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The Catalan de Alex Raetsky et Maxim Chetverik
  • Nouveauté 2026
    The Catalan de Alex Raetsky et Maxim Chetverik
    • Nouveauté 2026
      The Catalan is one of the most popular openings and a favorite of many of the world's leading players. Its rich tactical and positional subtleties provide an excellent platform for players wishing to improve their overall understanding of the game. In this groundbreaking book, Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik provide a comprehensive coverage of this opening, outlining the most common...
      24,99 €Prix
      The Catalan de Alex Raetsky et Maxim Chetverik
      • Nouveauté 2026
        The Catalan is one of the most popular openings and a favorite of many of the world's leading players. Its rich tactical and positional subtleties provide an excellent platform for players wishing to improve their overall understanding of the game. In this groundbreaking book, Alexander Raetsky and Maxim Chetverik provide a comprehensive coverage of this opening, outlining the most common...
        24,99 €Prix
        • Nouveauté 2026
          Play the Catalan de Nigel Davies
          • Nouveauté 2026
            Play the Catalan de Nigel Davies
            • Nouveauté 2026
              The Catalan is a sophisticated opening system which is popular at all levels of chess, and is an excellent choice for players who are keen to improve their overall understanding of the game. In recent years it has been catapulted into the limelight by the former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, who has revitalized it with many new ideas. He has utilized the Catalan with enormous success...
              24,99 €Prix
              Play the Catalan de Nigel Davies
              • Nouveauté 2026
                The Catalan is a sophisticated opening system which is popular at all levels of chess, and is an excellent choice for players who are keen to improve their overall understanding of the game. In recent years it has been catapulted into the limelight by the former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, who has revitalized it with many new ideas. He has utilized the Catalan with enormous success...
                24,99 €Prix
                How to Play the Anti-Sicilians de Andrew Martin
                    Marre d’affronter des variantes Anti-Siciliennes agaçantes ? Dans ce cours vidéo à la fois dynamique et pratique, le MI Andrew Martin vous équipe avec de puissants antidotes contre les lignes secondaires les plus ennuyeuses des Blancs. Des très populaires systèmes 2.c3, 2.Cc3 et 2.Fb5, aux gambits excentriques, en passant par des coups étranges comme 2.b3 ou l’insolite 2.Ca3,...
                    34,90 €Prix
                    How to Play the Anti-Sicilians de Andrew Martin
                        Marre d’affronter des variantes Anti-Siciliennes agaçantes ? Dans ce cours vidéo à la fois dynamique et pratique, le MI Andrew Martin vous équipe avec de puissants antidotes contre les lignes secondaires les plus ennuyeuses des Blancs. Des très populaires systèmes 2.c3, 2.Cc3 et 2.Fb5, aux gambits excentriques, en passant par des coups étranges comme 2.b3 ou l’insolite 2.Ca3,...
                        34,90 €Prix
                        The Black Sniper de Charlie Storey
                            Le Black Sniper est de retour – plus tranchant et redoutable que jamais ! Ce système dynamique (1...g6, 2...Fg7, 3...c5 contre 1.e4, 1.d4 et 1.c4) engendre des positions imprévisibles et sous haute pression, laissant les adversaires désemparés face à l’adaptation.
                            39,90 €Prix
                            The Black Sniper de Charlie Storey
                                Le Black Sniper est de retour – plus tranchant et redoutable que jamais ! Ce système dynamique (1...g6, 2...Fg7, 3...c5 contre 1.e4, 1.d4 et 1.c4) engendre des positions imprévisibles et sous haute pression, laissant les adversaires désemparés face à l’adaptation.
                                39,90 €Prix
                                A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                    How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                    27,95 €Prix
                                    A Zillion Chess and Life Hacks de Maria Manakova
                                        How should a chess player, be they amateur or professional, achieve their full potential? What’s the best way to prepare psychologically for the game, opponents, tournaments? How can they set goals at the board and achieve them? What techniques can they employ to react when the game takes an unexpected turn? How should they plan to avoid time trouble, and then handle it (or their opponent’s)...
                                        27,95 €Prix
                                        The Italian Opening for White de Justus Bargsten
                                            The Italian Opening is one of the oldest in chess history, mentioned as early as the 15th entury, but is still a frequent guest today, even at the highest level, most recently in the 2021 world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Although the challenger lost this game, the use of the Italian Opening alone shows tat it's a serious weapon even among top...
                                            20,00 €Prix
                                            The Italian Opening for White de Justus Bargsten
                                                The Italian Opening is one of the oldest in chess history, mentioned as early as the 15th entury, but is still a frequent guest today, even at the highest level, most recently in the 2021 world championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Although the challenger lost this game, the use of the Italian Opening alone shows tat it's a serious weapon even among top...
                                                20,00 €Prix
                                                First Steps: the Modern de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                    The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans to undermine this structure in the middlegame with well-timed blows from the pieces and pawns. If Black gets it right then the white centre...
                                                    19,95 €Prix
                                                    First Steps: the Modern de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                        The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans to undermine this structure in the middlegame with well-timed blows from the pieces and pawns. If Black gets it right then the white centre...
                                                        19,95 €Prix
                                                        How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                                                            Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                                                            19,99 €Prix
                                                            How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                                                                Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                                                                19,99 €Prix
                                                                My First Chess Opening Repertoire de Christof Sielecki
                                                                    In My First Chess Opening Repertoire you will learn how to play the opening. This book gives you a compact and easy-to-learn repertoire for White, starting with the move 1.e4. And it gives you a similar repertoire for Black, with answers to all of White's approaches. For beginners and improvers, for anyone with a rating up to 1200 (or even higher!), there is probably no...
                                                                    19,95 €Prix
                                                                    My First Chess Opening Repertoire de Christof Sielecki
                                                                        In My First Chess Opening Repertoire you will learn how to play the opening. This book gives you a compact and easy-to-learn repertoire for White, starting with the move 1.e4. And it gives you a similar repertoire for Black, with answers to all of White's approaches. For beginners and improvers, for anyone with a rating up to 1200 (or even higher!), there is probably no...
                                                                        19,95 €Prix
                                                                        The Accelerated Dragon de Andrew Greet
                                                                            Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                            The Accelerated Dragon is a dynamic choice for Black and arguably the most natural way to play the Sicilian Defence: Black develops rapidly and chooses the most active squares to place his or her pieces. Unknowing white players looking for a direct attack similar to the one used against traditional Dragon are shocked by Black's increased options due to the flexible move order. Instead, White...
                                                                            24,99 €Prix
                                                                            The Accelerated Dragon de Andrew Greet
                                                                                Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                The Accelerated Dragon is a dynamic choice for Black and arguably the most natural way to play the Sicilian Defence: Black develops rapidly and chooses the most active squares to place his or her pieces. Unknowing white players looking for a direct attack similar to the one used against traditional Dragon are shocked by Black's increased options due to the flexible move order. Instead, White...
                                                                                24,99 €Prix
                                                                                Typical King's Indian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                    In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                    23,00 €Prix
                                                                                    Typical King's Indian de Karsten Müller
                                                                                        In designing this book, the author was guided by the following considerations. If you want to learn this or that opening, you can choose from dozens or even hundreds of textbooks. But what if you want to get familiar with the middlegame strategy used in positions that have emerged from exactly this or that opening? Or to put it another way: in positions that are typical for this or that...
                                                                                        23,00 €Prix
                                                                                        The Sicilian de John Emms
                                                                                            Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                            This is an updated and largely expanded edition of Starting Out: The Sicilian, the highly acclaimed guide to the most popular and famous opening in chess. In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster John Emms goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Sicilian Defence and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises...
                                                                                            18,95 €Prix
                                                                                            The Sicilian de John Emms
                                                                                                Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                This is an updated and largely expanded edition of Starting Out: The Sicilian, the highly acclaimed guide to the most popular and famous opening in chess. In this user-friendly book, Grandmaster John Emms goes back to basics, studying the fundamental principles of the Sicilian Defence and its many variations. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes, tips, warnings and exercises...
                                                                                                18,95 €Prix
                                                                                                The Colle and London Systems de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                    The Colle and London are opening systems for White starting with 1 d4. They are very popular choices at club level and for two very good reasons: 1. Both openings are easy to learn and understand. 2. White’s attacking play is based on solid foundations. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala examines both openings in detail and provides a highly practical...
                                                                                                    22,50 €Prix
                                                                                                    The Colle and London Systems de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                        The Colle and London are opening systems for White starting with 1 d4. They are very popular choices at club level and for two very good reasons: 1. Both openings are easy to learn and understand. 2. White’s attacking play is based on solid foundations. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala examines both openings in detail and provides a highly practical...
                                                                                                        22,50 €Prix
                                                                                                        The Colle Move by Move de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                            This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and...
                                                                                                            24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                            The Colle Move by Move de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                This series provides an ideal platform to study chess openings. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of opening knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and...
                                                                                                                24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                The English Opening Vol.1 de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                    What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile the material for a book about the English Opening. As their work progressed, they realized that there was too much material to be accommodated in a single work. That's why they decided to...
                                                                                                                    23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                    The English Opening Vol.1 de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                        What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile the material for a book about the English Opening. As their work progressed, they realized that there was too much material to be accommodated in a single work. That's why they decided to...
                                                                                                                        23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                        The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                                                                            Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                            While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                                                                            14,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                            The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                                                                                Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                                                                                14,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                Double Trouble Scandinavian Style de Marek Soszynski
                                                                                                                                    In response to 1.e4, White’s most common first move, it has long been recognized that when and if Black can play ...d5 safely, the result is approximate equality. Scandinavian devotees argue all that can happen on Move 1! But it’s hardly a ”peaceful“ equality. But do we really need a book that is a blur of all sorts of black and white possibilities with countless tightly-nested game...
                                                                                                                                    24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                    Double Trouble Scandinavian Style de Marek Soszynski
                                                                                                                                        In response to 1.e4, White’s most common first move, it has long been recognized that when and if Black can play ...d5 safely, the result is approximate equality. Scandinavian devotees argue all that can happen on Move 1! But it’s hardly a ”peaceful“ equality. But do we really need a book that is a blur of all sorts of black and white possibilities with countless tightly-nested game...
                                                                                                                                        24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                        Starting out: the Colle de Richard Palliser
                                                                                                                                            The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions where White often launches a violent attack against Black's king. The Colle is a particular favourite amongst club players, but is also seen at grandmaster level; perhaps...
                                                                                                                                            22,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                            Starting out: the Colle de Richard Palliser
                                                                                                                                                The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. One of its major advantages is that although the system is very easy to learn and play, it leads to exciting middlegame positions where White often launches a violent attack against Black's king. The Colle is a particular favourite amongst club players, but is also seen at grandmaster level; perhaps...
                                                                                                                                                22,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                Openings Queen's Pawn Games de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                                                    What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile their material. The result is a book that gives explanations to help the reader understand the 'Queen's Gambit' - and instructions to show him how to use it. And no matter if he is little...
                                                                                                                                                    23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                    Openings Queen's Pawn Games de Jerzy Konikowski et Uwe Bekemann
                                                                                                                                                        What does a chess player need who is familiar with the rules, but often gets into trouble right away in the opening? This question was the starting point for the authors before they began to compile their material. The result is a book that gives explanations to help the reader understand the 'Queen's Gambit' - and instructions to show him how to use it. And no matter if he is little...
                                                                                                                                                        23,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                        Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                                                                                                                            Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                                                                                                                            25,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                            Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                                                                                                                                Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                                                                                                                                25,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                Chess Openings for Juniors de Nikolay Kalinichenko
                                                                                                                                                                    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory of the openlng, but it is aimed at juniors. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined uslng examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination...
                                                                                                                                                                    26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                    Chess Openings for Juniors de Nikolay Kalinichenko
                                                                                                                                                                        The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory of the openlng, but it is aimed at juniors. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined uslng examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination...
                                                                                                                                                                        26,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                        Play the Orangutan: 1.b4 de Carsten Hansen
                                                                                                                                                                            BOOM! How did the author take a supposedly harmless, and eccentric opening and score 70% in his games with it, including a massive 75% against grandmasters? He started playing the Orangutan and went from Orangutan-curious to Orangutan-devotee in a few months and as he explored the opening further, the results got better and better! In this book, the author delivers a...
                                                                                                                                                                            18,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                            Play the Orangutan: 1.b4 de Carsten Hansen
                                                                                                                                                                                BOOM! How did the author take a supposedly harmless, and eccentric opening and score 70% in his games with it, including a massive 75% against grandmasters? He started playing the Orangutan and went from Orangutan-curious to Orangutan-devotee in a few months and as he explored the opening further, the results got better and better! In this book, the author delivers a...
                                                                                                                                                                                18,95 €Prix