King Pawn: 1.e4 e5 Open Games in Chess Openings

Play the Open Games with 1.e4 e5. Enjoy sharp openings and fast tactics. Have fast. Win quickly! Tim Sawyer shares his adventures in these openings. He tells you stories from 45 years of play vs masters, experts and club players. Tim provides you with opening insights on theory from main lines to gambits. This upgraded Kindle version is designed to match the paperback version. There are 202 games, updated commentary and an index of player names to the game numbers.
Double King Pawn defenses are played by grandmasters from both sides of the board. This book covers the Vienna Game, King’s Gambit, Latvian Gambit, Italian Game, Ruy Lopez and others.
You can find checkmate themes in all these openings. To help you, related games are grouped together. You will find games full of interesting ideas from years of the author’s own blog posts. They provide creative ideas and ways to improve.
Consider new strategy and tactics and your interest will soar! When the author tried new variations 30 years ago, it turned his own career around and led to higher ratings. You are going to win games that you want to show your friends. Stay excited. Have fun playing chess!