23 Apr 07
I have a book on opening traps by bruce pandolfini. I haven't found it particularly useful so far. I used to check it every game to see if I was falling in or if there was a possibility of them falling in. Almost no one at my level has the same lines as the ones in the book so it doesn't help much. I think the concepts help more than the specific moves.
26 Apr 07
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Originally posted by kNIGHTHEADThe book, "Winning Chess Traps," By Irving Chernev is a collection of 300 traps, in many common openings. All the traps are in a logical looking series of moves i.e. playable lines. I strongly recommend this book.
I have been a victim of countless opening traps. I know some opening traps envolve comprimising your position on the board in order to trap. So there in itself it has a degree of risk, because if your opponent doesn't fall for it, you might lose the game because of your potential weakness created as a result. But then again that is the beauty of this game ...[text shortened]... e, Ill post them here as well.
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