Malette 300 crown 14gr Argile

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 pieces appear to be in open rebellion and are steadfastly refusing to do the natural jobs that they were designed for. 

Having to navigate a path in such a game can be a nightmare. Do you rely purely on calculation? Is it better to trust your instincts? Can you assess the position using “normal” criteria?

In order to answer these questions, prolific chess author and coach Cyrus Lakdawala has assembled a collection of brilliantly unconventional and irrational games. The positions in these games appear almost random. Kings have gone walkabout, pieces are on bizarre squares, huge pawn rollers are sweeping all before them. 

Irrational chess is like nothing you’ve seen before. As well as being highly instructive this is a hugely entertaining book. 

Do not adjust your set. It’s chess, Jim, but not as we know it.

Chess pieces of tinted boxwood, weighted and felted. Suits on a chessboard with squares 55 mm large.

Ce coffret contient 2 jeux de 55 cartes au format bridge. Les cartes sont marquées aux 4 coins (index américain) et sont illustrées aux dos des cartes. Ed : Piatnik

Pièces Staunton Meghdoot black triple plombage, feutrées cuir. Ces pièces conviennent à un échiquier dont les cases mesurent 55 ou 60 mm.

Un deuxième tome principalement consacré aux ouvertures associant un point-étoile et un point 3-4 - en particulier l'ouverture chinoise. Plus copieux que le premier tome, il en conserve évidemment la forme et les objectifs - c'est-à-dire qu'il s'agit, bien au-delà d'un simple dictionnaire de fuseki, d'un véritable traité complet de la stratégie d'ouverture et de la gestion de l'ensemble du goban. Pas très facile évidemment, mais richissime, à la fois technique (inévitablement) et vivant, un livre unique, somme irremplaçable sur un sujet essentiel. Indispensable à tout amateur sérieux, naturellement.