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2/29/04
Nigel Davies: Deception and Chess

1. Wherever possible play multipurpose moves. These will cause your opponent to misconstrue your real intention or at least divide his forces.
2. If you've been successful with a particular opening variation, be wary of waiting crocodiles.
3. When they have a bad position, many players will get themselves into time troubles in order to pretend they're even deader than are to induce confusion in enemy.
4. It's good to give your opponents positions he likes but which aren't as good as they seem. Thus, Lasker used to give Janowsky the two bishops just because he liked them.
5. If you need a win play quietly for a long game.  Your opponent will expect you to attack.
6. If you need a draw, play aggressively. Your opponent will be unprepared believing that only he has a right to the initiative.