SPIS TREŚCI:
004 Key to Symbols
007 Foreword by the Authors
011 Chapter 1 – The Italian Game in Spanish Clothing
013 A Historical Flashback: Italian/Spanish Idiosyncrasies
051 Chapter 2 – The Giuoco Pianissimo: Strategic Ideas & Themes
053 1. White attacks on the kingside whilst castling queenside or leaving their king in the center
061 2. White attacks on the kingside with mutual short castling
070 3. White seizes space in the center with d3-d4
073 4. White takes the initiative on the queenside
081 5. Hunting down the Italian bishop
086 6. The Italian bishop attacks thin air
090 7. The problem with exchanging the Spanish bishop
103 8. The ...d6(d7)-d5 advance
109 9. The Italian endgame
114 10. Attack of the f-pawn
118 11. Black attacks with pieces on the kingside
120 12. Neutralizing the f4-knight
126 13. The pin along the h4-d8 diagonal
135 Chapter 3 – Into the Labyrinth of the Giuoco Pianissimo
137 Line 1. White goes for an early advance with their queenside pawns
152 Line 2. The Classical Line
201 Line 3. Deviations from the Classical Line: Black leaves the bishop on c5 in an attempt to gain time
218 Line 4. Black goes for ...d7-d5
239 Line 5. The Modern Line with a2-a4
289 Line 6. Pinning with Bc1-g5 when both sides castle short
307 Chapter 4 – The Italian/Spanish Complex
309 The Two Knights Defense
342 The Philidor Defense
350 The Bishop's Opening