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Please note that all the info. in this post are taken from outside sources, they will be mentionned in the last section (special thanks and others sources section)..AND DON'T FORGET TO ALWAYS LOOK FOR COMMENTS UNDER EACH DIAGRAMS!!!

 

                                                 The Italian game

 

                                                  

  

     The Italian Game is one of the oldest opening (and also one of my favorite); it was developed by players such as Damiano, in the 16th century, and later by "The Great" Greco in 1620, ... who gave the game its main line.  Giochhino Greco (1600-1634) was considered like one of the most powerfull chess player of his time.  

 

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     The Italian game is one of my favorite for the White.  Let's see some very basic ideas of this opening before starting...  This opening is caracterized by a rapid development of the pieces.  The development of the Bishop on c4 for White and c5 for Black allow to both side much more control in the center and it also exercises pressure along two important diagonals (for each side), and finally open fire on KB2 squares (f7 for White and f2 for Black).

 

In this post, we will study 5 differents type of variations of the Italian game.  It will be the Giuoco Piano variation, the "normal" variation, 4 knights variation, the "Italian variante" of the 4 knights variation and finally the "Dubois" variation.

 

    

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1-The Giuoco Piano section:

Let's start by this old classic...

 

And look this other Greco game,
And now look at a little more actual game with a Capablanca game,
 
...but often, White should just play 7.Bd2...
 

 

 

 

 

... Now look at the 5.d3 possibility...

 

Another...
...Again, because i think its an important variation of the "Italian categorie"...
...And now, just look at 5.0-0 possibility...
 
2-"Italian variation" of the 4 Knight section:
 
Let's see a Henry Grob game for starting..
 
3- Normal variation of the 4.d3 section:
And this one is also a normal variation..but with 4. ...h6
 
4. the 4 Knights variation section:
 
NOTE:.. that this opening is often turned into an exact 4 knignt "normal" variation of the Italian game..just like in this one...
 
5. "Dubois" variation section: 
 
 
Youtube "excellent" link section:
 
 
extremely fast to load and easy to use..just double-click on it,watch and  click on the previous webpage button to come back here
 
 
 
To be avoided section:
 
This time, this section was taken from a very cool book called "Chess Master vs Chess Amateur" by Max Euwe.  All the comments in this diagram section are taken from this book (I've not taken all of them because they was too much).
my personnal game section:
The first game is a blitz game of 4 min. mat + 2 sec. increments between me and a virtual avatar of ChessMaster 10 (John 1600).  It's about a defeat for me but it still an instructive Italian game anyway.  Good attack by my opponent..  Just look by yourself..

 

 

 

 

This one is a live chess game played here, at chess.com  its again a blitz game.  But this time its a 5 min. mat game.  I've tryed to did the same thing that the game showed in the previous section (to be avoided section) but i've missed, i've got a win anyway...Let's see..

 

 

More about planning section:

 

White:  In the variation : 1. e4, e5 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. Bc4, Bc5 4. c3. This is the main line of the Guioco Piano. The idea after playing c3 is d4. White is threatening to occupy the centre and roll forward.  The position now is equal, with White having the advantage of having the move and the initiative.  

 

 

 

Black:In the variation : 1. e4, e5 2. Nf3, Nc6 3. Bc4, Bc5 4. c3.: For counterplay on Black's side, he can use the temporary weakness of the e4 Pawn to play 4...Nf6, but for now, the ball is in White's court.

 

 

Quebecor game's section:

     This time, i choose this game not in the Échec + review but in the official website of this federation.  It's a game played in 2009 between Derreaugh and Yang in a Championship at Kingston (CANADA)...

 

 

 

 

Nathalia Pogonina's game section:

 

This game was played in 1998 in Russia...

 

 

 

 

 

Special thanks section:

 

I just wanna said a BIG SPECIAL THANKS at Borgqueen, thanks my friend for give me some good ideas for the structure of this post..

AND ALSO, a BIG THANKS at:

thamizhan, Gserper, Arunabi, FM_Eric_Schiller, Oldbill !! Thank you all for make this topic possible!!! ...The thamizhan, Gserper, Arunabi, FM_Eric_Schiller content's was a GREAT HELP!!!

 

 

 

 

Others references:

-ChessMaster 10

-Fritz 10

-Chess books       - Chess Master vs Chess Amateur (W.Meiden & M. Euwe)

                         - website "federation quebecoise des échecs" database

- youtube                                                         

-http://www.pogonina.com

-http://library.thinkquest.org

-wikipedia

 

That's ALL for the Italian game!.. I hope you had appreciated ;)

 

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