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Agressive opening for Black on the Italian Game

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Kentering

Does anyone know an agressive opening for black on the Italian Game? For white I like to play the Evans Gambit, but know I am searching such gambit for black. I found the Rousseau Gambit, but that is not good gambit for black.....

 

So.... Please advies me an agressive opening for black in the Italian Game.

Loomis

What have you tried against it so far? It's not the most dynamic of openings from either side.

There is a reason it's also called The Quiet Game.

Kentering

What do you mean? Why is it a Quiet game?

Like I said. For white it is a funny game, when you enter the Evans Gambit. It is attacking, but solid. Now I want such opening which is good for black..... But not the Rousseau Gambit.

pvmike

The Two Knights defense is aggressive.

Kentering

I think that is not very good....

The best move for black is Na5, but often black plays Nxd5. But when they play that, I offer my Knight on f7. In both variations black can get in trouble.

Spiffe

Well, any opening is not going to be good if you play poor moves.  Nxd5 is a mistake.  The Na5 lines are perfectly fine -- in fact, according to the Game Explorer, Black scores better than White in them!

The Two Knights' Defense is definitely the answer to your question.

Kentering

Oh.... thank you...

Why is Nf6 better then Lc5? Can you give me an example for how to continue after Nf6?

pvmike

This is the line I like to play

sableWhist

Two knights is not a variation of the Italien, it is a different oppening.

Italien is probaly the least aggresive play possible for black, black realy doesn't have its own version of the evans gambit

GambitMaster24

what about the traxler?

Ziggy_Zugzwang

Two Knights Defence...as others have said...

It's also interesting for both players...

Mazetoskylo
GambitMaster24 wrote:

what about the traxler?

Poor choice after 5.Bxf7+ or 5.d4.

Only 5.Nxf7? gives Black decent chances.

GambitMaster24

this line after 5.d4 gives white compensation for the knight because of white's bad pawn structure and black's extra pawns

GambitMaster24
 

5.Bxf7 is a lot safer for white, but still offers black lots of attacking chances

GambitMaster24
tygxc

4 Ng5 gives black ample compensation for the pawn.
However, 4 d3 Bc5 5 c3 transposes to the Giuoco Pianissimo, i.e. Quiet Game.