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The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
      The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
      23,95 €Prix
      The London against the Dutch de Kiril Georgiev
          The book proposes a White repertoire against all variants of the Dutch in the spirit of the London System with 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4. Georgiev also covers the tricky move orders 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4, 1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 (4...Bb4 5.Bd2) 5.Bf4, 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 to offer a complete repertoire with Bf4. It is in no way worse than the standard fianchetto lines, and...
          23,95 €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
                  Studies for Practical Players vol.2 de Oleg Pervakov et Mark Dvoretsky
                      Develop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This book – the sequel to Studies for Practical...
                      24,95 €Prix
                      Studies for Practical Players vol.2 de Oleg Pervakov et Mark Dvoretsky
                          Develop Imaginative and Preventive Thinking Nowadays, chessplayers spend almost all their free time preparing openings, and rarely spend the time necessary to perfect the vitally important technique of calculating. Regular training in solving and playing out endgames studies is a good recipe for eliminating that shortcoming. This book – the sequel to Studies for Practical...
                          24,95 €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
                              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
                                  Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
                                      There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
                                      29,95 €Prix
                                      Endgame Corner de Karsten Müller et Alex Fishbein
                                          There are already many endgame books, so why this one? Well, most books deal with elementary endgames, or are very advanced and contain few exercises. But you have only really learned something when you can execute it at the board, with the clock ticking. And solving exercises is very close to this scenario. The authors present 450 endgame exercises designed to improve your...
                                          29,95 €Prix
                                          The Tricky Tromp de Richard Palliser
                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                              IM Richard Palliser outlines a combative Trompowsky (1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5) repertoire for White. The lines analysed deal with all of Black’s common responses. A perennial favourite of creative players, the ‘Tromp’ sets Black complex problems from the very beginning. It has been played by Anand in a World Championship match and used as a surprise weapon by Carlsen, Nakamura, Erigaisi,...
                                              23,99 €Prix
                                              The Tricky Tromp de Richard Palliser
                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                  IM Richard Palliser outlines a combative Trompowsky (1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5) repertoire for White. The lines analysed deal with all of Black’s common responses. A perennial favourite of creative players, the ‘Tromp’ sets Black complex problems from the very beginning. It has been played by Anand in a World Championship match and used as a surprise weapon by Carlsen, Nakamura, Erigaisi,...
                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                  Reimagining 1.e4 de Nikolaos Ntirlis
                                                      Every chess player faces an opening dilemma: big main lines are complicated and time-consuming to learn, while easy-to-learn sidelines usually suffer from other defects. Finding the best of both worlds has been an impossible dream – until now! Reimagining 1.e4 offers the Holy Grail of a simple, easy-to-learn White repertoire, which packs a punch against all of Black’s main...
                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                      Reimagining 1.e4 de Nikolaos Ntirlis
                                                          Every chess player faces an opening dilemma: big main lines are complicated and time-consuming to learn, while easy-to-learn sidelines usually suffer from other defects. Finding the best of both worlds has been an impossible dream – until now! Reimagining 1.e4 offers the Holy Grail of a simple, easy-to-learn White repertoire, which packs a punch against all of Black’s main...
                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                          Strategic Play with 1.e4 de Milos Pavlovic
                                                              Many players approach the opening with a desire to learn sharp lines and out-prepare their opponents. This is an exhausting task, which gets more difficult by the day. However, there is a different strategy which is more practical and designed for longevity. This is to develop an advanced understanding of typical positions. Such a policy is the best approach against different move orders and...
                                                              23,99 €Prix
                                                              Strategic Play with 1.e4 de Milos Pavlovic
                                                                  Many players approach the opening with a desire to learn sharp lines and out-prepare their opponents. This is an exhausting task, which gets more difficult by the day. However, there is a different strategy which is more practical and designed for longevity. This is to develop an advanced understanding of typical positions. Such a policy is the best approach against different move orders and...
                                                                  23,99 €Prix
                                                                  Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                      Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                                                                      24,99 €Prix
                                                                      Conceptual Rook Endgames Workbook de Jacob Aagaard
                                                                          Rook endgames are the most frequently occurring endgames, as well as one of the most exciting and challenging areas of chess. In 2023, Quality Chess published Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam Shankland and its sister volume Conceptual Rook Endgames by GM Jacob Aagaard – a dazzling dyad of domination in endgame literature. This new book tops off the triumphant trio...
                                                                          24,99 €Prix
                                                                          Beating the Queen's Gambit - Indian Style! de Renier Castellanos
                                                                              This book advocates the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 move order for Black – with 3.Nc3 Bb4 having been covered in the sister volume Playing the Nimzo-Indian. By waiting for the knight to appear on f3 before transposing to a Queen’s Gambit, Black reduces White’s options. Spanish GM Renier Castellanos completes his cutting-edge repertoire for Black against 1.d4, with the Vienna Variation...
                                                                              27,99 €Prix
                                                                              Beating the Queen's Gambit - Indian Style! de Renier Castellanos
                                                                                  This book advocates the 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 move order for Black – with 3.Nc3 Bb4 having been covered in the sister volume Playing the Nimzo-Indian. By waiting for the knight to appear on f3 before transposing to a Queen’s Gambit, Black reduces White’s options. Spanish GM Renier Castellanos completes his cutting-edge repertoire for Black against 1.d4, with the Vienna Variation...
                                                                                  27,99 €Prix
                                                                                  Keep It Simple 1.e4 - 2.0 de Christof Sielecki
                                                                                      Coach Christof has thoroughly revised and updated his 2018 best-selling chess opening manual. It covers everything you need to know when opening with 1.e4. You will get a complete White chess opening repertoire. Why is this opening repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the variations are easy to remember and require little or no maintenance. International Master...
                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                      Keep It Simple 1.e4 - 2.0 de Christof Sielecki
                                                                                          Coach Christof has thoroughly revised and updated his 2018 best-selling chess opening manual. It covers everything you need to know when opening with 1.e4. You will get a complete White chess opening repertoire. Why is this opening repertoire called simple? For the simple reason that the variations are easy to remember and require little or no maintenance. International Master...
                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                          Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                              Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Think like Ivanchuk de Viktor Moskalenko
                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                  Think Like Ivanchuk is a celebration of a true chess genius. This book is a collection of Vasyl Ivanchuk's best games, a chess biography and a highly entertaining training manual all in one. Vasyl Ivanchuk, a super-grandmaster from Ukraine, was born in 1969 and was the best player in the world in the 1990s behind World Champion Garry Kasparov. He has won the Olympiad, the...
                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                                                                      Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      Capablanca's endgame technique de Alex Colovic
                                                                                                          Although Jose Raul Capablanca was the World Chess Champion a century ago, his games remain among the most interesting to study. The clear logic and simplicity of his moves inspired other great players such as Mikhail Botvinnik and Bobby Fischer. And the clarity of his play will boost the confidence of any chess student. It all seems so easy when you read the explanations, says a student in a...
                                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                          King's Anti-Sicilians for Black de Daniel King
                                                                                                              This opening manual completes the Black repertoire against the Sicilian that uses the Kalashnikov as the main line. When possible, Black will opt for the adventurous moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5, covered in the book King’s Kalashnikov. But everyone playing 1... c5 has to be ready when White chooses to avoid the Open Sicilian. In this volume King gives you the answer...
                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                              King's Anti-Sicilians for Black de Daniel King
                                                                                                                  This opening manual completes the Black repertoire against the Sicilian that uses the Kalashnikov as the main line. When possible, Black will opt for the adventurous moves 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5, covered in the book King’s Kalashnikov. But everyone playing 1... c5 has to be ready when White chooses to avoid the Open Sicilian. In this volume King gives you the answer...
                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The Center Game de Arne Moll
                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                      The Center Game is a wonderful opening for club players. White starts with a center push, develops quickly, looks for opposite castling, and launches an attack. The setup will feel very familiar to you in no time. And the chess engines show that this opening is both sound and correct, and at least as good as the over-analyzed Ruy Lopez and Italian Opening. With this opening, you'll...
                                                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      The Center Game de Arne Moll
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          The Center Game is a wonderful opening for club players. White starts with a center push, develops quickly, looks for opposite castling, and launches an attack. The setup will feel very familiar to you in no time. And the chess engines show that this opening is both sound and correct, and at least as good as the over-analyzed Ruy Lopez and Italian Opening. With this opening, you'll...
                                                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Accelerated Dragons de John Donaldson et Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                                              Many players are attracted to the Dragon Sicilian, but are put off by the fierce mating attacks that White can launch. In the Accelerated Dragon, Black aims for an improved version, saving a move with his queen's pawn. If White tries to ignore the difference, Black's instant detonation of the centre will come as an unwelcome cold shower! The authors show that White's main reply, the...
                                                                                                                              29,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Accelerated Dragons de John Donaldson et Jeremy Silman
                                                                                                                                  Many players are attracted to the Dragon Sicilian, but are put off by the fierce mating attacks that White can launch. In the Accelerated Dragon, Black aims for an improved version, saving a move with his queen's pawn. If White tries to ignore the difference, Black's instant detonation of the centre will come as an unwelcome cold shower! The authors show that White's main reply, the...
                                                                                                                                  29,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon de Peter Heine Nielsen et Carsten Hansen
                                                                                                                                      In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with. In the intervening years, the opening has been apart of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters. Even though the material is now older, it is...
                                                                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      The Sicilian Accelerated Dragon de Peter Heine Nielsen et Carsten Hansen
                                                                                                                                          In 1998, the authors set out to demonstrate the viability of the Accelerated Dragon as a weapon for Black, not fearing the Maroczy Bind or any other set-up White can come up with. In the intervening years, the opening has been apart of the opening repertoires of world top players such as Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and numerous other top grandmasters. Even though the material is now older, it is...
                                                                                                                                          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