Table of Contents

IntroductionThe Nature of Tricky Chess: Virgin land • Raising the tension to boiling point • Coffeehouse chess • Not so elementary, my dear Watson • Peculiar movesPrincipled Issues of 'Tricky Chess': Twists and turns • The trap vs blunder dilemma • Methods of conducting 'tricky chess'Illustrative GamesAssesment and Implementation: Evaluation of tricksy chess • Transforming into a 'tricky chess' player

About the Author

A psychologist by profession, Amatzia Avni is also a World Chess Federation Master who has participated in the Israeli Chess Championship final on five seperate occasions.