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Italian Game - 3...Bc5 - Giuoco Piano

Let's learn the Italian Game! We aim our bishop straight at f7 and create simple winning chances against anyone under 2000. We begin with pawn to e4.

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3...Bc5 - Giuoco Piano: position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b4
Position after 9. b4

Main line

The chapter's main line, with the comments from the course.

  1. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3

    Perfect! Now we can push d4 and grab the center.

  2. 4... Nf6 5. d3

    Our main plan: develop with Nbd2, h3, and Re1, then break with d4 when we're ready. Keeping d3 gives us maximum flexibility.

  3. 5... d6

    Black can't retreat the bishop to e7 anymore, so let's play Bg5 to keep hitting f6. Watch for Na5 since b5 isn't controlled.

  4. 6. O-O

    Solid development that keeps our plans flexible.

  5. 6... Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b4

    Time to roll on the queenside.

Key lines

The free lines of this chapter, each one trainable move by move.

  1. Main Line

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b4

  2. 4...d6

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

  3. 4...d6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. h3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 h6 10. Nc3

  4. 4...d6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. h3 h6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1

  5. 4...h6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 h6 5. b4 Bb6 6. b5 Na5 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Nxe5+

  6. 5...O-O

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2

  7. 5...O-O

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1

  8. 5...h6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3

  9. 5...a6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 d6 9. Nbd2 Ba7 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. b4 g4 13. hxg4 Bxg4 14. Bh4

  10. 5...d5

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Qb3 Be6 8. Qxb7 Na5 9. Qb5+

  11. 6...h6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3

  12. 6...O-O

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1

  13. 6...a6

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. b4 Qe8 13. Nf1 Nh5 14. Ra2

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