It is same, it keeps the bishop at an active diagonal pointing at weak f7.
Italian Game = Bishop's Opening?
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d4iscrazy wrote:
They are different, it is a known bug. The bishop opening is e4 e5 Bc4, while in the Italian it’s e4 e5 nf3 nc6 bc4. The former is slightly more dubious due to Nf6
I’d argue that’s a strength, not a weakness. If your opponent is not a Petroff player, 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3! wherein you’ll be playing a very solid line of the Petroff that your opponent is not familiar in. However, you also have the option of playing d3, d4, or Nc3, all of which are perfectly viable, strong variations with various ideas and plans.
Very nice variation
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Jul 23, 2023
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d4iscrazy wrote:
Nf3 leads to a line where black just seems better, the computer agrees but in human terms black has better pieces and is practically playing white.
The other choices are ofc playable, but in general the Bishop’s Opening should have stayed in Philidor’s era. Black gains equality way too easily
The other choices are ofc playable, but in general the Bishop’s Opening should have stayed in Philidor’s era. Black gains equality way too easily
the statistics dont agree with you. look at any master database and virtually at all levels bc4 mantains a VERY respectable winning percentage even if you exclude transpositions.
I just realized that when I play a game like 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4, it appears as Bishop's opening instead of Italian game. Are they the same thing or are they different, and why does chess.com do this?