Devious Chess: How to Bend the Rules and Win

By Amatzia Avni

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713490047
• ISBN13: 9780713490046
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: B.T. Batsford
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Refreshing and Inspiring

I liked this book very much. It contains a lot of fresh material - kind of chess that we don't see much in magazines or standard books. Years ago I've read "Creative Chess" by the same author - the present book seems to be a natural sequel. My favourite parts were "Coffeehouse Chess" (the Chepukaitis episode on page 32 is great!)and the chapter about "Twists & Turns". Also the illustrative game Tate-Ashley is facinating. The selection of material to the book is excellent: I wasn't familiar with most of the games and I'm an old hand. From my own experience, reading such books has a positive effet on my play. One point of criticism - I wish the book were longer - I felt I wanted to look at more examples, more out-of ordinary games.

Improve your chess creativity

This a nice and inspiring book with a collection of stunning games which do a lot for developing one's imagination. As in his other works, the author gives an emphasis on creativeness and imagination. I particularly liked the chapter about " coffeehouse chess" from which one learns that even an unsound play can lead to positive results! Enjoyable and recommended.