CHESS OPENINGS: 202 TRAPS AND ZAPS BY BRUCE PANDOLFINI

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IN CHESS OPENINGS: TRAPS AND ZAPS, BRUCE PANDOLFINI USES HIS UNIQUE "CRIME AND PUNISHMENT" APPROACH TO PROVIDE PROVIDES EXPLANATION, INSTRUCTION, AND ANALYSES, AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE. THE BOOK CONSISTS OF 202 SHORT OPENERS TYPICAL OF AVERAGE PLAYERS, ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE CLASSICAL OPENING VARIATIONS AND BY LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY. EACH EXAMPLE INCLUDES:

~~THE NAME OF THE OVERRIDING TACTIC
~~THE NAME OF THE OPENING
~~A SCENARIO THAT SETS UP THE TACTIC TO BE LEARNED
~~AN INTERPRETATION THAT EXPLAINS WHY THE LOSER WENT WRONG, HOW HE COULD HAVE AVOIDED THE TRAP, AND WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE DONE INSTEAD
~~A REVIEW OF IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES AND USE GUIDELINE TO REINFORCE EACH LESSON

ALSO INCLUDED ARE A GLOSSARY OF OPENINGS THAT LISTS ALL THE CLASSICAL "TESTBOOK" VARIATIONS, FOR COMPARISON AND REFERENCE AND A TACTICAL INDEX. THIS BOOK IS A POWERFUL, PRAGMATIC ENTRY INTO A HERETOFORE REMOTE AREA OF CHESS THEORY THAT WILL HAVE A PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON EVERY PLAYERS:GAME.