weird move in the italian game

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Avatar of sakurai123

my friend started to play this as he did not like fried liver or evans gambit from me. what would one play here for white? ng6 seems like such a bad move. i would just castle and maybe d4

 

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Avatar of Conquistador

4.d4 is a killer.  You threaten to destroy the kingside and blow open the center.  big advantage for white.

Avatar of Archerknight

Yup, d4.