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and an introductory chapter with further examples conveys the basic ideas of trap play

This entertaining textbook introduces beginners step by step to the rules and history of chess

Exactly 25 years ago

Levitt/Friedgood: Secrets of Spectacular Chess improvers In his first workAn eye for surprising combinations and an instinct for the paradoxical have helped players like Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov to surprise and defeat their opponents. A finely tuned aesthetic sense not only motivates the top players, but also gives them a decisive practical advantage. You too can help to promote this perception and instinct in the examples given here. 184 diagrams, 222 pages, 1995, paperback, English.