Devious Chess

How to Bend the Rules and Win
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.

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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