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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
      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
          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
                      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
                              Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                                  Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                                  37,00 €Prix
                                  Les échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan RowsonLes échecs pour les zèbres de Jonathan Rowson
                                      Pourquoi les adultes peinent-ils à progresser aux échecs ? Quelles attitudes mentales donnent les meilleurs résultats et comment les adopter ? Les Blancs jouent les premiers, mais est-ce vraiment un avantage ? Drôle de zèbre lui-même, le Grand Maître Jonathan Rowson vous invite à une passionnante excursion hors des sentiers battus. Découvrez une nouvelle façon de voir les échecs et...
                                      37,00 €Prix
                                      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
                                                              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
                                                                                      How to Choose a Chess Move de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                          International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 20 moves you can choose from an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide, in a fully revised and...
                                                                                          20,95 €Prix
                                                                                          How to Choose a Chess Move de Andrew Soltis
                                                                                              International Grandmaster Andrew Soltis brings you a foolproof guide to choosing your best next chess move, every time. There are more than 20 moves you can choose from an average position, yet Chess Masters regularly manage to select the best moves and they do it faster, more confidently and with less calculation than other players. This practical guide, in a fully revised and...
                                                                                              20,95 €Prix
                                                                                              Best Lessons of a Chess Coach de Sunil Weeramantry et Edward Eusebi
                                                                                                  In the course of a game of chess, questions continually arise that test a player’s reasoning skills. Questions such as: “Who has the better position?” “Should I resolve the tension in the center?” “How can I improve the placement of my pieces?” In this long-awaited extension of the classic Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, the reader is invited to take a seat in the...
                                                                                                  21,99 €Prix
                                                                                                  Best Lessons of a Chess Coach de Sunil Weeramantry et Edward Eusebi
                                                                                                      In the course of a game of chess, questions continually arise that test a player’s reasoning skills. Questions such as: “Who has the better position?” “Should I resolve the tension in the center?” “How can I improve the placement of my pieces?” In this long-awaited extension of the classic Best Lessons of a Chess Coach, the reader is invited to take a seat in the...
                                                                                                      21,99 €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
                                                                                                                                              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