By Selby Anderson

The Portuguese edition (after 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4) ranks as Black's so much combative procedure within the heart Counter security, heavily allied to the Icelandic gambit (1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6, additionally coated here!). within the Portuguese, Black bargains a pawn for quick improvement and the opportunity to use vulnerable squares within the enemy camp. The ensuing play is sharp and trappy, with lots of "coffeehouse" style for these wishing to combine it up as Black. An further gain is the novelty of the road, which got here into prominence in basic terms in the early Nineties. hence many avid gamers of White can nonetheless be stuck unaware, falling sufferer to an early knockout. No mere shock weapon, although, the Portuguese has been validated within the hearth of worldwide category event chess. evidence of the line's energy is it truly is adoption by means of competitive Grandmasters corresponding to Spraggett, Hodgson, Shirov and Hebden. This e-book is the 1st committed solely to the Portuguese edition. In a examine journey de strength, NM Selby Anderson has assembled all suitable video games and articles, then fed it to best chess engines like Fritz4 and Chess computing device. for this reason, the excessive percent of unique research came upon right here stands in stark distinction to the common beginning monograph. avid gamers of any point will savour the author's mild and witty method the entire whereas shelling out deadly doses of tactical pollutants. Pity the negative participant who stumbles into the Portuguese with out this publication!