Play 1b4! - Paperback

by Yury Lapshun (Author), Nick Conticello (Author)

Do you wish to surprise your opponent on the first move? Do you enjoy playing creatively from the beginning of the game? Look no further than 1 b4! With this aggressive pawn lunge White takes the game into relatively unknown territory and forces Black players onto their own devices.

In this landmark book, Yury Lapshun and Nick Conticello take an in-depth look at 1 b4. The authors provide a practical and fun-to-play repertoire for White, offering options against all of Black's main possibilities. Read this book and confound your opponents with 1 b4!

Author Biography

Yury Lapshun is an International Master and an experienced coach who has guided individuals and teams to national championships.

Nick Conticello won two Chess Journalists of America awards in 2003 and was named Organizer of the Year by the USCF in 1996.