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Italian Game

A practical White repertoire after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. Quiet Italian structures, Giuoco Piano, and Two Knights essentials.

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Giuoco Piano

Two Knights

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About the Italian Game

A practical White repertoire after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. Quiet Italian structures, Giuoco Piano, and Two Knights essentials.

This is a playable repertoire, not a video course. You meet each position on the board, play the move yourself, and the opponent answers with the reply club players actually choose. Lines you have seen come back on a spaced schedule so they survive past the day you learned them.

You play
White
Level
Beginner
Lines
12
Positions
32

Main line

Every branch in this course grows out of this opening sequence.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4

What you'll learn

12 lines and 32 positions to recall.

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  1. 1. Enter the Italian

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. The Italian bishop aims at f7.

  2. 2. Giuoco Piano: ...Bc5

    Black's classical ...Bc5. Meet it with c3, preparing d4.

  3. 3. Quiet Italian with d3

    Pianissimo setup: d3, castles, then Re1.

  4. 4. Italian: a4 space

    Gain queenside space with a4 and add h3 luft.

  5. 5. Strike with d4

    When ready, d4 opens the centre against ...Bc5.

  6. 6. Italian knight tour

    Nbd2-f1-g3 ideas in quiet Giuoco structures.

  7. 7. Centre opens: e5 ideas

    After ...exd4 and piece play, e5 can kick a knight with tempo.

  8. 8. Two Knights: ...Nf6

    3...Nf6 attacks e4. Choose the quiet d3 Italian.

  9. 9. Two Knights quiet development

    Castle, play c3, and Re1. Keep the Italian shell.

  10. 10. Ng5 glance

    Know the 4.Ng5 idea vs Two Knights, then return to quiet lines.

  11. 11. Hungarian: ...Be7

    3...Be7 is solid but passive. Take space with d4.

  12. 12. Early ...d6

    3...d6 supports e5. Castle and prepare c3-d4.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Italian Game course on Chessply?
A practical White repertoire after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. Quiet Italian structures, Giuoco Piano, and Two Knights essentials. It covers 12 lines built from 32 positions you play move by move.
Which side do you play in the Italian Game?
You play White. The course opens with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 and branches by Black's reply.
How do I start learning the Italian Game?
Open the course and press Continue session. You watch the next move, play it back, and the branch map unlocks the following line. Nothing is quizzed before you have seen it.
Is the Italian Game course free?
Yes. There is no paid plan. You can train without an account, and signing in keeps your progress in sync across devices.
How long does it take to memorise the Italian Game?
Recall is capped at five lines a day, so a session is short and repeatable. The schedule stretches the gap between reviews each time you remember a line correctly.

Related openings

These courses start from the same first move, so what you learn here carries over.