Underhanded chess : a hilarious handbook of devious diversions and stratagems for winning at chess

New York, Hawthorn Books 1973, 1973. Book. Fair. Soft cover. vi, 113 pages illustrations 21 cm ; LCCN: 73-926 ; LC: GV1449; Dewey: 794.1/0207 ; OCLC: 672120 ; "With tongue in cheek and laughter aforethought, Jerry Sohl takes his readers on a merry romp through all the deceits and tricks of one-upmanship as it is practiced in the game of chess. Drawing from his own experiences, he sets out in amusing detail a host of put-offs, come-ons, psychological maneuverings, lures, and frauds to accomplish checkmate. All illustrated with drawings by artist Roy Schlemme. The author's inventiveness is limitless. All kinds of ploys are carefully described: the amazing effectiveness of reverse polarity; adopting some of Bobby Fischer's tactics; the Freudian gambit; the Blencher; the Hassled Castle; befuddling rule fanatics; talking your way to victory; coffeehouse counter-gambits; when and how to lose; advanced duplicity; and chess of the last resort. " ; Contents: 1: The First Move 2: Preliminaries And Preparations 3: The Proper Spirit 4: How To Talk A Good Gambit 5: How To Befuddle Rule Fanatics 6: How To Play Against Weirdos 7: Coffeehouse Chess Countergambits 8: When To Lose 9: Advanced Duplicity 10: Desperate Moves Chess of the Last Resort Appendix: Useful Trivia ; worn, name on front endpaper ; FAIR.