Winning Chess Traps

by Irving Chernev

All classes of players, weak or strong, need the vital information in this book to avoid pitfalls or to catch the unwary napping. Each of the 300 traps discussed in this collection -- introductory explanation, opening moves, diagram of position when trap is sprung, concluding moves to checkmate or win material -- is complete in itself. Winning Chess Traps is a thorough and practical book, a classic that belongs in any basic chess library.

The book does not have page numbers. Each of the 306 traps discussed is on a separate page.

Genres: Chess, Nonfiction

306 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

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[Thomas Ray]

Library-of-Congress GV1451 C5186 1946 Memorial Library