{"product_id":"winning-with-the-slow-but-venomous-italian-9789056916749","title":"Winning with the Slow (but Venomous!) Italian","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne 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 many games steer for the Ruy Lopez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ruy is 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarsten Müller and Georgios Souleidis present an alternative that is ideal for the average club player: a complete repertoire for White in the Italian Opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis modern version of the age-old 'Giuoco Piano', with the innocent looking pawn moves c2-c3 and d2-d3, is not only popular at club level, but is also regularly adopted by an increasing number of strong Grandmasters, including the very best, such as Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMüller and Souleidis have created a solid weapon that every amateur chess player will delight in playing. They have included exercises to test your understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgios Souleidis,Karsten Müller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New in Chess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789056916749\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarsten Muller (1970) is a mathematician and a chess grandmaster from Hamburg. He is a prolific writer whose books include the bestselling 'Bobby Fischer: Career and Complete Games' and 'The Modern Scandinavian'. Georgeos Souleidis (1972) is an International Master from Germany who works as a chess trainer and journalist. He has played the Slow Italian with good results himself.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Georgios Souleidis \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48791304667293,"sku":"9789056916749","price":37.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ae553123-1e19-4334-b21a-2c2cca1c9240.jpg?v=1786552207","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/winning-with-the-slow-but-venomous-italian-9789056916749","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}