By doing my own research, I found that the Schliemann Defense might be interesting. It's aggressive without too much theory (happens on move three).
I found two books on it:
The Schliemann Defence: Move by Move by Junior Tay
Gambiteer II: A Hard-hitting Chess Opening Repertoire for Black by Nigel Davies
The second one mainly covers the Schliemann Defense and the Albin Counter-Gambit, which I already play, so that's great. However, it is probably too advanced for me.
Is it a good idea?
Hi all, I am currently switching my opening repertoire to open games. I come from Vincent Moret's opening books, which are great, but I've had enough of the Scandinavian Defense. I already know the Italian (I play it) and the first five moves of the Scotch thanks to BlitzStream.
So I thought, "Well, I just have to learn the Spanish and that's it," but after looking into it, I realized it's just too much theory for my level.
As a result, I need a practical defense against it. Do you know a beginner-friendly book that covers this?
I have ordered First Steps: 1. e4 e5 and Starting Out: Open Games. I'm not sure if I need Starting Out: The Scotch Game—I'll decide after assimilating the first two.
If you have other book recommendations or advice, it would be greatly appreciated!