I'd like to post a link to chess.com's sister website, chesskid. It has a great summary of the modern variation of the Giuoco Piano, featuring both c3 and d3. I've been looking for info like this, but it's hard to find on the Internet.
The modern variation allows you to play the Giuoco a little more positionally, but it still packs the tactics. And I'm told that some of the same positions are found in the Ruy Lopez, which makes it great for someone like me who wants to play the Italian for a while and then "graduate" to the Ruy. Also, it avoids a lot of the Two Knights Defense insanity.
I had some experience some 30+ years ago. It did have it's good and bad points. Below are links to a series on GP by Tim Harding some 10 years ago. But I am afraid it features c3 and d4 rather than c3 and d3.
I'd like to post a link to chess.com's sister website, chesskid. It has a great summary of the modern variation of the Giuoco Piano, featuring both c3 and d3. I've been looking for info like this, but it's hard to find on the Internet.
The modern variation allows you to play the Giuoco a little more positionally, but it still packs the tactics. And I'm told that some of the same positions are found in the Ruy Lopez, which makes it great for someone like me who wants to play the Italian for a while and then "graduate" to the Ruy. Also, it avoids a lot of the Two Knights Defense insanity.
http://www.chesskid.com/article/view/giuoco
Does anyone else have experience with this variation, or links to resources? I'd love to know more about it as I begin playing it. Thanks.