Devious Chess

How to Bend the Rules and Win

Master chess psychologist Amatzia Avni outlines a new approach to playing chess be tricksy about your game, bend the rules where possible and always come out on top! Players of all abilities are urged, step-by-step, to unlearn everything they've learned so far and adopt a fearless attitude to the game. Every tip for bending the rules is included here with comprehensive illustrated games. Includes: The Nature of Tricky Chess: Virgin land Raising the tension to boiling point Coffeehouse chess Not so elementary, my dear Watson Peculiar moves Principled Issues of 'Tricky Chess': Twists and turns The trap vs blunder dilemma Methods of conducting 'tricky chess' Illustrative Games Assesment and Implementation: Evaluation of tricksy chess Transforming into a 'tricky chess' player