Devious Chess
How to Bend the Rules and Win
1st Edition
Published on 27. March 2014
144 pages
978-1-84994-182-2 (ISBN)
Description
Master chess psychologist Amatzia Avni outlines a new approach to playing chess be tricksy about your game, bend the rules where possible and always come out on top! Players of all abilities are urged, step-by-step, to unlearn everything they've learned so far and adopt a fearless attitude to the game. Every tip for bending the rules is included here with comprehensive illustrated games. Includes: The Nature of Tricky Chess: Virgin land Raising the tension to boiling point Coffeehouse chess Not so elementary, my dear Watson Peculiar moves Principled Issues of 'Tricky Chess': Twists and turns The trap vs blunder dilemma Methods of conducting 'tricky chess' Illustrative Games Assesment and Implementation: Evaluation of tricksy chess Transforming into a 'tricky chess' player
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A psychologist by profession, Amatzia Avni is also a World Chess Federation Master who has participated in the Israeli Chess Championship final on five seperate occasions.
Content
Introduction
The Nature of Tricky Chess: Virgin land . Raising the tension to boiling point . Coffeehouse chess . Not so elementary, my dear Watson . Peculiar moves
Principled Issues of 'Tricky Chess': Twists and turns . The trap vs blunder dilemma . Methods of conducting 'tricky chess'
Illustrative Games
Assesment and Implementation: Evaluation of tricksy chess . Transforming into a 'tricky chess' player
