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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...
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      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
          La leçon d'échecs de Alexis Gladiline-BozioLa leçon d'échecs de Alexis Gladiline-Bozio
              Le 11 mai 1997, Garry Kasparov, champion du monde d'échec, est défait par Deepblue, l'algorithme mis au point par IBM. Les ingénieurs exultent, le champion d'échec refuse la défaite. Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, il n'y a plus de controverse. Il est non seulement devenu impossible pour un joueur de battre les nouveaux programmes, mais tous utilisent ces moteurs pour dessiner des nouvelles lignes...
              18,00 €Prix
              La leçon d'échecs de Alexis Gladiline-BozioLa leçon d'échecs de Alexis Gladiline-Bozio
                  Le 11 mai 1997, Garry Kasparov, champion du monde d'échec, est défait par Deepblue, l'algorithme mis au point par IBM. Les ingénieurs exultent, le champion d'échec refuse la défaite. Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, il n'y a plus de controverse. Il est non seulement devenu impossible pour un joueur de battre les nouveaux programmes, mais tous utilisent ces moteurs pour dessiner des nouvelles lignes...
                  18,00 €Prix
                  La nouvelle révolution des échecs de Peter Doggers
                      Le jeu d'échecs n'a jamais eu autant de succès qu'aujourd'hui. Peter Doggers explore, à travers portraits et anecdotes, ce phénomène au rayonnement universel qui a subjugué tant de champions hors du commun - Alekhine, Fisher, Kasparov, Carlsen... - et influencé les arts et les sciences. Avec l'avènement du digital, les échecs ont profondément évolué. Les logiciels et les...
                      25,00 €Prix
                      La nouvelle révolution des échecs de Peter Doggers
                          Le jeu d'échecs n'a jamais eu autant de succès qu'aujourd'hui. Peter Doggers explore, à travers portraits et anecdotes, ce phénomène au rayonnement universel qui a subjugué tant de champions hors du commun - Alekhine, Fisher, Kasparov, Carlsen... - et influencé les arts et les sciences. Avec l'avènement du digital, les échecs ont profondément évolué. Les logiciels et les...
                          25,00 €Prix
                          How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                              Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                              19,99 €Prix
                              How I Became a Chess Problem Composer de Antonio Tarnawiecki
                                  Chess problems and chess composition are topics of which most chess players are aware but have little understanding. This is, of course, no surprise to those who enjoy chess problems and other chess compositions. Their world contains different kinds of rules, names, techniques, both when composing and solving, and these are not easy to grasp unless you get a good introduction. ...
                                  19,99 €Prix
                                  Chess Problems de James Rayner
                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                      Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications. In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems,...
                                      11,99 €Prix
                                      Chess Problems de James Rayner
                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                          Composing and solving chess problems can seem like an entirely different world from regular chess, and in many ways, they are, but there are plenty of overlapping issues and applications. In this volume, James Rayner, who was a leading composer in his own right and the editor of the chess problem section in British Chess Magazine, dives into how to compose and solve chess problems,...
                                          11,99 €Prix
                                          One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                                              This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                                              9,99 €Prix
                                              One Hundred Chess Problems de Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson
                                                  This book presents 100 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by Rev. A. Cyrill Pearson - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of chess problems.
                                                  9,99 €Prix
                                                  Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                                      This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                                      11,99 €Prix
                                                      Chess Strategy de John Brown
                                                          This book presents 174 of best and most beautiful chess problems composed by John Brown or as he referred to himeself "J.B. of Bridport" - a leading English chess problem composer in the middle of the 19th century. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly reanalyzed all of the compositions and analyses and made the material accessible to modern readers and fans of...
                                                          11,99 €Prix
                                                          100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                              Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                              32,50 €Prix
                                                              100 Endgame Studies You Must Know de Jan Timman
                                                                  Perhaps the greatest beauty in chess can be found in endgame studies. Delightful twists and turns on the board are combined into true works of art. In studies, chess is distilled into its purest form, with all pieces making only the most essential moves. Endgame studies are also useful exercises for practical chess players, as they show patterns, improve calculation, and inspire...
                                                                  32,50 €Prix
                                                                  The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                      While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                      14,00 €Prix
                                                                      The Chess Euclid de Joseph Kling
                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                          While Josef Kling is mostly known for his partnership with Bernhard Horwitz in their classic work 'Chess Studies and Endgames', the present book of chess problems and endgame studies precedes that work by a few years. In this new edition, all of the compositions and accompanying analysis have been thoroughly reanalyzed by FIDE Master Carsten Hansen.
                                                                          14,00 €Prix
                                                                          The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                              The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
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                                                                              The Two-Move Chess Problem de B.G. Laws
                                                                                  The mate in two chess problems is the most popular category of problems because they can be solved by nearly everybody, simply through the process of elimination. That, however, does not mean that they are easy to solve, are not artistic, elegant, or even outright brilliant. In this work by the renowned writer, editor, and chess problem composer, B. G. Laws (1861-1931) goes over the...
                                                                                  12,00 €Prix
                                                                                  A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                      In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
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                                                                                      A selection of Chess Problems de Philip H. Williams
                                                                                          In his day, Philip H. Williams was widely considered a genius in the world of chess problems. Like many of his age, he dies too young and suddenly, yet he made a name for himself with several books on chess problems and a broad production of excellent chess problems. This volume presents his compositions from 1891-1895. In this new edition, FIDE Master Carsten Hansen thoroughly...
                                                                                          10,00 €Prix
                                                                                          Le grand guide pratique du jeu d'échecs de Graham Burgess
                                                                                              Vous trouverez dans ce livre toutes les techniques contemporaines du jeu d'échecs. Tactique, combinaisons, finales, ouvertures, stratégie, conseils sur la pratique du jeu à différentes cadences, sur Internet ou devant l'échiquier, rôle des ordinateurs, problèmes, glossaire : rien ne manque. Les larges sections consacrées à la stratégie des ouvertures sont sans équivalent. Incontournable et...
                                                                                              24,90 €Prix
                                                                                              Le grand guide pratique du jeu d'échecs de Graham Burgess
                                                                                                  Vous trouverez dans ce livre toutes les techniques contemporaines du jeu d'échecs. Tactique, combinaisons, finales, ouvertures, stratégie, conseils sur la pratique du jeu à différentes cadences, sur Internet ou devant l'échiquier, rôle des ordinateurs, problèmes, glossaire : rien ne manque. Les larges sections consacrées à la stratégie des ouvertures sont sans équivalent. Incontournable et...
                                                                                                  24,90 €Prix
                                                                                                  Les échecs pour les nuls de James Eade et Vincent Moret
                                                                                                      "Le jeu d'échecs, mêlant tactique et adresse mentale, demande une véritable initiation. Grâce à cet ouvrage, vous allez comprendre les règles du jeu, vous familiariser avec les pièces, leurs rôles et leurs déplacements, puis analyser les positions et les stratégies. Vous saurez ainsi développer votre agilité, votre intuition et votre concentration grâce aux nombreuses parties exposées (des...
                                                                                                      24,95 €Prix
                                                                                                      Les échecs pour les nuls de James Eade et Vincent Moret
                                                                                                          "Le jeu d'échecs, mêlant tactique et adresse mentale, demande une véritable initiation. Grâce à cet ouvrage, vous allez comprendre les règles du jeu, vous familiariser avec les pièces, leurs rôles et leurs déplacements, puis analyser les positions et les stratégies. Vous saurez ainsi développer votre agilité, votre intuition et votre concentration grâce aux nombreuses parties exposées (des...
                                                                                                          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
                                                                                                                  Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                                                                                      Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                                                                                      25,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                      Sam Loyd and His Chess Problems de Alain C. White
                                                                                                                          Originally published in 1913, this unique work features close to 500 pages of detailed text, charts and diagrams on the legendary techniques and tactics of chess strategist and problemist Sam Loyd. The book goes into Loyd's chess techniques for play variation, bifurcation, duels, waiting move tactics, block threat techniques, focal actions, pinning, surprise moves and more. Truly an...
                                                                                                                          25,90 €Prix
                                                                                                                          The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                                                              Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                                                              26,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                              The Pawn Study Composer's Manual Mikhail Zinar
                                                                                                                                  Have you ever thought about trying your hand at composing endgame studies? Probably not, it always seemed far too difficult. But now, your chance to learn the tools is finally here! Mikhail Zinar’s composition manual, first published in Ukraine in 1990 with a 100,000 print run that has long sold out, and now updated and revised by Sergei Tkachenko, reveals the secrets that will give you a...
                                                                                                                                  26,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                  Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                      Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                      Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                                                                      19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                      Yakov Vilner de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                          Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                          Yakov Vilner (1899-1931) was one of the leading Soviet chess masters in the 1920s. He won the Ukrainian championship three times (1924, 1925 and 1928), the Odessa championship five times (1918, 1923, 1925, 1926 and 1928) and competed in five USSR championships, his highest position being sixth equal in 1924. His attacking, combinational style delivered many memorable games and he regularly...
                                                                                                                                          19,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                          Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                              Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                                                              29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                              Rewire your Chess Brain de Cyrus Lakdawala
                                                                                                                                                  Rewire Your Chess Brain is not your average chess book. It does not deal with opening theory or middlegame strategy. It focuses purely on problems and studies, all of which are the results of artificial construction rather than scenes from real-life battles. In a chess study, White has to play and win (or draw). In a chess puzzle, White has to force mate in a stipulated...
                                                                                                                                                  29,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                      Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                          24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                          Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                              The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                                                                              24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                              Endgame Virtuosity
                                                                                                                                                                  The chess study is a reflection of the beauty inherent in the Royal Game, and offers its adherents a rare artistic experience. Furthermore, solving chess studies is an instructive and rewarding way for players of all levels to improve their understanding, orientation and creative power, especially in the final stages of the game. This book comprises 222 selected chess studies...
                                                                                                                                                                  24,50 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                  Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                      Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                      15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                      Two Knights Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                          Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two knights in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                          15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                          Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                              Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                              15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                              Two Bishops Save the Day de Sergei Tkachenko
                                                                                                                                                                                  Sergei Tkachenko, a member of the Ukrainian team that won the 5th World Chess Composition Tournament in 1997 and which came second in 2000, 2004, 2013, and 2017, has collected 100 studies whose common theme is that white ends up with just two bishops in the finale, yet manages to win or draw. There are no more than six moves in almost all solutions, so experienced chess players can...
                                                                                                                                                                                  15,00 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                  Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                                                                                      2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                                                                                      39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                      Anthology of Chess Problems 2nd edition
                                                                                                                                                                                          2345 problems: mate in 2, mate in 3, mate in 4, mate in 5 The most comprehensive anthology of Meredith (maximum 12 pieces) problems to date with detailed solutions.
                                                                                                                                                                                          39,95 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                          Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                                                                                                                              Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                              This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                                                                                                                              19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                              Chess Compositions de Byron Zappas
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Documentation échiquéenne
                                                                                                                                                                                                  This book is a new edition of "Skakistikes Syntheseis" published in Greek in 1990. The new edition includes some changes, together with recent compositions by the author in almost all the problem sections. The selected problems cover half a century of chess compositional activity (1947 - 1997), within which a variety of ideas and themes has been developed. After a brief introduction...
                                                                                                                                                                                                  19,99 €Prix
                                                                                                                                                                                                  L'homme qui a battu Kasparov sans vraiment savoir jouer aux échecs de Feng-Hsiung Hsu
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Un milliard de personnes avait suivi de par le globe la bataille ultime, un match de boxe "poids lourds de la pensée" entre le champion du jeu d'échecs Garry Kasparov, symbole absolu de l'intelligence humaine, et une armoire remplie d'électronique, froide et sans âme, programmée par un étudiant chinois. L'issue du combat ne faisait guère de doutes: l'Homme allait gagner une fois de plus et...
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                                                                                                                                                                                                      L'homme qui a battu Kasparov sans vraiment savoir jouer aux échecs de Feng-Hsiung Hsu
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Un milliard de personnes avait suivi de par le globe la bataille ultime, un match de boxe "poids lourds de la pensée" entre le champion du jeu d'échecs Garry Kasparov, symbole absolu de l'intelligence humaine, et une armoire remplie d'électronique, froide et sans âme, programmée par un étudiant chinois. L'issue du combat ne faisait guère de doutes: l'Homme allait gagner une fois de plus et...
                                                                                                                                                                                                          23,00 €Prix