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This book is a celebration of the Romantic style of chess. It is for people who love early aggressive attacks, who enjoy playing gambits, who are thrilled by daring piece sacrifices, or are curious to know more…!
Chess has, and always has been, a form of art and human expression. In that vein, being a Chess Assassinis one of the best ways to play chess. There is something compelling in mercilessly defeating your opponent in the opening stages of a game, especially with a brilliant display of swashbuckling tactics. Playing a shocking sacrifice and subverting your opponent’s expectations is exhilarating!
So, how does one Become a Chess Assassin? We must explore and learn to play the best chess opening attacks!
This book will teach you how to play some of the most lethal openings in chess using the best and most beautiful exemplar linesfrom chess history, including popular greats such as the Blackburne Shilling Gambit Trap, the Légal Trap, Fried Liver Attack, and the Traxler Counterattack, and many more!
  • Every chapter includes in-depth descriptions of the opening attack or trap, with full move-by-move board diagrams for the entire line! No more having to use a physical board with the book, or trying to hold multiple positions in your mind's eye. The tactics and logic of the trap will be explored, including how it could be refuted, and the variants of the opening.
  • The book is full of funny stories designed to place the chess into a historical context. The people who have played the chess, lived the chess, in days gone by, have woven together the vibrant tapestry of our modern shared community of chess. This book hopes to share with you a glimpse of the many narratives of those who have played.

This book is founded on the philosophical stance that the best chess opening attacks inspire us, and capture our imagination. They surprise us and delight us. They elicit emotions like awe and wonder, feelings that we might not have thought possible in simply moving pieces on a square board. The best chess opening attacks are evocative. And the purpose? This book will take you on a journey exploring these marvellous lines, so that you’ll see chess in a brilliant new light. And in doing so, that you’ll be motivated to play more chess, especially creative and exciting chess!
Foreword by US National Master, Bill Wall
Probably the most important part of a chess game is the opening. The opening in a game of chess is complex and almost infinite. It is easy for chess players to fall for chess traps in the opening when they are not so familiar with an opening variation and lose their way. Michael Tam has selected some of the best chess opening attacks and traps that inspire and capture the imagination. These instructive examples show the beauty in chess combinations and tactics. Michael demonstrates and explains many common tactical themes during the opening phase. I hope that Michael Tam’s work inspires you to play creative chess and perhaps you can use some of his ideas in your own games.
- NM Bill Wall, October 2024

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