learn the basics: Italian game
Ps: sorry i didint managed to get a better tumbnail than this one, it is hard when you are not a designer
Intro:
The Italian game is a simple and solid opening, it is very popular and very good for beginer and intermediate level
Stats:
Difficulty to learn: easy
Popularity: Popular
Type: Solid
Basics:
The italian game is a simple and popular opening for beginers and intermediate level, we also see grandmasters play it, but at advance level these types of games often lead to a draw
The italian game start with:
1.E4 E5
2. NF3 NC6
3: BC4
Or as shown in this example:
This is the italian game, or ''the quiet game''
There is 2 main variants to the italian game
-The giuoco piano game
-The 2 knights defence
Lets start whit the 2 knight defence, or Nf6
As you can see whit these arrows, there is 2 main variants
-The knight attack
-the 4 knights game
TOday i will only explain the knight attack
So what white is trying to do here is to fork the queen and rook, protected my the bishop
This can easily be countered whit d5, but what if black play this?
I bet you can find the winning move here... NXF7!!!!
But after d5, both white want to retreat their pieces to safety, and both players want to finish developpement and castle
The other main variant to the italian game is called the giuoco piano, of Bc5
Like the 2 knights defence, the giuoco piano also come whit 2 main variants:
1: The 4 knight game
2: Main line/center attack
Lets start whit the 4 knight game
i am gonna show you 1 variation about it
when black play d6, its important to play h3 to prevent Bg4, same thing goes whit black when white play d3
even if white has doubled pawns, the position is mostly equal, both players will finish their developpement and try to win the middlegame battle
Now, im gonna present you the main line
btw, taking the extra pawn is not the best idea for black
now both players will want to finish developpement, castle, and black may want to take back the center
this is the most popular lines for the italian game, so lets go to the exersises
Lets start whit the begining, what does whit play?
Now that you know the main ideas behind the italian game, get out of there and play chess. Also take note that there is a bunch of other variations behind the italian game.
