It is a delightful anthology of 400 chess games, combinations, endgame studies, problems, puzzles, riddles. Keym writes of this second edition, “I have modified the structure of my book and added forty problems.

Part 6: Chess Jokes, Tales, Song (10 pages).Part 4: Problems Out of the Box (24 pages).Part 1: The Classics and More (92 pages).So you will also encounter plenty of the big names of the chess world, past and present.” “Immortal games and unforgettable combinations, famous endgame studies, classical problems of all genres up to the top compositions highlighted as ‘Millennium problems’ (now allocated to the corresponding genres) are explained, preferably with a minimum of the mostly disliked problem jargon. There are altogether 630 diagrams, thereof a large part of auxiliary diagrams complementing the profound explanations. “The total of 400 games, endgame studies and problems should address the entire spectrum of chess aficionados – OTB players of all shades and problem enthusiasts alike. Here is how Anything but Average is described on the publishers website: For years problem-lovers have enjoyed his computer-defying puzzles, his funny chess jokes and his stories in the tradition of Sam Loyd. Werner Keym is a German expert in chess problems showing castling, en passant capture, and pawn promotion. Alphabetical Checkpoint and ChessBase CafeĪnything but Average, Chess Classics and Off-beat Problems, Werner Keym, Nightrider Unlimited, ISBN 9783935586160, 202pp., Limited Edition Hardcover of 100 copies, €25.00.

Modern chess openings 16th edition