Konikowski: Eröffnungen - richtig gespielt Strategie Italian Game & Evans Gambit

Italian Game & Evans Gambit

With sharp insights

endgame play and human factors

Black does not seek to engage White in immediate battle but postpones conflict for the middlegame when an understanding of themes and plans will be paramount

There are so many analysis methods and examples presented that it is impossible for one reviewer to comment on them all

Konikowski: Eröffnungen - richtig gespielt Strategie Italian Game & Evans GambitFar too often, chess games are lost in the opening because one side falls into a trap that is usually tactical, but sometimes also positional. The author (a former coach of the Polish national team and a successful Bundesliga player for decades) wanted to remedy this situation, true to the motto "prevention is better than cure!". Over the course of many years, he has compiled over 200 short games to demonstrate such "opening failures" and their