• For this book Lev Alburt selected 40 of his best columns that were published in Chess Life .

• Alburt arranged them by themes, cut some material - and added much more

• Both truly instructional and fun to read

Content:
Part 1: Focus on Openings

012 Game 1 Tal Is Smiling [1418-1588]

017 Game 2 Setting Up An Attack [1244-1200]

024 Game 3 A True Gambiteer Attack [1692-1734]

028 Game 4 The Expanding Center (Right And Wrong Ways to Decline the Smith-Morra) [1788-1904]

034 Game 5 Lost On Move Four - And Then Winning [2280-1780]

040 Game 6 Queen To King's Rook Five, Check(mate)! [1231-2123]

045 Game 7 Opening Deviations, Or Crime And Punishment

Part 2: Traps!

051 Game 8 Legal's Mate And Other Opening Traps

053 Game 9 Readers' Traps

054 Game 10 To Trap Or Not To Trap? [1915-1440]

060 Game 11 Saved By A Trap [2207-unrated]

Part 3: The Art of Sacrifice

068 Game 12 More Often Than Not, Initiative Trumps Material [1433-1540] 8

074 Game 13 An "Iffy Sacrifice" (And Some Advice To Defenders) [1435-1500]

079 Game 14 THE Sacrifice (Bxh7+) [2000-1548]

Part 4: Attack & Defense

085 Games 15&16 Attacking Computers, Morphy-style [1554- ]

090 Game 17 Ignore Threats At Your Own Peril [1900-1276]

095 Game 18 Inspired By Fischer

100 Game 19 Older Players Can Be Deadly Tacticians, Too [1521-1499]

105 Game 20 A Student Applies Coach 's Principles [1762-1752]

110 Game 21 The Perpetual Attack [1550-2100]

114 Game 22 Press On! [1443-1403]

Part 5: Tactics

120 Game 23 Shock and Awe Out Of The Blue Sky [1826-1630]

126 Game 24 When Fortune Smiles on You, Be Ready! [2375-1440]

132 Game 25 Turning The Tab1es (Pin Becomes Discovered Attack) [1412-1403]

Part 6: Strategy

138 Game 26 Capablanca's Formula [1293-1692]

144 Game 27 Isolani [1791-2394]

148 Game 28 What Is My Opponent Planning? [1764-1800]

153 Game 29 A C-Player's Worthy Ideas on Positiona1 P1ay

Part 7: Kids Play and Comment

161 Game 30 Outwitting The Professor (The Value of Development) [996-unrated]

165 Games 31&32 Two Upsets (Sudden Attack; Rook Ending) [1687-1229]; [1702-1229]

173 Game 33 Analyzing Together [1660-1742]

Part 8: The Endgame

178 Game 34 The King's Power [1658-2049]

185 Game 35 The Pawn Endgame Roller Coaster [1670-1173]

193 Game 36 Draw on Demand [1107-1764]

Part 9: Time Management and Other Useful Thinking Techniques

200 Game 37 Managing Time

205 Game 38 Blitz!

210 Game 39 The Psychic Powers Of The Queen [1767-1442]

215 Game 40 How To Beat A Grandmaster [1667-2650]

219 Index