extraordinaire magie du jeu d’échecs opère encore, et c’est d’autant plus heureux que les échecs sont de plus en plus reconnus comme un formidable outil pédagogique, qui contribue entre autres à développer attention, mémoire et créativité – au point que de plus en plus de pays intègrent les échecs dans leurs...
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                                                                                                                                                                                          Journey to the chess kingdom de Yuri Aveback et Mikhail Beilin
                                                                                                                                                                                              "The authors of this book, GM Y. Averbakh and M. Beilin, are very famous among chess fans. This book is going to take the reader on a fascinating journey into the magical world of chess. Starting from the rules of the game and the moves of the pieces, the authors will eventually introduce the reader to the beauty of the ancient game. The book is designed in a special way, so it can actually...
                                                                                                                                                                                              19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Journey to the chess kingdom de Yuri Aveback et Mikhail Beilin
                                                                                                                                                                                                  "The authors of this book, GM Y. Averbakh and M. Beilin, are very famous among chess fans. This book is going to take the reader on a fascinating journey into the magical world of chess. Starting from the rules of the game and the moves of the pieces, the authors will eventually introduce the reader to the beauty of the ancient game. The book is designed in a special way, so it can actually...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix