Please recommend an opening to suit my style of play

https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com/tag/chess-structures-a-grandmaster-guide/

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7495.pdf

http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Mastering-the-Chess-Openings-Volume-1-p3569.htm

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https://web.archive.org/web/20140627115737/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen99.pdf

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https://web.archive.org/web/20140626220240/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen117.pdf

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_3.pdf

http://dev.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Mastering-the-Chess-Openings-Volume-4-76p3572.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627070808/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen137.pdf

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Mastering_the_Chess_Openings_volume_4.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708103149/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review594.pdf

http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/theres-an-end-to-it-all

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Amateur-to-IM-78p3714.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708110922/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review865.pdf

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/7178.pdf

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/100-Endgames-You-Must-Know-78p3863.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708105702/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review645.pdf

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/9026.pdf

http://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews/the-end-game-comes-before-we-know-it

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708233815/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review399.pdf

http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Dvoretskys-Endgame-Manual-3rd-Edition-78p3502.htm

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/2703.pdf

http://seagaard.dk/review/eng/bo_endgame/ga_fundamental_chess_endings.asp?KATID=BO&ProductID=104&PUBID=GA&AUTID=69&BUYID=&ID=BO-Endgame

http://www.gambitbooks.com/pdfs/Fundamental_Chess_Endings.pdf

If I remember correctly, the book is primarily about the Four Knights. I do not think that one will see much about Italian, Lopez, etc.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140627104938/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/hansen159.pdf

http://www.chess-stars.com/resources/contents_Open.pdf

That is true...it is focused on what the authors (Larry Evans & Ken Smith) refer to as the three- and four Knights game...i.e., no coverage of Italian Game or Ruy Lopez....

Thanks for all the book reviews, as usual Spongey!  Very interesting stuff.

Not a good answer though, you want an open board    play 1.e4 2.d4    goring gambit stuff if want hack and slash

Try Scandinavian. I have never really put much faith in it, but I think it might suit your style.

Another one you could try is the fried liver attack in the Italian Game. It is good fun and an entertaining line to explore.

If someone ever plays 1..d4, you could try Queens Gambit accepted. That leads to interesting positions.

My personal favourite is the Sicilian Dragon variation. It is great fun to play, but it can only be played if both sides do the moves:

In the dragon, white usually castles queenside, while black fianchettos his bishop and castles kingside. This allows for a really fun game where both sides have a race to see who can create a better attack using pawns first.

If you want to try something aggressive as white, go for the King's Gambit. I never play it though, because I don't like that kind of style.

Finally, you may also try the Budapest Gambit. However in my opinion, I would stick with the first few, as I find the gambits to be too theoretical for me to play. You might enjoy them, though.

Good Luck.