Playing 1.e4 e5

Playing 1.e4 e5

<span style=" "></span><p align="left" style=" "><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Every chess player needs a high-quality answer to1.e4, and there is nothing more reliable than 1...e5. Black stakes a claim inthe centre and prepares to deploy his pieces on good squares. The challengenowadays is to build a robust repertoire without being overwhelmed by the volumeof material and continual advances in opening theory.</span></p><span style=" "></span><p align="left" style=" "><span style="Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">In <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Playing1.e4 e5 – A Classical Repertoire</span>, Nikolaos Ntirlis offers the best ofboth worlds: a complete repertoire against 1.e4, built on sound positionalprinciples, which does not require excessive memorization. Against the Spanishthe author recommends the Breyer System, one of the most stable, computer-proofoptions at Black's disposal. The Scotch, Italian, Four Knights and variousother sidelines and gambits are handled with the same clarity and efficiency.</span></p><span style=" "></span>