222 Opening traps after 1.d4

Traps lurk in a chess game at every stage of play, but they are particularly common in the opening. As it is well-known that one usually learns from mistakes, all eager learners should be well-prepared against typical blunders after 1.e4 following a thorough study of the first trap book in this series. In this second part, the two authors now present the pitfalls that await after the double step of the white queen's pawn. For each important opening after 1.d4, such as the Queen's Gambit or the King's Indian Defense, there are introductory texts with the typical trap motifs that one should definitely be familiar with. Additionally, this truly entertaining textbook has two significant advantages: on one hand, it guarantees a considerable improvement in one's combinational skills.