The Italian Game

The Italian Game is a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bc4

The opening is defined by the development of the white bishop to c4 (the so-called "Italian bishop"), where it attacks Black's vulnerable f7-square. It is part of the large family of Open Games or Double King's Pawn Games.

This Game Was Played First By A Italian Master In The 16th Century. Also, The Italian Game Trap, Features, Many Traps, and Openings and Benefits, ETC.

Pros and Cons-:

Pros-

• Natural Play
• Focus on the Center
• Rapid Development

Cons-

• The Bishop On C4 Might be Exposed
• Black's Center Is Not Under immediate pressure

Traps from The Italian Game

There are many Traps In The Italian Game

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Trap 1-

Guioco Piano 4.c3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. 0-0 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Qb3 Bxa1 11 Bxf7+ Kf8 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Ne6 Bxd4 14. Bg6 d5 15. Qf3 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Bxe5 17. Be6 Bf6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxf6+ Ke8 20. Qf7#

1 e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7 Nc3 Nxe4 8. 0-0 Bxc3 9. bxc3 0-0 10. Qc2 d5 11. Bd3 f5 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Bb5 Ne7 14. Ne5 c6 15. Bd3 Qe8 16. f3 Nf6 17. Re1 Qh5 18. Bf4 Ng6 19. Nxg6 Qxg6 20. Bxb8

This second example serves as a foundation game for 8…Bxc3, however the ending seems to be more of a blunder for black than a forced mate or trap. 

After reading a copy of MCO 14th Ed.  and disappointingly coming across at least one typo I discovered that both the lines  7. Bb2 leads to a drawish position like the Moeller attack and 7. Kf1 leads to superior position for black. So I won’t be giving them much attention here.

This continuation with 8…Nxc3 leads to, as Lasker says, a presumably even ending.

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Both of these 8…Bxc3 variations, analyzed by Houdini 2, apparently are better for white.

Giuoco Pianissimo 4.d3

Larsen’s Mate: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. Nd5 O-O 8. Qc1 Bxf3 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qh6 Bxg2 11. Rg1 Kh8 12. Nxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6+ Kg8 14. Rxg2#

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 d6 5. h3? h5 6. Nh2 Nf6 7. d3 Bg4 8. hxg4 hxg4 9. Nxg4 Nh5 10. Be3 Qh4 11. Bxc5 Qxh1+ 12. Kxh1 Ng3+ 13. Kg1 Rh1#

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