IntroductionThe Nature of Tricky Chess: Virgin land * Raising the tension to boiling point * Coffeehouse chess * Not so elementary, my dear Watson * Peculiar movesPrincipled Issues of 'Tricky Chess': Twists and turns * The trap vs blunder dilemma * Methods of conducting 'tricky chess'Illustrative GamesAssesment and Implementation: Evaluation of tricksy chess * Transforming into a 'tricky chess' player