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Apprendre avec le jeu d'échecs de Jérôme Maufras et Gérard Vaysse
  • Nouveauté 2026
    "Le jeu d'échecs a une longue histoire : une première partie de l'ouvrage retrace son évolution au fil des siècles et des civilisations qui en ont perfectionné les règles. La progression des activités s'organise ensuite autour de cinq grands thèmes : découvrir, observer, calculer, analyser, raisonner. <span...
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    Apprendre avec le jeu d'échecs de Jérôme Maufras et Gérard Vaysse
    • Nouveauté 2026
      "Le jeu d'échecs a une longue histoire : une première partie de l'ouvrage retrace son évolution au fil des siècles et des civilisations qui en ont perfectionné les règles. La progression des activités s'organise ensuite autour de cinq grands thèmes : découvrir, observer, calculer, analyser, raisonner. <span...
      8,00 €Prix
      • 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
                  Timman Studies de Jan Timman
                      Jan Timman achève une trilogie impressionnante et fascinante avec ce recueil de ses études. Après Timman’s Titans — livre en anglais couronné ECF Book of the Year en 2017 —, dans lequel il écrit sur les champions du monde qu’il admire, puis Timman’s Triumphs, où il annote ses cent meilleures parties, Timman’s Studies réunit l’ensemble de ses compositions d’études de finales. Tout au...
                      29,95 €Prix
                      Timman Studies de Jan Timman
                          Jan Timman achève une trilogie impressionnante et fascinante avec ce recueil de ses études. Après Timman’s Titans — livre en anglais couronné ECF Book of the Year en 2017 —, dans lequel il écrit sur les champions du monde qu’il admire, puis Timman’s Triumphs, où il annote ses cent meilleures parties, Timman’s Studies réunit l’ensemble de ses compositions d’études de finales. Tout au...
                          29,95 €Prix
                          Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                              Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                              37,00 €Prix
                              Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                                  Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                                  37,00 €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
                                                  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
                                                          Chess Problems de James Rayner
                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                              Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications. In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems,...
                                                              11,99 €Prix
                                                              Chess Problems de James Rayner
                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                  Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications. In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems,...
                                                                  11,99 €Prix
                                                                  One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                                                                      This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                                                                      9,99 €Prix
                                                                      One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                                                                          This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                                                                          9,99 €Prix
                                                                          Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                                                              This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                                                              11,99 €Prix
                                                                              Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                                                                  This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                                                                  11,99 €Prix
                                                                                  100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                                                      Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                                                      32,50 €Prix
                                                                                      100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                                                          Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                                                          32,50 €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
                                                                                                  Le jeu d'échecs et le mat de Jean Poyard
                                                                                                      Rares sont les livres qui traitent en profondeur de la spiritualité et du symbolisme du jeu d'échecs. Aussi le présent ouvrage permettra à l'amateur d'échecs, comme à toute personne curieuse des choses de l'esprit, de découvrir dans le Livre muet des échecs un condensé de la connaissance spirituelle. Le lecteur découvrira de nombreux points essentiels dans ce jeu de la sagesse immémoriale,...
                                                                                                      24,90 €Prix
                                                                                                      Le jeu d'échecs et le mat de Jean Poyard
                                                                                                          Rares sont les livres qui traitent en profondeur de la spiritualité et du symbolisme du jeu d'échecs. Aussi le présent ouvrage permettra à l'amateur d'échecs, comme à toute personne curieuse des choses de l'esprit, de découvrir dans le Livre muet des échecs un condensé de la connaissance spirituelle. Le lecteur découvrira de nombreux points essentiels dans ce jeu de la sagesse immémoriale,...
                                                                                                          24,90 €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
                                                                                                                  The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                                                                      The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
                                                                                                                      12,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                                                                          The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
                                                                                                                          12,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                          A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                                                              In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
                                                                                                                              10,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                              A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                                                                  In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
                                                                                                                                  10,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Someday I'll Be a Queen (Toolbox) de Christel Minne
                                                                                                                                      This toolbox full of tips and games accompanies the picture book, Someday I’ll Be a Queen, which incorporates all the rules of chess. Teachers, parents, grandparents, and chess coaches learn how to build it up step by step. The message is, have fun! Enjoy the book and the game together. Take your time. Don’t go through the book all at once but learn piece to piece after which you...
                                                                                                                                      20,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Someday I'll Be a Queen (Toolbox) de Christel Minne
                                                                                                                                          This toolbox full of tips and games accompanies the picture book, Someday I’ll Be a Queen, which incorporates all the rules of chess. Teachers, parents, grandparents, and chess coaches learn how to build it up step by step. The message is, have fun! Enjoy the book and the game together. Take your time. Don’t go through the book all at once but learn piece to piece after which you...
                                                                                                                                          20,00 €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
                                                                                                                                                          Mes années magiques avec Topalov de Romain Édouard
                                                                                                                                                              Des grands champions d'échecs, on sait, au fond, peu de choses... Nous connaissons certes leurs parties, et, quand ils veulent bien les commenter, une infime partie de la multitude d'idées qui a traversé leur esprit pendant celles-ci. Nous savons que, pour préparer leurs ouvertures et arriver bien armés dans les grands tournois, ils font appel à des « secondants » qui leur livrent...
                                                                                                                                                              32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Mes années magiques avec Topalov de Romain Édouard
                                                                                                                                                                  Des grands champions d'échecs, on sait, au fond, peu de choses... Nous connaissons certes leurs parties, et, quand ils veulent bien les commenter, une infime partie de la multitude d'idées qui a traversé leur esprit pendant celles-ci. Nous savons que, pour préparer leurs ouvertures et arriver bien armés dans les grands tournois, ils font appel à des « secondants » qui leur livrent...
                                                                                                                                                                  32,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Je n'ai plus peur, Maman de Malika Iberraken
                                                                                                                                                                      C'est l'histoire de l'amour inconditionnel entre une mère, Malika, et son fils. Petit garçon, Mohamed criait, sautait ou restait figé devant la machine à laver. Il ne parlait pas, il ne jouait pas avec les autres enfants. Jusqu'au diagnostic : l'autisme, à un degré sévère. C'est l'histoire d'une famille pour laquelle tout a été difficile. Habitant en Seine-Saint-Denis, sans réseau,...
                                                                                                                                                                      19,60 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Je n'ai plus peur, Maman de Malika Iberraken
                                                                                                                                                                          C'est l'histoire de l'amour inconditionnel entre une mère, Malika, et son fils. Petit garçon, Mohamed criait, sautait ou restait figé devant la machine à laver. Il ne parlait pas, il ne jouait pas avec les autres enfants. Jusqu'au diagnostic : l'autisme, à un degré sévère. C'est l'histoire d'une famille pour laquelle tout a été difficile. Habitant en Seine-Saint-Denis, sans réseau,...
                                                                                                                                                                          19,60 €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