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Master chess psychologist Amatzia Avni knows every trick in the bookand several more you'll find only in "his "book. Unlearn everything you've learned so far and adopt a fearless attitude toward the game. Take your opponent into virgin territory. Raise the tension to the boiling point. Master the ruses of the coffeehouse players.

Table of Contents
IntroductionThe Nature of Tricky Chess: Virgin land • Raising the tension to boiling point • Coffeehouse chess • Not so elementary, my dear Watson • Peculiar movesPrincipled Issues of 'Tricky Chess': Twists and turns • The trap vs blunder dilemma • Methods of conducting 'tricky chess'Illustrative GamesAssesment and Implementation: Evaluation of tricksy chess • Transforming into a 'tricky chess' player

Devious Chess How to Bend the Rules and Win

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      Publisher: Batsford Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/04/2006
      ISBN13: 9780713490046, 978-0713490046
      ISBN10: 0713490047

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Master chess psychologist Amatzia Avni knows every trick in the bookand several more you'll find only in "his "book. Unlearn everything you've learned so far and adopt a fearless attitude toward the game. Take your opponent into virgin territory. Raise the tension to the boiling point. Master the ruses of the coffeehouse players.

      Table of Contents
      IntroductionThe Nature of Tricky Chess: Virgin land • Raising the tension to boiling point • Coffeehouse chess • Not so elementary, my dear Watson • Peculiar movesPrincipled Issues of 'Tricky Chess': Twists and turns • The trap vs blunder dilemma • Methods of conducting 'tricky chess'Illustrative GamesAssesment and Implementation: Evaluation of tricksy chess • Transforming into a 'tricky chess' player

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