Italian Game | Introduction | Mainlines, Basic Plans & Strategies | Chess Openings | Alex Astaneh

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The Italian game nowadays is one of the absolute most popular opening choices played from beginner level right up to the best players in the world. Therefore, it is a very good opening to familiarize yourself with. In this introductory video of the Italian game series, IM Alex Astaneh is going to be talking about popular variations in the Italian game.

The Italian game arises out of the moves:

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4

and after white’s move 3.Bc4, black has several options. Black's main continuations that are covered in this video can be summarized into the following categories:

- 3…Bc5 (Giuoco Piano - Mainline)
- 3…Nf6 (Two Knights Defense)
- Minor options after 3.Bc4

The main focus is here on the main strategies and plans for both sides in the different variations.

The variations shown in the video are:

3:36 – Giuoco Piano – Greco Gambit (Traditional Line)
4:09 – Giuoco Pianissimo
5:01 – Evans Gambit Accepted and Declined
7:04 – Deutz Gambit
7:40 – Four Knights Variation (Noa Gambit)
8:50 – Knight Attack
9:27 – Fried-Liver Attack
9:44 – Lolli Attack
10:03 – Polerio Defense
10:24 – Ulverstadt Variation
10:47 – Traxler Counterattack
11:08 – Modern Bishops Opening (also known as the Open Variation)
11:58 – Scotch Gambit
14:37 – Hungarian Defense
14:40 – Rousseau Gambit
14:47 – Anti-Fried Liver Defense
14:56 – Blackburne Shilling Gambit

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