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700 Opening Traps
Wall, B. 1998. 107 pages
OP50288 $7.50 

After over a century of chess openings study, it remains possible for any player to walk into byways in the first few moves.  Losing quickly is humiliating.  Winning a quick knockout is delightful.  Author Bill Wall has collected a fine set of examples in which a player violates some basic principle and his opponent handily takes advantage of the error.  The entire gamut of chess openings is surveyed, with greater space devoted to those in current tournament play.  The book will not convert a player into a master, but it will provide the knowledge of how to avoid disaster, and how to take advantage when the opponent invites catastrophe, while at the same time providing hours of entertaining reading.

Grandmaster Secrets - Openings
Soltis, A. 2002. 240 pages.
OP28898 $25.00 

Another TPI masterwork. Soltis has pulled out the stops on this one. All sorts of tips and questions from GM Noah Tall and his sidekick student Pat. Find out more about the openings and have fun doing it. What is good, what isn't? What do you really need to know? His first volume in the trilogy on the Ending was a big success, this will dwarf that one. I know it seems a little cheesy when the publishers praise their own books, but this is one of the best new books out on the market now.

Mastering the Chess Openings
Grefe, J. 1992. 103 pages.
OP22852 $7.95 

Are you uncertain as to which openings you should study and play?  In this book a former US Champion guides you through the maze of choices, offering practical advice to fit your needs and style of play.  Every major opening is evaluated as to its style, tactical or positional, its degree of difficulty, its risk or secure nature, and many other characteristics to lead the practical player into lines of play best suited to winning more games.  The concepts are illustrated with example games from modern practice.  here is your guide to "Mastering the Chess Openings."