Knaak/Müller: 222 opening traps after 1.e4 - updated and with QR codes

Autor: Müller, Karsten; Knaak, Rainer
Verlag: Olms
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Sprache: German
Buchumschlag: book
Seiten: 163

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Traps lurk at every stage of a chess game, but they are particularly common in the opening.

Every chess player has probably had the experience of a game being over before it has even really begun. The reason for this is often one of the opening traps lurking everywhere, which rely on the person who has fallen for it making completely "normal" moves - developing a piece, capturing something, setting up a threat and parrying. The answer, which is usually completely unusual and therefore unexpected, then almost inevitably leads to a quick victory for the "trapper". The two grandmasters who are internationally recognized as authors - Rainer Knaak is considered an opening expert and Karten Müller an endgame expert - therefore pursue two main goals:

• the learner should master the traps in his openings in order to avoid disappointment.
• he can also systematically try to expand his opening repertoire in order to set traps himself.

In this first volume, there are introductory texts for every important opening after the double move of the white king's pawn, such as the Italian, French, Spanish, Sicilian, etc., with the typical motifs that one should definitely know. As a welcome side effect, this way every chess fan is guaranteed to significantly increase their ability to combine.

172 pages, paperback, 2nd edition 2022, updated edition with QR codes