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 Muller 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...
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...