CHESS TRAPS, PITFALLS, AND SWINDLES

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An entrancing and hitherto unworked theme for a chess book is presented with gusto by experts for expert and middle-weight players. The point of the book is how to set, see through and parry traps of various natures. There are the swindles, when a strictly losing player trips up his opponent; the pitfalls when the aggressor gives his opponent a chance to go wrong; there are sly and stagey gimmicks that keep players guessing. These are illustrated with games in which masters figured, sometimes falling for the bait, sometimes playing it themselves. Really a juicy offering for the chess gourmets.

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1954

Categories: NONFICTION