Chessmate

Italian Game · Black

Giuoco Pianissimo, ...a5, ...Be6 and ...d5 · Black (C54)

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Italian Four Knights · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO C47–C50

Sample line with full explanations: Italian Four Knights, Quiet Main Setup.

Italian Game · WhiteDifficulty 1/3

White repertoire · ECO C41–C55

Sample line with full explanations: Giuoco Pianissimo, Core Setup.

Two Knights Defense · BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO C55–C58

Sample line with full explanations: Two Knights Defense, 4.Ng5 Be2 Main Line.

Two Knights Defense · WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO C55–C58

Sample line with full explanations: Polerio Defense, Bd3.

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ECO C50–C54

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  1. Giuoco Pianissimo, ...a5, ...Be6 and ...d5 · BlackSample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 8. h3 Ba7 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nf1 d5

  2. Giuoco Pianissimo, Early Bg5 and ...g5 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. O-O g5

  3. Italian Four Knights, Bg5 and the Queen Retreat · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 d6

  4. Italian Four Knights, Be3 and ...dxc5 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 d6 7. Bxc5 dxc5 8. O-O Qd6 9. Nd5 O-O

  5. Open Giuoco, 7.Nbd2 and Safe Liquidation · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne7 9. O-O Nxd2 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. a3 Ba5

  6. Open Giuoco, 7.Bd2 and the Queenless Ending · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ Kf8 11. Qxb4+ Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. O-O Nf6

  7. Open Giuoco, 7.Nc3 Møller Attack · Black

    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 O-O 12. Qxe4 Nd6 13. Qf4 Re8

  8. Sveshnikov Attack, Main Tabiya with ...Bg6 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Bg6

  9. Sveshnikov Attack, ...Nxc3 and the ...f6 Break · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6

  10. Sveshnikov Attack, 7.Be2 and the ...Ne7 Reroute · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rc1 Ne7

  11. Dubov Italian, 6.b4 and the ...Be7 Retreat · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. b4 Be7 7. e5 Ng4 8. cxd4 Bxb4+ 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 d5 11. Bb5 Nh6

  12. Italian Gambit, 4.O-O and ...Bxd4 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. f4 d6 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 Qe7 10. Na3 Bd7 11. c3 Ne6

  13. Open Giuoco, 7.Kf1 and the ...d5 Break · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Be6

  14. Immediate 4.Ng5? and ...Qxg5 · Black

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Ng5 Qxg5