As White
Italian Game (Giuoco Piano) · Advanced
Quick development with the bishop aiming at f7, Black's weak spot. White prepares c3 and d4 to dominate the centre.
Lines
Opponent's mistake · 6...Bb6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb6 7.d5 Ne7 8.e5 Ng4 9.d6 cxd6 10.exd6 Bxf2+ 11.Kf1 Nf5 12.Qd3 Qf6 13.Qe4+ Kf8 14.Qxg4
Opponent's mistake · 8...Ne7
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb6 7.O-O Bg4 8.Bb5 Ne7 9.d5 a6 10.Ba4 O-O 11.dxc6 bxc6 12.h3
Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line · 9.d5 Ne5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.O-O Bxc3 9.d5 Ne5 10.bxc3 Nxc4 11.Qd4 Ncd6 12.Qxg7 Qf6 13.Qxf6 Nxf6 14.Re1+ Kf8 15.Bh6+
Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco Variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.O-O Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bxc3 10.Ba3 Bxa1 11.Re1+ Ne7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Rxe7+
Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line · 9.d5 Bf6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.O-O Bxc3 9.d5 Bf6 10.Re1 Ne7 11.Rxe4 d6 12.Bg5 Bxg5 13.Nxg5 h6 14.Qa4+ Bd7 15.Qb3
Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line · 9.d5 Na5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nxe4 8.O-O Bxc3 9.d5 Na5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.Bxe4 Bf6 12.Rb1
Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb6 7.O-O h6 8.Nc3 Nge7 9.Be3
Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Bg4 9.h3
Classical Variation
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 O-O 8.e5 Ne4 9.O-O
Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O h6 6.c3 d6 7.h3 O-O 8.Re1 Be6 9.Bb5
Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening · 4.d3 Be7
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O d6 6.h3 O-O 7.c3 Be6 8.Bb5
Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening · 4.d3 h6
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 Be7 7.h3