The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Sale and attacks involving the sacrifice

and attacks involving the sacrifice of pawns and/or pieces

Bb7 - Vilela

mostly from the last two years

the ACM editors want to play their part in trying to keep the momentum of the current chess boom going for as long as possible because chess is our beloved game and the reason why we started this magazine in the first place

Praise for the Russian edition:

The Modernized Trojan Knight 1.Nc3 Sale and attacks involving the sacrificeThe idea of the move 1. Nc3 is to confuse the second player, as White plays a supposedly unambitious move to mislead Black. This is why we found the name "Trojan Horse" very appropriate for the move 1. Nc3, just as the gift from Ulysses to the Trojans appeared to be a tricky and poisoned gift. The appropriate term for chess will, therefore, be the Trojan Knight to refer to the Trojan Horse. 1. Nc3 became popular among professional players, and many