Jerome Gambit: 600 Italian Miniatures

 

The latest title in Bill Wall's Miniature Series is 600 Italian Miniatures.

(You have seen many of Bill's Jerome Gambit games here on this blog.)

A miniature game is short game (less than 25 moves) that provides a slice of "crime and punishment", where a player makes a mistake, and receives immediate consequences. It is a good (and enjoyable) way to learn about an opening and its underpinnings.

If you play 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 - to reach the Jerome Gambit, or other openings in the Italian repertoire, including the Two Knights Defense, Hungarian Defense, Evans Gambit, and the Blackburne Shilling Gambit - you might consider picking the book up. (Yes, it contains Jeromes.)

600 Italian Miniatures has an extensive and helpful table of contents as well as a players' index. 

Bill has written a lot of affordable, entertaining chess books. He has written on standard openings like the Ruy Lopez, the Sicilian Defense, the French Defense, the Queen's Gambit, the King's Gambit and the English Opening. There are also books on more unusual openings, such as the Blackmar Diemer Gambit, the Orangutan Opening, Grob's Attack, Owen's Defense and Larsen's Opening. You can also find Oddities in Chess, 700 Opening Traps, and Chess Opening Blunders. 

Here is a quick look at a list at Amazon.com.

Have fun!