The Complete Chess Swindler

En fantastisk spennende bok om alle triksene og fallgrubene som utgjør "svindlene" i sjakk. Handler om hvordan redde poeng i tapte stilling, og kanskje ikke minst hvordan unngå å gi bort poeng i stillinger som er "vunnet"...

Den australske stormesteren David Smerdon har samlet og systematisert fenomenalt materiale og presenterer det uimotståelig godt. En svært lærerik bok om praktisk sjakk!

Forlagets egen omtale:

Chess is a cruel game. We all know that feeling when your position has gone awry and everything seems hopeless. You feel like resigning. But don’t give up! This is precisely the moment to switch to swindle mode.

Master the art of provoking errors and you will be able to turn the tables and escape with a draw – or sometimes even steal the full point!

Swindling is a skill that can be trained. In this book, David Smerdon shows how you can use tricks from psychology to marshal hidden resources and exploit your opponent’s biases.

In a lost position, your best practical chance often lies not in what the computer recommends, but in playing your opponent.

With an abundance of eye-popping examples and training exercises, Smerdon identifies the four best friends of every chess swindler: your opponent’s impatience, their hubris, their fear, and their need to stay in control.

You’ll also learn about such cunning swindling motifs as the Trojan Horse, the Decoy Trap, the Berserk Attack, and ‘Window-Ledging’.

So, come and join the Swindlers’ Club, become a great escape artist and dramatically improve your results. In this instructive and highly entertaining guide, Smerdon shows you how.

David Smerdon is an Australian chess grandmaster and behavioural economist. In 2015 he published the highly successful chess opening book Smerdon’s Scandinavian.

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Part I What is a swindle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

• Chapter 1 When to enter ‘Swindle Mode’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Part II The Psychology of Swindles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

• Chapter 2 Impatience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
• Chapter 3 Hubris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
• Chapter 4 Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
• Chapter 5 Kontrollzwang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
• Chapter 6 The Swindler’s Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
• Chapter 7 Grit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
• Chapter 8 Optimism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
• Chapter 9 Training Your Mind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Part III The Swindler’s Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

• Chapter 10 Trojan Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
• Chapter 11 Decoy Trap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
• Chapter 12 Berserk Attack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
• Chapter 13 Window-Ledging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
• Chapter 14 Play the Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Part IV Core Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

• Chapter 15 Endgames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
• Chapter 16 Fortresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
• Chapter 17 Stalemate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
• Chapter 18 Perpetual Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
• Chapter 19 Creativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
• Chapter 20 Gamesmanship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Part V Swindles in Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

• Chapter 21 Master Swindles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
• Chapter 22 Amateur Swindles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
• Chapter 23 My Favourite Swindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273