Overview

Tricks and traps, especially in chess opening, are a dangerous reality of competitive chess.
All sorts of surprises await the unwary player, from devastating sacrifices to cunning move order ploys.
A knowledge of such ideas is essential if a player wants to be the hunter rather than the victim.

On this DVD Davies presents a variety of tricks and traps that can arise after 1.e4 by White, breaking them down into a number of different categories.
The examples are designed to appeal to players of every level and feature all of Black’s main defenses.
Besides coverage of some of the classics, Davies reveals some little-known ploys and explains how likely these traps are to succeed.
Accordingly, the viewer should gain some psychological insights into the art of trapping and this should help his game as a whole.

About the Author:
Nigel Davies has been an International Grandmaster since 1993 and is a former British Open Quickplay and U21 Champion.
Besides his playing accomplishments, he is an experienced chess coach with a unique understanding of club level chess. Accordingly, he knows just what is likely to succeed.
System Requirements:
Minimum: Dual Core, 2 GB RAM, Windows 7 or 8.1, DirectX11, graphics card with 256 MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive, Windows Media Player 9, ChessBase 14/Fritz 16 or included Reader and internet access for program activation.
Recommended: PC Intel i5 (Quadcore), 4 GB RAM, Windows 10, DirectX11, graphics card with 512 MB RAM or more, 100% DirectX10-compatible sound card, Windows Media Player 11, DVD-ROM drive and internet access for program activation.