{"product_id":"9781849945639-how-to-swindle-in-chess","title":"How to Swindle in Chess","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003esnatch victory from a losing position\u003cbr\u003eExploring the under appreciated skill of swindling in chess, Andrew Soltis explains how and when to set strategic traps to exploit an opponent's over-confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA book by stalwart chess writer on an aspect of chess that is quite common, but little is written about, swindling in chess. In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss. Renown chess writers Horowitz and Reinfeld observe that swindles,\"though ignored in virtually all chess books\",\"play an enormously important role in over-the-board chess, and decide the fate of countless games\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrew Soltis, American chess journalist, says swindles are not accidental or a matter of luck. Swindling is a skill. But there has been almost nothing written about how to do it, how to make yourself lucky in chess. Swindling means setting traps that exploit an opponent's over-confidence. It means choosing the move that has the greatest chance of winning, rather than the move that has the least chance of losing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoltis' new proposal will explain to players of all levels how to do just that with plenty of examples to explain along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945946624097,"sku":"9781849945639","price":12.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33581742.jpg?v=1760449236","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781849945639-how-to-swindle-in-chess","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}