How to Play the italian Game in a Chess Match

Video Transcript

"The next opening I would like to show you is a very old opening. It was originally called Juico Piano Italian, which I think means quiet game. And nowadays, it's usually referred to as the Italian Game. And the way this goes, the King's Pawn again, is brought out. Usual response, Knight to King's Bishop three, Knight to Queen's Bishop three. And what distinguishes this is that this time the Bishop goes to Bishop's four, not to Knight's five. Many options for black. This is a common one. Now this is a version where sometimes learners, beginners have a lot of problems with this because white's usual next move, or frequent next move is this. Now if you study this position, you'll notice that white now has a double attack on this Pawn here. And this situation can throw many people. Although there is, in fact, a very simple way of handling it, and that is simply by black playing Queen's four. Pawn to Queen's four and the whole of this idea immediately breaks down."