As Black

Giuoco Piano (as Black) · Basic

The classical answer to the Italian: the bishop on c5 eyes f2 just as White eyes f7. Sound, natural play, ideal for learning the principles.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 4.Ng5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Ng5 Qxg5 5.d4 Qxg2

2. Opponent's mistake · 6.Qf3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Ng5 O-O 6.Qf3 d5 7.exd5 Nd4 8.Qd3 Bf5 9.Qg3 Nxc2+ 10.Kd1 Nxa1

3. Opponent's mistake · 6.Nxf7

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Ng5 O-O 6.Nxf7 Rxf7 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7

4. Giuoco Piano, Greco's Attack

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4

5. Giuoco Pianissimo · 4...Nf6 5.Bg5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Nc3 Ne7

6. Giuoco Pianissimo · 5...d6 6.Nc3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3

7. 4...Nf6 5.Ng5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.Ng5 O-O 6.d3 h6

8. 5...d6 6.Bg5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5

9. Giuoco Pianissimo · 5...O-O 6.O-O

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Ng5 O-O 6.O-O h6 7.Nf3 Re8