Opening for White· Beginner
The Italian Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6Chapter 1
“Black guards e5 with a knight. Now the Italian move: Bc4, aiming straight at f7.”
The Italian Game for White in eight short chapters: the calm Giuoco Pianissimo plan, the sharp Ng5 against the Two Knights, and how to punish Black's tricks after 3.Bc4.
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27 min
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What Black plays, and what you learn
Black's moveGamesLines in the course
3...Bc538%2 lines
3...Nf631%3 lines
3...h611%1 line
3...d66%1 line
3...Be75%—
3...Nd44%1 line
3...f52%—
OthersQf6, a6, g6, f62%—
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Duration
27 min
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Straight to the branch
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8 chapters · 27 min- 1The Giuoco Pianissimo: the slow plan3...Bc5 4.c3 Nf64 min
- 2Against 4...d6: the big centre4...d6 5.d4 exd43 min
- 3The Two Knights: 4.Ng5 and 5...Na53...Nf6 4.Ng5 d54 min
- 4The Fried Liver Attack5...Nxd5 6.Nxf7 Kxf74 min
- 5The Traxler: 4...Bc54...Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke73 min
- 6Against 3...h6: the f7 trick3...h6 4.d4 exd43 min
- 7Against 3...d6: Qb33...d6 4.c3 Bg43 min
- 8The Blackburne-Shilling trap: 3...Nd43...Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd43 min