Italian Game | Giuoco Piano | Greco Gambit – Modern Line | 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 video, IM Alex Astaneh is covering the main variations, in particular the Greco Gambit – Modern Line in the Giuoco Piano of the Italian game. The main focus of this video is to show you the main strategies and plans for both sides in the different variations.

The Giuoco Piano in the Italian game is characterized by the following moves:

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6

White has several major options here, but the variation covered in this video is the so-called Greco Gambit – Modern Line which arises after 5.d4 exd4 and white’s in-between move 6.e5.

Black has several options here:
1:10 6…Ng4
1:55 6…Ne4
3:02 6…d5
White has several options here:
3:17 7.exf6
4:10 7.Be2
5:42 7.Bb5
After 7…Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 0-0
White has several options here:
8:32 10.0-0
10:12 10.Be3
Black has two main options:
11:40 10…f5
13:30 10…Bg4

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