This is a chess monograph called "King's Pawn Opening: The 2. Ke2 System" which explores this chess opening: "1. e4 and 2. Ke2". The author has played 80 comple

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 sh

History of Chess by H. J. R. Murray is widely regarded as the most authoritative and most comprehensive history of the game. Murray's aim is threefold: to prese

"A must for every chess player!"--Anatoly Karpov, 12th World Chess Champion