This is a rich storehouse of Chess 'crimes.' Sometimes the villain is thwarted: more often he gets away with his nefarious deeds. But, in either event, the tales, and their telling, will prove to be instructive and vastly entertaining.
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311 of 312 people found the following review helpful:
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Learn Traps and Tactics,
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This review is from: Chess Traps: Pitfalls And Swindles (Fireside Chess Library) (Paperback)
This is a book that will really help you improve your tactics in a fun, fun way. I agree that this book is entertaining. But, maybe a chess book that coverst traps, tactics and swindles should be? I just got "Winning Chess Traps for Juniors" and found it to cover a wonderful number of tactics in the openings. I also go "1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations" and though not all are easy to solve (and I think some mistakes in the book) it also has done me a world of good. I simply suggest getting these three books and if you study them carefully, you will be a big winner at chess!!!!
88 of 89 people found the following review helpful:
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More entertaining than instructive,
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This review is from: Chess Traps: Pitfalls And Swindles (Fireside Chess Library) (Paperback)
I found the strong point of this book to be that it contained a lot of interesting tactics and swindles. Not so much on opening traps and the tactics and swindles are no really arranged in what I would call a learning order. This book is more to entertain, and as long as that is known then there is nothing wrong with it. "Winning Chess Traps" covers opening traps if that is what you are looking for. The opening tactics are better in that book. But, if you want a good variety of tactics and especially the swindles (that makes this book unique) then this is what you are looking for.
48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
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Good for tactics but not a great book if you want a book on opening traps,
This review is from: Chess Traps: Pitfalls And Swindles (Fireside Chess Library) (Paperback)
"Chess Traps: Pitfalls and Swindles" is a decent book on general tactics. The examples of some of the swindles are enjoyable, and instructive. But when I think of a book on chess traps I think of a book like "Winning Chess Traps" that focuses on traps and tactical ides in the opening. This book doesn't really focus on the opening. But if you are looking for an interesting book on general tactics, then this is certainly a decent book. If you are looking for a book on traps in the opening look elsewhere.
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One of the members of our chess club has a standing gripe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black's Queen, White's Queen, Queen Bishop, King Pawn, Queen Rook, Queen Pawn, Queen Knight Pawn, Black Queen, Black's King, White's King, White's Bishop, Black's Bishop, King Rook, White's Knight, White's Rook, Black King, Black's Knight, King Bishop Pawn, King Knight, Ruy Lopez, Fool's Mate, World Championship, White King, White Queen, Black's Rook New!
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One of the members of our chess club has a standing gripe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black's Queen, White's Queen, Queen Bishop, King Pawn, Queen Rook, Queen Pawn, Queen Knight Pawn, Black Queen, Black's King, White's King, White's Bishop, Black's Bishop, King Rook, White's Knight, White's Rook, Black King, Black's Knight, King Bishop Pawn, King Knight, Ruy Lopez, Fool's Mate, World Championship, White King, White Queen, Black's Rook New!
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- Winning Chess: How To See Three Moves Ahead by Irving Chernev in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Modern Ideas in Chess by Richard Reti on page 172
- The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev in Front Matter
- Logical Chess: Move By Move: Every Move Explained New Algebraic Edition by Irving Chernev in Back Matter
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