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  • Langue : anglais
  • Contenu : finales
  • Contenu : sciences humaines
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  • Niveau : joueurs de club
100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
      Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
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      100 Basic Endgames You Must Know de Jesus de la Villa
          Ce livre, rédigé en anglais, présente les 100 finales d’échecs les plus essentielles, c’est-à-dire les positions de base que tout joueur de club est susceptible de rencontrer en partie réelle. Apprendre à maîtriser ces positions permet non seulement de gagner davantage de parties, mais aussi d’en sauver un grand nombre. Une fois que les résultats ne sont plus déterminés par de simples...
          27,99 €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
                  Becoming an IM de Cyrus Lakdawala
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                      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
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                          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
                                  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
                                          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
                                                  Conceptual Rook Endgames de Jacob Aagaard
                                                      Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam...
                                                      32,99 €Prix
                                                      Conceptual Rook Endgames de Jacob Aagaard
                                                          Rook endgames are the most frequently recurring endgames and also one of the most exciting areas of chess, with mind bending tactical opportunities and dizzying nuances available. They have unsurprisingly been a big topic in endgame literature, with a heavy focus on the set theoretical positions and their logic and fixed conclusions (see the excellent Theoretical Rook Endgames by GM Sam...
                                                          32,99 €Prix
                                                          Theoretical Rook Endgames de Sam Shankland
                                                              Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck. World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the...
                                                              32,99 €Prix
                                                              Theoretical Rook Endgames de Sam Shankland
                                                                  Rook endgames are the most important to study, because they are the type of endgame you will face most often over the board. Working on rook endgames gives the biggest bang for your buck. World-class grandmaster Sam Shankland explains technical rook endgames in a way that is clearer, better organized, more concise, and easier to understand than any previous work. After learning the...
                                                                  32,99 €Prix
                                                                  Pawn Endgames de Vlado Kovacevic
                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                      Grandmaster Vlado Kovačević is an expert in the field of chess endgame theory, offering an educational approach for players of various skill levels. The first of seven books, spanning 304 pages, provides a definite guide to pawn endgames. The book is organized based on the number of pawns in the endgame, creating a clear division for readers. Kovačević’s focus is on the clear explanation of...
                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                      Pawn Endgames de Vlado Kovacevic
                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                          Grandmaster Vlado Kovačević is an expert in the field of chess endgame theory, offering an educational approach for players of various skill levels. The first of seven books, spanning 304 pages, provides a definite guide to pawn endgames. The book is organized based on the number of pawns in the endgame, creating a clear division for readers. Kovačević’s focus is on the clear explanation of...
                                                                          29,95 €Prix
                                                                          Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                              Magnus Carlsen’s brilliant endgame play is one of the key reasons for his success. The World Chess Champion can win positions which look drawn to anybody else. And more than any other player, he is able to save bad endings. For this second volume of Magnus Carlsen Endgame Virtuoso, International Master Tibor Karolyi has selected Carlsen’s best endgames from 2018-2022, whereas the...
                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                              Endgame Virtuoso Magnus Carlsen vol.2 de Tibor Karolyi
                                                                                  Magnus Carlsen’s brilliant endgame play is one of the key reasons for his success. The World Chess Champion can win positions which look drawn to anybody else. And more than any other player, he is able to save bad endings. For this second volume of Magnus Carlsen Endgame Virtuoso, International Master Tibor Karolyi has selected Carlsen’s best endgames from 2018-2022, whereas the...
                                                                                  24,95 €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
                                                                                          Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                              It is very important for the practical player to train his or her ability, understand when to rely on intuition, rules of thumb and more general positional considerations, when to try to solve the problems by calculating variations to the end, and how to manage time to avoid time pressure. With these goals in mind, Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual delivers a lot of excellent, high...
                                                                                              32,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                  It is very important for the practical player to train his or her ability, understand when to rely on intuition, rules of thumb and more general positional considerations, when to try to solve the problems by calculating variations to the end, and how to manage time to avoid time pressure. With these goals in mind, Dvoretsky's Analytical Manual delivers a lot of excellent, high...
                                                                                                  32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                  The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
                                                                                                      There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
                                                                                                      39,00 €Prix
                                                                                                      The Practical Endgame Bible de Broljub Zlatanovic
                                                                                                          There are many books devoted to basic endgames, even from the Middle Ages. Principles of typical endgames (such as keeping the rook behind a passed pawn, not setting pawns on the same colored squares as your bishop’s, distant pawns being more dangerous than central ones etc.) are well known too. But what about “complex endgames”? I have in mind endgames with at least two pieces on each side;...
                                                                                                          39,00 €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
                                                                                                                  Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                      In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Endgame Strategy de Mikhail Shereshevsky
                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                          In this widely acclaimed chess classic, Russian trainer Mikhail Shereshevsky explains how to master the most important endgame principles. Where other endgame manuals focus on the basics and theoretical endgames, this book teaches the ‘big ideas’ that will help you find the most promising and most practical moves in any endgame. Even in endgames, it helps to think schematically...
                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                          Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                                                                                                                              In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                                                                                                                              24,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                              Decision Making in Major Piece Endings de Boris Gelfand
                                                                                                                                  In Decision Making in Major Piece Endings former World Championship Challenger Boris Gelfand discusses his path to decision making in endgames involving rooks or queens, as well as the often neglected “4th Phase.” Countless games are decided by good or bad technique in such endgames, so readers are certain to benefit from the insights of a world-class Grandmaster on this vital...
                                                                                                                                  24,99 €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. ...
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                                                                                                                                      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 for Educators de Karel van Delft
                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                              Chess has the rare quality that children love it despite the fact that it is good for them. Playing chess is just like life: you have to make plans, take decisions, be creative, deal with challenges, handle disappointments, interact with others and evaluate your actions. In this guide, psychologist and chess teacher Karel van Delft provides access to the underlying scientific...
                                                                                                                                              24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Chess for Educators de Karel van Delft
                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                  Chess has the rare quality that children love it despite the fact that it is good for them. Playing chess is just like life: you have to make plans, take decisions, be creative, deal with challenges, handle disappointments, interact with others and evaluate your actions. In this guide, psychologist and chess teacher Karel van Delft provides access to the underlying scientific...
                                                                                                                                                  24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                                                                                                                                      Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov vol.1 de Andrey Terekhov
                                                                                                                                                          Vasily Smyslov, the seventh world champion, had a long and illustrious chess career. He played close to 3,000 tournament games over seven decades, from the time of Lasker and Capablanca to the days of Anand and Carlsen. From 1948 to 1958, Smyslov participated in four world championships, becoming world champion in 1957. Smyslov continued playing at the highest level for many years and...
                                                                                                                                                          34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                              When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
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                                                                                                                                                              Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual 5th Edition de Mark Dvoretsky
                                                                                                                                                                  When it appeared in 2003, the first edition of Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual was immediately recognized by novice and master alike as one of the best books ever published on the endgame. The enlarged and revised fifth edition is better than ever!
                                                                                                                                                                  32,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                                                                                                                                      "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                                                                                                                                      29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      The Best I Saw in Chess de Stuart Rachels
                                                                                                                                                                          "At the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels seemed bound for the cellar. Ranked last and holding no IM norms, the 20-year-old amateur from Alabama was expected to get waxed by the American top GMs of the day that included Seirawan, Gulko, Dzindzichashvili, deFirmian, Benjamin and Browne. Instead, Rachels pulled off a gigantic upset and became the youngest U.S. Champion since...
                                                                                                                                                                          29,95 €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
                                                                                                                                                                                  Why You Lose at Chess de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                      "Beginning with a chapter on self-appraisal, Why You Lose at Chess links a lack of understanding of your own personality with erroneous choices of moves and plans in a chess game. He goes on to delve into playing blindly (with no idea what you are actually doing) or by rote (memorization vs. understanding). A couple of technical mistakes he points out include a lack of...
                                                                                                                                                                                      13,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Why You Lose at Chess de Fred Reinfeld
                                                                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                          "Beginning with a chapter on self-appraisal, Why You Lose at Chess links a lack of understanding of your own personality with erroneous choices of moves and plans in a chess game. He goes on to delve into playing blindly (with no idea what you are actually doing) or by rote (memorization vs. understanding). A couple of technical mistakes he points out include a lack of...
                                                                                                                                                                                          13,50 €Prix