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The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit - by Jakob Aabling-Thomsen & Michael Agermose Jensen (Paperback)

The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit - by  Jakob Aabling-Thomsen & Michael Agermose Jensen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit offers a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!? Perhaps the boldest opening in all of chess theory, the Elephant sees Black sacrifice a pawn to obtain quick and active development, with most of his pieces pointing menacingly towards the enemy kingside. With original analysis of all variations and improvements against all published "refutations", this book contains everything you need to shock, surprise and stampede your opponents.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Exhilarating Elephant Gambit offers a complete repertoire for Black after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!?, based on 3.exd5 Bd6 or 3.Nxe5 Bd6 4.d4 dxe4. Perhaps the boldest opening in all of chess theory, the Elephant sees Black sacrifice a pawn to obtain quick and active development, with most of his pieces pointing menacingly towards the enemy kingside. Attacking and other tactical resources abound, with a future ...e4-e3 advance often mauling White's position like an Elephant's tusk. With original analysis of all variations and improvements against all published "refutations", this book contains everything you need to shock, surprise and stampede your opponents.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jakob Aabling-Thomsen is a Danish international master and Elephant Gambit expert who is known for his attacking and uncompromising chess style. Michael Agermose Jensen is an experienced tournament competitor who has been playing and studying the Elephant Gambit since 1997. He is the author of numerous physics and mathematics books. This is his first chess book.

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