One of the best and most popular ways to meet White's first move 1.e4 remains the tried and tested 1…e5. After this move the majority of games steer for the Ruy Lopez. A perfectly fine choice for White, but one that requires you to study the countless different setups and follow the continuously evolving theory in that opening. Karsten Müller and Georgios Souleidis present an alternative that is ideal for the average club player: a complete repertoire for White in the Italian Opening. This modern version of the age-old ‘Giuoco Piano', with the innocent looking pawn moves c3 and d3, is not only popular at club level, but is also regularly adopted by many strong Grandmasters including the very best, such as Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri.
The set-up is easy to learn and understand, and theoretical novelties are much less important than the sound principles it is based on, such as the pawn push d3-d4 or bringing the b1 knight over to the kingside and into the attack. The Slow Italian may look innocent, but is actually full of venom, because White has a lot of options to create aggressive play by making natural looking moves with his pieces. Müller and Souleidis have created a solid weapon that every amateur chess player will delight in playing. With a foreword by Anish Giri.

Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian: An Easy-to-Grasp Chess Opening for White

Humor & Entertainment

Souleidis, Georgios

Karsten Müller

Puzzles & Games

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Our idea how to use the book optimally is the following. Take your time for every puzzle. Set up a chessboard, put up the position and then solve it without too much time pressure. Writing down your ideas is probably a good idea, especially if you plan to solve multiple puzzles in a row. In a lot of these positions there are many interesting ideas to discover, so try not to rush through the puzzles. The book is roughly planned to contain one year of calculation training (There will be a new puzzle book at the start of next year!). This is of course not the only way to use the book and we are sure you'll enjoy reading it regardless of your training methods. Georgios Souleidis (1972) is an International Master and has a Master Degree in Communication Science. Souleidis, of Greek descent, was born in Germany and lives in Hamburg. He works as a chess coach and journalist. He is a six-time Greek team champion and won several open tournaments. Dirk Sebastian (1979) is an International Master and chess coach, born, raised and living in Hamburg, Germany. He has one GM-norm, scored in the highest German "Bundesliga", where he plays for his home team for over 15 years.

TP Chess Puzzle Book 2016

Sebastian, Dirk

Thinkers Publishing

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