Italian opening ( Giuoco Piano ) Part 3 LAST

Bird Attack

( b4 )

• Bird Attack is very slightly aggressive, But it comes with a down side 

HOW TO REFUSE IT

• If black castles early after d3
• This position leads to Giuoco Pianissimo Variation ( Refer PART 1 )

Continuation ( if black didn't castle )

• This is a kind of structure which we will get 

Some Important Moves and Their Reasons

• Why pawn to a5 for black ??

- Pawn to a5 stops white to further push his a4 pawn
- a4 pawn push strengthen the whites queen side pawn structure

• Why queen c2 for white ??

- It protects your e4 pawn which can be captured by black 

• Why knight g5 is very very important for white ?

- Ng5 generates a counter attack on black by attacking f7 pawn
- If we play any another move like h3 which seems very logical black can easily swarm an attack on whites king ( look below )

NOW LET US ANALYSIS WHAT EACH SIDE GET 

WHITE

Pros

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. White has a good bishop pair plus attacking initiative
               2. Good space advantage on the queenside and center

Cons

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Weak Queen side pawn structure ( why ?? we will study below )

BLACK

Pros

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Solid Position 
               2. Solid Pawn structure
               3. Can easily attack on whites weak queen side pawn structure
                  by play c6 ( c6 simply challenges white b5 pawn and give black 
                  an edge in the endgame because black will have 2 pawns and white will only have 1 pawn on the queen side )

Cons

1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Passive position ( become active by playing h6 )
               2. Weak light square bishop
               3. Weak knights ( knights are good on g6 and h6 but they are defending not doing much )

THAT'S ALL ABOUT BIRD ATTACK AND GIUOCO PIANO 
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