As White

Italian Game (Giuoco Piano) · Intermediate

Quick development with the bishop aiming at f7, Black's weak spot. White prepares c3 and d4 to dominate the centre.

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Lines

1. Deadly mate · 6...b6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.Qxd4 b6 7.Qd5 c6 8.Qxf7#

2. Opponent's mistake · 5...Bc5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bc5 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qd5+ Be6 10.Nxe6

3. Opponent's mistake · 6...Bxd4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bxd4 7.Nxd4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4

4. Opponent's mistake · 6...Nxd4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Nxd4 7.Nxd4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4

5. Opponent's mistake · 5...h6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.Ng5 h6 6.Nxf7 Qe7 7.Nxh8

6. Anti-Fried Liver Defense · 6.Qxd4 Nf6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.Qxd4 Nf6 7.e5 Qe7 8.O-O

7. Anti-Fried Liver Defense · 6.Qxd4 d6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxd4 6.Qxd4 d6 7.O-O Nf6 8.e5

8. Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line

   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

9. Giuoco Piano

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.O-O

10. Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo · 6.c3 d5

    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 Re8 9.d4

11. Classical Variation

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3

12. 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 Bg4 8.Be3

13. Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo · 6.c3 d6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 d6 7.h3 Be6 8.Bb5