The Giuoco Piano OHNE BILD but at a price –

but at a price – you have to give me one of your center pawns

but also many opportunities to play for a win

and also published by Gambit) is a modern endgame ‘bible’ and was studied intensively in his youth by current World Champion Magnus Carlsen

Petrosian and Geller and was a successful grandmaster for several decades

The Giuoco Piano OHNE BILD but at a price –The Giuoco Piano (Italian for quiet game) is the oldest recorded chess opening, appearing as one of 12 chess openings detailed in the Gttingen manuscript over five hundred years ago. It is popular with juniors and chess novices, as the basic ideas of this opening are simple to understand: rapid development, control of the centre, and an attack on the vulnerable f7 square. However, this reputation belies its sophisticated and fearsome nature, and it is