{"product_id":"the-modernized-flank-attack-9789464787511","title":"The Modernized Flank Attack","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou can hardly find a more unconventional idea than pushing your g-pawn 2 squares down the board\u003c\/b\u003e. Some may say it belongs to a backroom chess game in a café, some may say it belongs to olden times - back when the King’s Gambit was the main line after 1. e4 e5. But we are seeing more and more occurrences at the top-level.                                      \u003cspan\u003eIs it a coincidence ??  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It’s safe to say that g2-g4 (or ...g7-g5) is one of the most weakening moves available. As a matter of fact, the objectively worst first-move happens to be 1.g4, accompanied by an evaluation of -1.30 when running Stockfish 15 on low-depth (we did not see the point on letting it run in this position, it will probably get lower, that’s not good advertising).  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, there are quite a few positions where g2-g4 (or ..\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Loki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084922364247,"sku":"9789464787511","price":29.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-modernized-flank-attack-9789464787511","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}