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Savez-vous dans quel monde positionnel vous vous trouvez ー à ce coup précis ? La plupart des joueurs d'échecs connaissent les ouvertures, les tactiques et quelques finales. Mais il leur manque l'es……続きを見る

What separates a strong chess player from a club player is not memory ー it is judgment. Faced with the same position, why does one player quietly improve a piece while another launches a sacrifice?……続きを見る

This concise guide provides a structured introduction to chess fundamentals, tactical patterns, and essential strategic concepts designed to help readers grasp the core elements of the game in a sho……続きを見る

This introductory guide provides a structured and accessible path to learning chess from the ground up, covering rules, board setup, piece movement, and the fundamental principles that shape effecti……続きを見る

Иногда самый сильный ход - это не делать ход вовсе. В Шахматах с Пропуском Хода (ChessWithPass) каждый игрок имеет право один раз за партию пропустить свой ход, используя Фигуру Пропуска Хода (Pass ……続きを見る

A superb guide to the general concepts of chess technique and the methods for using technique to plan ahead. Early initiative and control of the center, translating an advantage into the middle game……続きを見る

The 100 outstanding games in this volume are Mikhail Botvinnik's own choices as the best games he played before becoming World Champion in 1948. They cover the period from his first big tournament ……続きを見る

How many chess players really know what to do in the end game? More is demanded in this stage of the game than in any other, and the knowledge and imagination that saw you through the opening and mi……続きを見る

Chess enthusiasts can sit down with 20 of the world's top players to answer the question posed by this instructive and amusing guide. Grandmaster Daniel King based How Good is Your Chess? on his pop……続きを見る

Chess endings have an immediacy lacking in chess endgame or chess problems: endings are not theoretical or composed, but actual board positions, the point in every game when the superfluous falls aw……続きを見る

Both an instruction book and an engaging meditation on the joys of chess, this is the final work by one of the most successful chess writers of all time. Irving Chernev blends anecdotes with his obs……続きを見る

Beginning students of the game as well as veterans of the board will find this chess guide offers a wealth of inspiration, enjoyment, and practical chess advice. In providing valuable instruction fo……続きを見る

This is a completely unabridged reprinting of the last revised edition of the most famous general study of chess ever written. Prepared by an early twentieth-century master, it was designed to teach……続きを見る

"Sets out to entrance the reader, and succeeds." ー British Chess Magazine "My recommendation is when you do not possess the first edition, you should immediately buy this book." ー Harold van der H……続きを見る

The endgame study, like the chess problem, eliminates over-the-board competition to concentrate on an invented endgame position carefully plotted to fox, bewilder, challenge, and otherwise stimulate……続きを見る

This compilation of 500 master games is the greatest standard collection of chess games ever published. Ranging over 150 years of master play, these games include masterpieces of every kind by such ……続きを見る

What, really, is a chess combination? It is a maneuver generally employing surprise and a sacrifice, in which pieces work together to bring about a sudden advantage. It is perhaps the most aesthetic……続きを見る

Written by a young Grand Master, this introduction to chess strategy is aimed primarily at players for whom a game plan is utterly enigmatic. By isolating the basic elements and illustrating them th……続きを見る

Here are 62 masterly demonstrations of the basic strategies of winning at chess, compiled and annotated by one of the game's most admired and respected writers. Each game offers a classic example of……続きを見る

This updated chess classic demonstrates how to learn from your losses by recognizing the warning signs as they develop and by analyzing games gone wrong. In addition to expert analysis of each stage……続きを見る

"One of the few books…which, at a glance, one can recognize as an immortal." ー Chess. The proper use of pawns ー of paramount importance in chess strategy ー sometimes even puzzles experienced play……続きを見る

The author reveals how to win games with Black by proposing the method of calculated aggression, covering such topics as dynamic counterplay, counter-gambits in open games, Black sacrifices in the h……続きを見る

These 25 chess games played between master and amateur were chosen, arranged, and annotated to help amateurs improve their games. What better way could the amateur have of learning to exploit the we……続きを見る

Superior introduction to most demanding part of chess. Basic concepts of middle game play are systematically and logically presented. Every significant idea is illustrated by well-chosen excerpts fr……続きを見る

"The beauty of a game of chess is usually appraised, and with good reason, according to the sacrifices it contains. On principle we incline to rate a sacrificial game more highly than a positional g……続きを見る

Beginners and even fairly advanced players agree on one thing: analyzing the strength or weakness of a position (material being equal) is the hardest part of chess to learn. It is also one of the ha……続きを見る

With this book, all one needs to know are the fundamental rules of chess and ordinary chess notation in order to gain a thorough understanding of the all-important opening game in its many variation……続きを見る

A dramatic sacrifice might seem like the best way to achieve a dazzling, come-from-behind victory, however, the outcome of most chess matches, depends on the participants' positional skills. The fir……続きを見る

Irving Chernev's outstanding chess books earn him a high rank among the world's top chess authors. In this well-annotated text, Mr. Chernev guides his readers to an understanding of the subtleties o……続きを見る

The book of a strong tournament is more than just a games collection. When its participants are the world's strongest players . . . the tournament as a whole represents a step forward in the develop……続きを見る