Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Seasoned Master
This post is a collaboration with Mr Andrew Crosby who is an expert in chess gambits. Andrew usually plays them in his games with great success. In addition, he is an active member of...
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Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Twitching Legs
As explained in a previous post, off-the-board tricks also influence the result of a game. Theatrics is one of them but others are really dirty, like shaking the table while your opponent is thinking....
Traps, Tricks & Mistakes: Moving without Looking
In chess, there are blunders, mistakes and ridiculous mistakes. Don’t think that the latter is the exclusivity of beginners because from time to time, even GMs are responsible for them. And not only in...
