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Title: Chess Traps : Pitfalls And Swindles (Fireside Chess Library) by I. A. Horowitz, Fred Reinfeld ISBN: 0-671-21041-6 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 15 April, 1971 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.75 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Don't waste your time
Comment: Reinfeld, though an excellent writer on many chess books, had a tendency to put out books just for the sake of doing it. This is one of those books. I fear that Horowitz may also be culprit here, too, as his slipshot approach to writing is evident here.
All the traps are taken from master games, with a number of them showing the master swindling an amateur. Most of the 'traps' are taken from middle-game positions, with only a dozen or so showing opening traps. Also, even though the book has 223 diagrams, some of the traps take up several diagrams leaving much less real substance to this book than one might think. The layout of the book is reads like a novel, but is poor for studying. Each 'trap' often covers several pages, having much prose and anecdotal filler accompanying each throughout the book, as well as having very superficial analysis. There is no index or contents revealing players, openings, etc., so you can't use this book as a reference of any sort. It reads like a disorganized version of Chernev's 'Combinations: The Heart of Chess'.
I originally bought this book some 15 years ago on the recommendation of a friend. I was hoping for something like Chernev's 'Winning Chess Traps', which is a classic as far as opening traps books go. Ultimately, this book fails in the role as an opening traps book and middle game puzzle book for all of the above reasons. As a result, it has remained on my bookshelf in virtually unused condition. This is not a book one reads to improve their game, and hence, can't be recommended.
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't be fooled !
Comment: When you see a book like this with 4 1/2 stars and it says based on 6 reviews don't believe it! Try to look at and read the reviews. I purchased this book many years ago and it is a very poor book. When I saw a 4 1/2 star rateing I just about fell out of my chair. If you are just looking for something to read then you won't be too upset with this book. If you are looking to improve your chess skills then don't bother. This book may have some entertainment value but not much educational value. You will never find this book on a recommended reading list. This is just another in a long line of poor chess books from Fireside Chess Library.
Rating: 5
Summary: First book I ever bought on chess!
Comment: This was the first book I ever bought on chess. It was a joy to read, and pulled me in to the richness and complexity of the game.
Highly recommended. It doesn't really require much chess sophistication to read - but will stimulate and educate the reader.
Bill Parr
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Title: MORE CHESS OPENINGS : TRAPS AND ZAPS 2 (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini ISBN: 067179499X Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 03 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Chess Openings: Traps And Zaps (Fireside Chess Library) by Bruce Pandolfini ISBN: 0671656902 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 15 April, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: One Thousand and One Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations by Reinfeld ISBN: 0879801115 Publisher: Wilshire Book Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1969 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Combinations: The Heart of Chess by Irving Chernev ISBN: 0486217442 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1967 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: HOW TO WIN IN THE CHESS OPENINGS by I. A. Horowitz ISBN: 0671624261 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 07 March, 1986 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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