Chess Strategy Italian Game by Tim Sawyer

This Italian Game book shows how to win games after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. This chess opening is fun with either color! The book is an introduction for those who are new to the Open Game Giuoco Piano, and Two Knights Defence. Tim Sawyer experimented with 3.Bc4 to teach strategy in 40 games with 212 diagrams. He scored +33 -5 =1 in ten-minute games vs random “Advanced” guests during 2021 on chess.com.
The author uses strategy for his comments to explain what’s going on. He follows any of these steps. 1. Describe the current position. 2. Imagine how to improve it. 3. Plan how to get there.
The author's chess opening philosophy against intermediate players is to challenge them in the center quickly with as many pawns and pieces as possible. He prefers a classical style for this. He picks a key position every few moves to make a comment. The plan is for you to browse through the book, look at the diagrams and read the comments with ease.
For those who prefer to read quickly, you can skim through the book from diagram to diagram. Note the change from the previous diagram and read any notes that interest you. From time to time, Tim adds a line of analysis. You may wish to work out some of those lines in your head, or just note that there was an alternative way to play and keep reading.
Tim Sawyer has played chess for 50 years. As a Postal Chess Master, his usual opponents were rated 1800 to 2400. However, the opponents in this book are often lower to intermediate. Tim's peak Internet Chess Club blitz rating was 2492. It is assumed that you can read algebraic chess notation. The diagrams put White at the bottom of the board. Play to win!