The Italian Game (sometimes referred to as the Giuoco Piano) is one of
the oldest openings around, and also one of the first lines a player
learns when he or she is 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 manner. One of White's most exciting
and attacking options is the legendary Evans Gambit, which has been
brought back into the limelight in this modern era by such
uncompromising players as World number one Garry Kasparov, Alexander
Morozevich and England's Nigel Short. In this book, openings expert Jan
Pinski investigates the different strategies and tactics in the Italian
Game and Evans Gambit. Using model games for both White and Black,
Pinski provides crucial coverage of both the main lines and offbeat
variations. This book arms the reader with enough knowledge to play the
Italian Game and Evans Gambit with confidence. Pinski delves into the
secrets of the Four Knights for the first time in this other book,
studying the strategic ideas for both white and black players. He covers
both the fashionable main lines and the tricky sidelines, bringing the
reader up to date with the expanding theory.
