Winning Quickly With 1.b3 and 1..b6
Odesskys Sparkling Lines and Deadly Traps

Odesskys baffling traps will help readers crush their opponents in the opening, with both White and Black. Ilya Odessky entertains, amuses and surprises in this highly unusual chess opening book full of ultra-romantic chess.

International Master Ilya Odessky is the worlds leading expert on the 1.b3 and 1b6 chess opening systems. Despite their apparent calm, these openings can get extremely sharp. Now Odessky presents his findings and achievements of recent years.

Odessky admits that some of his lines may objectively be somewhat dubious. But in blitz and rapid games they will lead to spectacular play and many surprising wins.

Ilya Odessky is an International Master from Russia, a well-known chess coach and a prolific author.

New In Chess 2020, ISBN 978-90-5691-895-890-3 Paperback, 464 pages