Danger in Chess: How to Avoid Making Blunders

✍ Scribed by Amatzia Avni

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 126
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

One false move, and you're dead--as in other games, chess is fraught with situations in which the wrong reaction leads directly to defeat. Unlike most other games, chess's most dangerous moments are often subtle and easily overlooked. This volume, from a series for which chess champion Garry Kasparov serves as chief advisor, offers players at every level guidance on how to develop an early warning system. Its advice is structured around three main sources: the opponent; the player's own thought process; and the board position. The author shows players how to identify actual and potential hazards and how detecting these signals can be used not only to bolster defense but also as an attack strategy. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Cadogan Chess, London, 1994. 24 black-and-white figures. Symbols and Abbreviations. Introduction. Answers. Bibliographical References. Index of Players.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
1......Page 9
2......Page 17
3......Page 24
4......Page 32
5......Page 48
6......Page 70
7......Page 75
8......Page 94
9......Page 110
Answers to Questions......Page 115
Answers to "Do You Smell a Rat" Quiz......Page 117
Bibliographical References......Page 119
Index of Players......Page 122