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  • Contenu : sciences humaines
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  • Niveau : experts
Mastering Positional Chess de Daniel Naroditsky
  • Nouveauté 2026
    Every aspiring chess player wants to improve their positional understanding. In this ambitious work, GM Daniel Naroditsky explains clear positional themes in complex settings. Drawing on his own games, those of US colleagues, and top-level grandmasters, the prodigious author navigates chess strategy with the liveliness and clarity he later became famous for. Mastering Positional Chess...
    29,99 €Prix
    Mastering Positional Chess de Daniel Naroditsky
    • Nouveauté 2026
      Every aspiring chess player wants to improve their positional understanding. In this ambitious work, GM Daniel Naroditsky explains clear positional themes in complex settings. Drawing on his own games, those of US colleagues, and top-level grandmasters, the prodigious author navigates chess strategy with the liveliness and clarity he later became famous for. Mastering Positional Chess...
      29,99 €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
              Manuel complet du jeu positionnel de Konstantin Sakaev et Konstantin Landa
                  Enfin un manuel contemporain complet sur le jeu positionnel ! Il n'est pas étonnant qu'il nous vienne de Russie, où des générations de pédagogues ont peu à peu raffiné les méthodes d'initiation et d'entraînement aux échecs. En deux tomes, les grands maîtres Sakaev et Landa font le tour de tous les aspects du jeu positionnel. Le tome 1 donne un éclairage moderne sur les grands principes de...
                  33,00 €Prix
                  Manuel complet du jeu positionnel de Konstantin Sakaev et Konstantin Landa
                      Enfin un manuel contemporain complet sur le jeu positionnel ! Il n'est pas étonnant qu'il nous vienne de Russie, où des générations de pédagogues ont peu à peu raffiné les méthodes d'initiation et d'entraînement aux échecs. En deux tomes, les grands maîtres Sakaev et Landa font le tour de tous les aspects du jeu positionnel. Le tome 1 donne un éclairage moderne sur les grands principes de...
                      33,00 €Prix
                      The Magic and Beauty of Quiet Chess Moves de Boguslaw Boder et Jacek Bielczyk
                          Beauty in chess manifests itself in different ways. For chess players who are not sophisticated enough, one of the leading aesthetic criteria is probably the value of the offered piece. An experienced player will primarily value the originality and purity of the idea. It happens that a key to a position is a seemingly discreet move. Situations like these have always impressed me the...
                          41,95 €Prix
                          The Magic and Beauty of Quiet Chess Moves de Boguslaw Boder et Jacek Bielczyk
                              Beauty in chess manifests itself in different ways. For chess players who are not sophisticated enough, one of the leading aesthetic criteria is probably the value of the offered piece. An experienced player will primarily value the originality and purity of the idea. It happens that a key to a position is a seemingly discreet move. Situations like these have always impressed me the...
                              41,95 €Prix
                              Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices de Ivan Cheparinov
                                  A pawn is the smallest unit of material in chess, but a well-executed pawn sacrifice can yield huge rewards. Still, many players shy away from such possibilities when they are uncertain of the consequences. Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices contains everything you need to master this crucial area of chess. In addition to covering dynamic and long-term sacrifices, Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov also...
                                  32,99 €Prix
                                  Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices de Ivan Cheparinov
                                      A pawn is the smallest unit of material in chess, but a well-executed pawn sacrifice can yield huge rewards. Still, many players shy away from such possibilities when they are uncertain of the consequences. Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices contains everything you need to master this crucial area of chess. In addition to covering dynamic and long-term sacrifices, Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov also...
                                      32,99 €Prix
                                      Converting an Extra Pawn in Chess de Sam Shankland
                                          Winning a pawn is a common occurrence in chess, but many players have no idea what to do with an extra pawn, aside from the vague notion of “exchange pieces and win the endgame”. Grandmaster Sam Shankland knows better – and after reading this book, you will too. In this groundbreaking work, Shankland shares his three-step process for handling positions with an extra pawn, using perfectly...
                                          32,99 €Prix
                                          Converting an Extra Pawn in Chess de Sam Shankland
                                              Winning a pawn is a common occurrence in chess, but many players have no idea what to do with an extra pawn, aside from the vague notion of “exchange pieces and win the endgame”. Grandmaster Sam Shankland knows better – and after reading this book, you will too. In this groundbreaking work, Shankland shares his three-step process for handling positions with an extra pawn, using perfectly...
                                              32,99 €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
                                                  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
                                                              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
                                                                      Lessons on Uncompromising Play de David Navara
                                                                          If you want to win a game, you should be ready to progress in small steps. In most games, you first need to gain the initiative, then transform it into a positional advantage or into an attack and eventually win the game. Reality is usually more complex and even grandmaster games mostly contain mistakes on both sides and often even unexpected twists and turns. (True, there are many...
                                                                          44,95 €Prix
                                                                          Lessons on Uncompromising Play de David Navara
                                                                              If you want to win a game, you should be ready to progress in small steps. In most games, you first need to gain the initiative, then transform it into a positional advantage or into an attack and eventually win the game. Reality is usually more complex and even grandmaster games mostly contain mistakes on both sides and often even unexpected twists and turns. (True, there are many...
                                                                              44,95 €Prix
                                                                              Grind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David HowellGrind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David Howell
                                                                                  It is amazing how much play you can create in a seemingly equal chess position - if you persevere. In this book, the greatest chess player of all time, Magnus Carlsen, and his friend, Grandmaster David Howell, explain how to win these kinds of chess games. Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize...
                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                  Grind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David HowellGrind like a Grandmaster de Magnus Carlsen et David Howell
                                                                                      It is amazing how much play you can create in a seemingly equal chess position - if you persevere. In this book, the greatest chess player of all time, Magnus Carlsen, and his friend, Grandmaster David Howell, explain how to win these kinds of chess games. Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize...
                                                                                      29,95 €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
                                                                                                              The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed de Georg Mohr
                                                                                                                  • Compensation is a chess concept that we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. • The relative value of pieces is perhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. • It is one that every player must feel and believe in and can only be accepted with the help of our own practice, and when we feel it come together as though a part of us. ...
                                                                                                                  33,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                  The Exchange Sacrifice Unleashed de Georg Mohr
                                                                                                                      • Compensation is a chess concept that we only fully understand when we enter the world of serious chess. • The relative value of pieces is perhaps the most difficult chess concept of all to explain. • It is one that every player must feel and believe in and can only be accepted with the help of our own practice, and when we feel it come together as though a part of us. ...
                                                                                                                      33,50 €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
                                                                                                                                              Re-Engineering the Chess Classics de Matthew Sadler et Steve Giddins
                                                                                                                                                  Are you ready for new strategic insights about thirty-five of the most fascinating and complex chess games ever played by World Champions and other top grandmasters? Grandmaster Matthew Sadler and renowned chess writer Steve Giddins take a fresh look at some classic games ranging from Anderssen-Dufresne, played in 1852, to Botvinnik-Bronstein (1951) and Geller-Euwe (1953). They unleashed the...
                                                                                                                                                  34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                  Re-Engineering the Chess Classics de Matthew Sadler et Steve Giddins
                                                                                                                                                      Are you ready for new strategic insights about thirty-five of the most fascinating and complex chess games ever played by World Champions and other top grandmasters? Grandmaster Matthew Sadler and renowned chess writer Steve Giddins take a fresh look at some classic games ranging from Anderssen-Dufresne, played in 1852, to Botvinnik-Bronstein (1951) and Geller-Euwe (1953). They unleashed the...
                                                                                                                                                      34,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Irrational Chess de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                                          The vast majority of chess games witness familiar strategies and well known tactical motifs. These are the games that you will find in the anthologies and opening repertoires. Sometimes however, games appear that seem to have been played on a different planet. Conventional strategies go out of the window. Familiar tactical themes are nowhere to be seen. Chaos has broken out. The...
                                                                                                                                                          24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Irrational Chess de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                                              The vast majority of chess games witness familiar strategies and well known tactical motifs. These are the games that you will find in the anthologies and opening repertoires. Sometimes however, games appear that seem to have been played on a different planet. Conventional strategies go out of the window. Familiar tactical themes are nowhere to be seen. Chaos has broken out. The...
                                                                                                                                                              24,50 €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