How to Swindle in Chess Ruy Lopez "He played gigantic conceptions

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How to Swindle in Chess Ruy Lopez "He played gigantic conceptionsAn international Grandmaster explores a common, but little written about, aspect of chess: swindling. In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, thus achieving a win or draw. Its a skill that involves setting traps that exploit a challengers overconfidence, or choosing a riskier move that results in victory rather than the expected loss. But despite the importance of the swindle, almost nothing has been