The Complete Chess Swindler: How to Save Points from Lost Positions

By: David Smerdon

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Synopsis: 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 the computer&’s best moves, but in playing your opponent – however bad the evaluation!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 wildly entertaining guide, Smerdon shows you how.

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