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They are mostly attractive tactical moves that initially appear harmless and often tempting because they promise good play or even an advantage. However, a moment of carelessness can quickly lead to a more or less serious catastrophe, at least materially or positionally disadvantageous for the \"victim\". Traps are undoubtedly considered particularly attractive when they lure the opponent to their doom with cunning and trickery. And malicious joy, supposedly the greatest of all pleasures, may also contribute subliminally to the fact that traps in chess, and especially in the opening, are perceived by the observer with a specific pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe author and subsequent editors have collected a total of 234 traps for this book, arranged by opening, commented on in detail and updated, and enriched with occasional brain teasers, and an introductory chapter with further examples conveys the basic ideas of trap play. The reader is thus given an overview of the most important openings, with a focus on the dangers that can lurk everywhere in the form of hidden pitfalls, which, after reading the book in detail, he will be sure to recognize and avoid when he encounters them at the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe chess master Eugène Snosko-Borowski (1884-1954) was a Russian exile living in Paris who emigrated to France after the Russian Revolution and became known in Germany in particular through his books. These were primarily tailored to club players and written in a pleasant and fluid style, which gave them exceptional popularity. One of his most popular works is still\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou must not play chess like this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(available from our publisher). 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Seemingly breaking every rule in the book, yet also breaking records with his accomplishments, Tal truly was The Chess Alchemist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In this unique book, Oleg Stetsko has compiled 80 of Tal's most interesting games, as annotated by the Magician himself in a variety of sources, many of which have been translated into English for the very first time here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMikhail Tal\u003c\/b\u003e became World Champion in 1960 by defeating the great Mikhail Botvinnik. 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