Italian Game & Evans Gambit

by Jan Pinski

Book Overview

The Italian Game (sometimes referred to as the Giuoco Piano) is one of the oldest openings around, and also one of the first lines players learn when they are introduced to chess. It leads to play that is easy to understand: both sides develop their pieces logically and begin attacks on the opposing kings. The Italian Game gives both White and Black the opportunity to play either aggressively and in gambit fashion, or in a restrained and positional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185744373X
• ISBN13: 9781857443738
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Gloucester Publishers Plc
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"