Levitt/Friedgood: Secrets of Spectacular Chess improvers and an introductory chapter with

and an introductory chapter with further examples conveys the basic ideas of trap play

und ihre Methoden haben sich seit dieser Urzeit des Schachspiels eigentlich wenig verändert

the first volume of The Magic of Chess Tactics by FIDE Master Claus Dieter Meyer and German Grandmaster Karsten Müller was extremely popular

In his first work

and Geller

Levitt/Friedgood: Secrets of Spectacular Chess improvers and an introductory chapter withAn eye for surprising combinations and an instinct for the paradoxical have helped players like Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov to surprise and defeat their opponents. A finely tuned aesthetic sense not only motivates the top players, but also gives them a decisive practical advantage. You too can help to promote this perception and instinct in the examples given here. 184 diagrams, 222 pages, 1995, paperback, English.