This book contains a comprehensive collection of the shortest decisive games in chess history. It is an indispensable guide to the pitfalls and traps that lurk in every opening system. ''An ability to punish errors in the opening is an essential aspect of modern opening play. All too often players fail to seize their chances to win a crisp miniture game. The thousands of games featured in this book show how to detect the opponent's errors and take maximum advantage. *An outstanding and comprehensive collection of games won in thirteen moves or fewer. ''*Explanations of the errors made and how to avoid them '*Helps sharpen your killer instinct!''FIDE Master 'Graham Burgess is a highly accomplished and versatile writer on chess, whose Mammoth Book of Chess won the British Chess Federation book of the Year Award in 1997. He holds the world record for marathon blitz chess-playing. This is his first book for Cadogan.