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  • Langue : anglais
  • Contenu : pédagogie/coaching
  • Contenu : sciences humaines
  • Niveau : experts
  • Nouveauté 2026
    Chess Metamorphosis de Nikita Vitiugov
    • Nouveauté 2026
      Chess Metamorphosis de Nikita Vitiugov
      • Nouveauté 2026
        Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov narrates his journey through chess and life, with special focus on the 2020-2024 period, when he seconded his long-time friend Ian Nepomniachtchi. ‘Team Nepo’ dominated the 2020/21 and 2022 Candidates Tournaments, qualifying for the World Championship matches of 2021 and 2023, and finished second in the 2024 Candidates Tournament. With memoirs of chess...
        29,99 €Prix
        Chess Metamorphosis de Nikita Vitiugov
        • Nouveauté 2026
          Grandmaster Nikita Vitiugov narrates his journey through chess and life, with special focus on the 2020-2024 period, when he seconded his long-time friend Ian Nepomniachtchi. ‘Team Nepo’ dominated the 2020/21 and 2022 Candidates Tournaments, qualifying for the World Championship matches of 2021 and 2023, and finished second in the 2024 Candidates Tournament. With memoirs of chess...
          29,99 €Prix
          Comment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin KuljasevicComment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin Kuljasevic
          • Nouveauté 2026
            Vous travaillez les échecs mais ne progressez plus ? Ce guide du GM Kuljasevic vous apprend à vous entraîner efficacement par vous-même. Quinze méthodes de travail éprouvées, des stratégies concrètes pour étudier ouvertures, tactique, finales et milieu de partie, et surtout un cadre complet pour construire votre propre plan d'entraînement et vous y tenir. Idéal pour tout joueur motivé qui...
            36,00 €Prix
            Comment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin KuljasevicComment étudier seul les échecs de Davorin Kuljasevic
            • Nouveauté 2026
              Vous travaillez les échecs mais ne progressez plus ? Ce guide du GM Kuljasevic vous apprend à vous entraîner efficacement par vous-même. Quinze méthodes de travail éprouvées, des stratégies concrètes pour étudier ouvertures, tactique, finales et milieu de partie, et surtout un cadre complet pour construire votre propre plan d'entraînement et vous y tenir. Idéal pour tout joueur motivé qui...
              36,00 €Prix
              Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                  Documentation échiquéenne
                  Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
                  23,99 €Prix
                  Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
                      Documentation échiquéenne
                      Many decently strong players aspire to become an international master. They see very clearly that the grandmaster title is most likely beyond them but the IM title is one they feel they could achieve, if only... It's this "if only" bit that gets in the way. If only... what? Do they need to study the openings more? Should they focus on improving tactical skill? Do they need to study...
                      23,99 €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
                              Perpetual Chess Improvement de Ben Johnson
                                  In a world awash in educational chess content, knowing how to study the game most effectively can be challenging. As the Perpetual Chess Podcast host, USCF Master Ben Johnson has spent hundreds of hours talking chess with many of the world’s top players and most accomplished trainers. In the popular Adult Improver Series, he has spoken with dozens of passionate amateurs who have...
                                  24,95 €Prix
                                  Perpetual Chess Improvement de Ben Johnson
                                      In a world awash in educational chess content, knowing how to study the game most effectively can be challenging. As the Perpetual Chess Podcast host, USCF Master Ben Johnson has spent hundreds of hours talking chess with many of the world’s top players and most accomplished trainers. In the popular Adult Improver Series, he has spoken with dozens of passionate amateurs who have...
                                      24,95 €Prix
                                      The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                                          We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
                                          27,99 €Prix
                                          The Mental Game de Alexander Galkin
                                              We all have an intuitive feeling of the stress, pressure and frustration on the path to winning a World Championship in sport, but rarely will you get as unfiltered and raw an insight into the struggle to succeed as in The Mental Game . Aleksandra Maltsevskaya won the 2018 World Junior Championship and 2022 European Rapid Championship. This book reveals the inside story of an...
                                              27,99 €Prix
                                              Chess Coach de Vladimir Narsky dvoretsky
                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                  This remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players. When Dvoretsky started coaching after a fairly successful career as a player, he became a kind of doctor who could quickly spot what his...
                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                  Chess Coach de Vladimir Narsky dvoretsky
                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                      This remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players. When Dvoretsky started coaching after a fairly successful career as a player, he became a kind of doctor who could quickly spot what his...
                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                      How I Became a Chess Grandmaster de Vinay Bhat
                                                          Vinay Bhat rose through the ranks of American chess in the 1990s and 2000s, overcoming plateaus, competitive challenges, and academic and professional commitments, before achieving the highest title in chess. Follow Vinay’s path to improvement and the struggles he had to go through, to carve out your own path to improvement and achieve your chess goals. How I Became a Chess...
                                                          27,99 €Prix
                                                          How I Became a Chess Grandmaster de Vinay Bhat
                                                              Vinay Bhat rose through the ranks of American chess in the 1990s and 2000s, overcoming plateaus, competitive challenges, and academic and professional commitments, before achieving the highest title in chess. Follow Vinay’s path to improvement and the struggles he had to go through, to carve out your own path to improvement and achieve your chess goals. How I Became a Chess...
                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                              Analyzing the Chess Mind de Boris Gulko et Dr. Joel R. Sneed
                                                                  Analyzing the Chess Mind is an exploration of psychology in chess. Psychology affects the chess moves we make, as the authors entertainingly illustrate in expertly annotated examples, but our personal chess psychology is not fixed. We can improve our chess psychology, and the authors show how. To write about chess psychology, the ideal authors would have world-class chess...
                                                                  29,99 €Prix
                                                                  Analyzing the Chess Mind de Boris Gulko et Dr. Joel R. Sneed
                                                                      Analyzing the Chess Mind is an exploration of psychology in chess. Psychology affects the chess moves we make, as the authors entertainingly illustrate in expertly annotated examples, but our personal chess psychology is not fixed. We can improve our chess psychology, and the authors show how. To write about chess psychology, the ideal authors would have world-class chess...
                                                                      29,99 €Prix
                                                                      The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                                          After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                                                          23,00 €Prix
                                                                          The Human Factor in Chess - The Testbook de Karsten Müller, Luis Engel et Makan Rafiee
                                                                              After the great success of the first book (The Human Factor in Chess) on the model of the four player types, this follow-up volume contains not only specific tasks and exercises but also general questions such as: Do you prefer to calculate concrete lines or do you make your decisions more intuitively? Do you have a good sense of harmony and coordination? This approach is intended to...
                                                                              23,00 €Prix
                                                                              Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                  From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                                  34,95 €Prix
                                                                                  Silman's Chess Odyssey de Jeremy Silman
                                                                                      From the bestselling author of How to Reassess Your Chess and Silman’s Complete Endgame Course comes a new book. Part instructional, part history, and part memoir, International Master Jeremy Silman pays homage to the game he loves. Chess is a strategic battle, a struggle for power and dominance. It can become an obsession, or can simply be a game to be enjoyed. When played...
                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Chess Board Options de Larry Kaufman
                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                          Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty. ...
                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Chess Board Options de Larry Kaufman
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              Larry Kaufman can safely be called an exceptional chess grandmaster Larry Kaufman started out as a prodigy, however not in chess but as a whizz kid in science and math. He excels at shogi (Japanese chess) and Go, and is also a world-famous computer programmer and a highly successful option trader. Remarkably, as a chess player he only peaked at the weirdly late age of fifty. ...
                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Bobby Fischer and his World de John Donaldson
                                                                                                  IM Donaldson examines Fischer’s life and career from his days as a child prodigy through the height of his World Championship triumph and into his tumultuous final years. Donaldson’s meticulous research has uncovered previously lost games and a wealth of unknown material about Fischer - ranging from his close friendships with players and supporters to his acrimonious relationships with...
                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  Bobby Fischer and his World de John Donaldson
                                                                                                      IM Donaldson examines Fischer’s life and career from his days as a child prodigy through the height of his World Championship triumph and into his tumultuous final years. Donaldson’s meticulous research has uncovered previously lost games and a wealth of unknown material about Fischer - ranging from his close friendships with players and supporters to his acrimonious relationships with...
                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      Improve your Life by Playing a Game de Jana Krivec
                                                                                                          “The book Improve Your Life by Playing a Game takes us on an exciting journey through a wide range of topics from psychology and explains these topics by putting the reader in the role of a tournament chess player. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind of a chess player during training, playing and analysing chess games suddenly takes on a different dimension when explained...
                                                                                                          32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                          Improve your Life by Playing a Game de Jana Krivec
                                                                                                              “The book Improve Your Life by Playing a Game takes us on an exciting journey through a wide range of topics from psychology and explains these topics by putting the reader in the role of a tournament chess player. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind of a chess player during training, playing and analysing chess games suddenly takes on a different dimension when explained...
                                                                                                              32,00 €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
                                                                                                                      For Friends and Colleagues vol.2 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                          Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example,Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, now in its fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non of endgame theory...
                                                                                                                          27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          For Friends and Colleagues vol.2 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                              Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example,Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, now in its fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non of endgame theory...
                                                                                                                              27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                              For  Friends and Colleagues vol.1 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                  "Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, soon to be released in a fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non...
                                                                                                                                  27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  For  Friends and Colleagues vol.1 de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                      "Mark Dvoretsky has long been considered one of thepremier chess coaches and trainers in the world. He is renowned for taking talented masters and forging them into world-class grandmasters and champions. His literary achievements are also quite distinguished. For example, Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual, soon to be released in a fourth edition, established itself as the sine qua non...
                                                                                                                                      27,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Mental  Toughness in Chess de Werner Scheitzer
                                                                                                                                          "Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be trained. There are simple steps you can take that will help you to better realize your potential....
                                                                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Mental  Toughness in Chess de Werner Scheitzer
                                                                                                                                              "Your performance at the board does not only depend on your pure chess skills. Being a winner also requires a mindset that is able to cope with lots of stress and setbacks during hours of uninterrupted concentration. Just like technical chess skills, mental toughness can be trained. There are simple steps you can take that will help you to better realize your potential....
                                                                                                                                              19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Beyond Material de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  "In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation? Generations of chess players grew up with the idea that a sacrifice was correct if the material was swiftly returned, with interest. Almost by reflex,...
                                                                                                                                                  22,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Beyond Material de Davorin Kuljasevic
                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                      "In order to win a game of chess you very often have to sacrifice material. Gathering the courage to do so while accurately assessing the potential benefits is a real challenge. The big question is always: what’s my compensation? Generations of chess players grew up with the idea that a sacrifice was correct if the material was swiftly returned, with interest. Almost by reflex,...
                                                                                                                                                      22,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move vol.1 de Alexander Nikitin
                                                                                                                                                          "In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18. The author goes to great lengths to...
                                                                                                                                                          20,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move vol.1 de Alexander Nikitin
                                                                                                                                                              "In Coaching Kasparov, Year by Year and Move by Move Garry Kasparov’s long-term coach, second and mentor Alexander Nikitin tells the story of how he trained Kasparov from a brilliant but raw junior into becoming and then remaining the world champion. Volume I, the present work, covers the period 1973-1981, until Kasparov reached the age of 18. The author goes to great lengths to...
                                                                                                                                                              20,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Coaching the Chess Stars de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                  "How does one achieve the unique ‘sound’ and distinct technique that are absolutely necessary to become successful at the highest level? It can only be done via a deep understanding of the chess player’s personality and the unique talent that distinguishes him from other soloists. It is here that the role of a coach is of the utmost importance. First, it is necessary to understand the nature...
                                                                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Coaching the Chess Stars de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                      "How does one achieve the unique ‘sound’ and distinct technique that are absolutely necessary to become successful at the highest level? It can only be done via a deep understanding of the chess player’s personality and the unique talent that distinguishes him from other soloists. It is here that the role of a coach is of the utmost importance. First, it is necessary to understand the nature...
                                                                                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Master Class vol.11 Vladimir Kramnik de Yannick Pelletier
                                                                                                                                                                          "This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors (Yannick Pelletier, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh) how to successfully organise your games strategically, consequently how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure and how to bring your games to a successful conclusion with accurate...
                                                                                                                                                                          29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Master Class vol.11 Vladimir Kramnik de Yannick Pelletier
                                                                                                                                                                              "This DVD allows you to learn from the example of one of the best players in the history of chess and from the explanations of the authors (Yannick Pelletier, Mihail Marin, Karsten Müller and Oliver Reeh) how to successfully organise your games strategically, consequently how to keep your opponent permanently under pressure and how to bring your games to a successful conclusion with accurate...
                                                                                                                                                                              29,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              The Woodpecker Method de Axel Smith et Hans Tikkanen
                                                                                                                                                                                  "The quick explanation of the Woodpecker Method is that you need to solve a large number of puzzles in a row; then solve the same puzzles again and again, only faster. It’s not a lazy shortcut to success – hard work is required. But the reward can be re-programming your unconscious mind. Benefits include sharper tactical vision, fewer blunders, better play when in time trouble and improved...
                                                                                                                                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  The Woodpecker Method de Axel Smith et Hans Tikkanen
                                                                                                                                                                                      "The quick explanation of the Woodpecker Method is that you need to solve a large number of puzzles in a row; then solve the same puzzles again and again, only faster. It’s not a lazy shortcut to success – hard work is required. But the reward can be re-programming your unconscious mind. Benefits include sharper tactical vision, fewer blunders, better play when in time trouble and improved...
                                                                                                                                                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Risk & Bluff in Chess de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                                          "You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision. What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both?...
                                                                                                                                                                                          24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Risk & Bluff in Chess de Vladimir Tukmakov
                                                                                                                                                                                              "You cannot win in chess without taking risks. Winning requires courage and psychology. No matter how deep you calculate, there always comes a point where you have to deal with uncertainties and take a decision. What is carefully calculated risk, and what is bluff? And why were famous players like Lasker and Tal so successful with both?...
                                                                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix