Klaus Trautmann

Der letzte Fehler

128 irrtümlich aufgegebene Schachpartien

157 Seiten, gebunden
Erschienen 6/1999, inzwischen in 3. unveränderter Auflage

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In seinem neuen Werk präsentiert Trautmann 128 solcher Kurzschlußhandlungen von Groß- wie Kleinmeistern. Humor ist diesmal erst recht Trumpf, wofür auch die 27 Cartoons von Frank Stiefel sorgen. Trefflich fängt Trautmann die Befindlichkeiten des Schachfreundes ein - seines Hoffens wie Bangens -, und verarbeitet dies zu einer brillianten Schachlektüre.

My favourite Kania book is Klaus Trautman's 'Der Letzte Fehler; 128 Irrtumliche Aufgegeben Schachpartie' ('The Last Mistake: 128 Mistakenly Resigned Games'). This is an intriguing collection of games in which one player resigned in a position which was either won or drawn by him; or, in a few cases, in which he had simply missed the way to survive, with somewhat worse chances, rather than resigning. These are extremely entertaining positions, and not obvious ones. The list of those who made this 'last error' includes older heroes like Steinitz, Tarrasch, Carlos Torre, and Flohr, as well as modern ones like Tsheshkovsky, deFirmian, Atalik, Ivanchuk, and Kasparov (famously, to Deep Blue). Alas, I think that there is too much storytelling for one who doesn't understand German. John Watson/TWIC