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A transposition in chess is a little like a bait-and-switch marketing ploy. The customer thinks he’s getting a bargain on one piece of merchandise, but he ends up buying another at a much higher price. In the first book devoted to chess transpositions, New York Post columnist and acclaimed chess author Andy Soltis shows how this strategy works over the board. By transposing a series of well-known moves (i.e., making them in an unfamiliar order), a player leads his opponent into an unfavorable position that he would normally have shunned. Using entertaining examples from the games of the masters, Soltis covers a variety of transpositions in virtually every kind of opening: double e-pawn, Sicilian, the Reti, English, Indian, and others.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Batsford (September 1, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0713490519
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0713490510
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches

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Norberto Martel Gutierrez

First book devoted to traposition opening..... Great deal

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 14, 2008

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The author is a Grandmaster (Andrew Soltis) a journalist of many chess magazine, he is notoriuos writer. This Author is one of my favorites modern writers.

This book focus, for club and expert player, or player that has a develomented repertoire.

Fist, not for beginer this book is not for develoment chess skills or teach opening.

This book cover all keys opening variation, also discussed the benefits and drawback of each set move order along the opening. these is a secret weapon for GM player. Like Kramnik with 1, Nf3.

If you are a beginer player, searching stategic approach, leave this book for later, When you prepare your opening and becoming strong club palyer or expert, used this book.

For coaching, this book, helps a lot, but not for childs. I wrote this for any parent or school trainer is reading this review. If any is coaching a team for local, regional or state tournament, this book could help for over U 10 event.

I am strong player, maybe over 2000 USCF, i defeated FIDE MASTER, and i used this book just for search some lines, this book is just for used like a adviser. No more I knew and bought it.
Do not espect more.

I hope this review help you

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Hesham Fas

Always Pleasure with Soltis' bookds

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2008

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Soltis talks to you. He understands the club player's mind. When I read his books I feel he is setting close answering my questions. He wants you to understand chess not memorize it.
Why this book is considered so important to me. If you read other opening books they dump the firt,say, 10 moves of a variation then they start analysing from there relying on their collection of games in their database. But What happens before those 10 moves. what if my opponent play this move, what if he ignores that one. Unfortunately that's what usually happens in my games.
Then this book takes you before you reach a known position to IMs and GMs and let's you know why they get to where they are. Then Gives you some Ideas to divert your opponent from reaching their comfort zone. I'm sure he would have explained many more Ideas specific to each opening if he hasn't to cover all openings in one book.
Actually I wish he would write a book on complex openings such as King's Indian or ruy lopez using same style of talking to the club player.
I wish every opening book author will adopt this style of writing because most of the readers are on the level A class or less.

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Book Worm

indispensable

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 18, 2010

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I consider this work by GM Andrew Soltis indispensable to all club players (and Experts) who are trying to unravel the mysteries of Chess. I only wish it had been written 20 years ago! While reading this I slapped my forehead more than once, saying to myself "so THAT's what happened in my game." GM Soltis covers all of the major openings with surprising thoroughness in 218 pages packed with lines that will illuminate and awe.

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Billy-Bob

Andrew Soltis, the new Edmar Mednis

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Very nice book that tackles the subject of transposition from one opening/defense to another. Mr. Soltis has written this book more for the intermediate player The games annotated are not overwhelmed by massive amounts of analysis. Just enough to help get the point across.
The late Edmar Mednis used to write books like this.

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wimpy

One of the best chess book i bought in amazon

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 18, 2014

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One of the best chess book i bought in amazon. The variation gives new ideas and insight in my chess research. Easy to understand and lots of sound tactics with positional play. One weapon i can confuse opponents. Thanks amazon. your d best!

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Five Stars

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A groundbreaking work - a must for serious players

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 8, 2008

I am not aware of any other book handling the subject of transpositions in chess openings, I suppose Soltis is a pioneer on the subject. The author covers the topic very thoroughly, going through the transpositions in all major openings, KP (Ruy Lopez, King's Gambit etc.), QP (Queen's Gambit, Indian defences), as well as the tricky English, Reti, etc. Whatever opening you use, you will probably find it covered in the book. A very useful work, can save you tons of study time.

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Diogenes

Boîte à outils très pratique

Reviewed in France 🇫🇷 on February 22, 2014

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Comme tout les bons livres contemporains traitant des derniers développement de la théorie des échecs, il est en anglais. Ce n'est pas un reproche, mais nombreux sont les amateurs d'échecs qui ne sont pas billigues

Très utile en blitz et très bien construit. Je recommande sans hésiter.

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