Italian Game
White repertoire · 30 lines · by chesscli. The Italian the way strong players handle it today: a quiet c3 and d3 setup, a slow build-up, and the same plans in almost every game. Learn it line by line…
Lines
- Main 5...d6 7...a6
- 7...a5
- 7...h6
- 6...a6
- 6...a5
- 6...h6
- 5...d6 6...Bg4
- 5...a6
- 5...a6 · 6...d6
- 5...O-O 6...d5
- 5...O-O 6...d6
- 5...O-O 6...h6
- 5...h6
- 4...d6
- 4...Qe7
- Two Knights 4...Be7
- Two Knights 4...Be7 · 5...d6
- Two Knights 4...h6
- Two Knights 4...h6 · 5...Bc5
- Two Knights 4...d5
- Two Knights 4...Bc5 (same as 3...Bc5)
- Hungarian 3...Be7
- Hungarian 3...Be7 · 5...Nxe5
- Hungarian 3...Be7 · 4...exd4
- 3...d6
- 3...d6 · 5...Nxd4
- 3...d6 · 4...Bg4
- 3...Nd4
- 3...f5
- 3...f5 · 4...Bc5