i like the london system
i dont even play the Italian like that, Vienna and Muzio Gambit are my favorites to play (Sometimes you can play both at the same time)
you can't really play both at the same time, just because your knight was out at c3 in the 2nd move doesn't mean it's a vienna... or I can call this the vienna/four knights/whatever the nf3 variation is called
No, Vienna and Muzio hybrid, called "Hamppe-Muzio" gambit
you could even play a double sacrifice here (MVL vs Hikaru)
crazy position but black has to be extremely careful to hold any advantage
For players 2200 or better 1.c4 or 1. d4 or 1. Nf3
For players 700 to 2200 The Ponziani
For players 0-700 do not worry so much about specific openings--learn opening principles instead..
If my opponent plays Sicilian against my e4 I could easily transpose the game into a levenfish attack or Yugoslav attack!
E4 is best by test" approved by Bobby Fischer!
Always go for the Yugoslav attack against the mainline dragon, black is a little better or can equalize if they play against the Levenfish correctly.
i dont even play the Italian like that, Vienna and Muzio Gambit are my favorites to play (Sometimes you can play both at the same time)