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Italian Four Knights

Four Knights Italian, Bxd5 (C55)

Claim central space and open lines for the bishop and queen. This is the starting point for the Italian setup.

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Italian GameDifficulty 1/3

White repertoire · ECO C41–C55

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

Two Knights Defense for BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO C55–C58

Sample line with full explanations: Two Knights Defense, Castling Slip.

Two Knights Defense for WhiteDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO C55–C58

Sample line with full explanations: Polerio Defense, Bd3.

All lines in this course

ECO C55

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

Train this course
  1. Four Knights Italian, Bxd5Sample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. d3

  2. Four Knights Italian, Bb5 and ...Qg5

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bb5 dxe4 7. Nxe5 Qg5 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qxg2 10. Rf1 Bg4 11. Qxg4

  3. Four Knights Italian, Bd3 Best Try

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4

  4. Noah Gambit, Castling Trap

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Neg5+ Kg8 8. O-O h6 9. Nh3 Bg4 10. Qe1 e4 11. Qxe4

  5. Four Knights Italian, Castling Gambit

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. O-O Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Qd5 O-O 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Qxe5