"What you are going to find in this first volume is a selection of my most memorable battles on the chessboard during the first of two different periods. It covers the time from my arrival in the USA as an up-and-coming young talent in early 1989, acquiring the freedom to play in any open tournament in the world and quickly…
"This book is about the practical approach to the game of chess. It shaped me as a player and now I would like to share my philosophy with you. My objective is to combat several generally accepted misconceptions, such as a) only studying opening theory will make you a better player, b) one should always follow the first or second…
"If he thinks an idea will work over the board, the notion of risk is irrelevant to him. He wants to be on the attack and believes an objectively inferior position isn’t necessarily bad if his opponent needs to find several difficult defensive moves. “If that’s the only move for my opponent, let’s enter the line and see if he…
"During my chess career I have played almost 4000 classical games, a good deal of them against grandmasters, including world's top players, a number of which I managed to defeat. A lot of these games are interesting and instructive, and studying them will definitely help any player to get new expertise, learn new ideas and therefore improve their chess skill."~…
"In dit boek treden de grootste schakers uit de geschiedenis voor het voetlicht, de kampioenen die in hun tijd de grootste waren." ~ Paul van der Sterren
"Together with the Candidates you should think over the crucial positions, feel the fighting tension and, the most important thing, try to make the right decisions" ~Alexey Kuzmin
‘Grandmaster Insides’ take you into the inner world of Maxim Dlugy, as he recounts and analyses what a young player went through to become a champion and what areas of development are important for self-improvements as a chess player.
Les Coups-candidats est le quatrième livre de Christian et son premier en collaboration avec Thinkers Publishing. Christian s’attaque à l’un des enjeux les plus importants aux échecs : comment choisir les coups-candidats. Il illustre et discute de différents thèmes, tels que la façon d’aborder un territoire inexploré, utiliser ses connaissances, se fier à son intuition ou encore simplement jouer de manière…
Ivan Sokolov was one of the most furious attacking and creative players of his time. The author presents an overview of is his Life in Chess, full of entertaining unpublished material. He is not shy to share his opinions and promises the reader a personal roller coaster loaded with fun stories and unexpected twists. We are convinced you will enjoy…
Maître international mais aussi titulaire d'un master en histoire et en littérature française, Alexandre Vuilleumier nous retrace ce fameux tournoi des candidats de 2013. Plutôt que de recenser de manière chronologique chacune des parties qui y ont été jouées, l'ouvrage se propose de faire revivre les meilleurs moments du tournoi à travers le prisme de l'affrontement psychologique