Shortest Games of Chess - Paperback

by Lyudmil Tsvetkov (Author)

73 shortest games of chess, taken from amateur competition. Light annotations highlight the crucial moments, in both strategy and tactics. Brilliant blows and cool sacrifices go hand in hand with astounding blunders. That's what amateur chess is all about. Fans of open games and the gambits will be happy, as there are many of those. The instructive value of the collection is indubitable, or you can just revel in the effervescent punches and overall aesthetic effect. Short games are fun, shortest even more so.