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In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov gives you a quick crash course on one of the most popular chess openings, the Italian Game, which happens after the following moves: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4.
You will learn the general opening theory, guidelines, key ideas, attacking plans, common errors, and some cool traps. Instead of just memorizing the opening moves, you will learn and understand the key ideas and purpose of each move.
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00:00 Italian Game Chess Opening [Ideas & Plans]
00:24 Why 3.Bc4? Don’t memorize moves, understand the opening
01:18 Giuoco Piano, 4.c3
03:34 Pawn sacrifice for a winning attack
04:32 Can you find the winning move for White?
05:00 If White plays 5.d4
06:55 If White plays 5.d3
09:07 Black plays 5…d6, Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
10:10 If Black delays castling 6…0-0 and plays 6…a6
11:43 Creating an escape square for the c4-bishop
12:33 Most common error by White (DON’T make this mistake)
14:34 If Black plays Bg4, pinning your knight
17:01 Building up the kingside attack
18:46 Summary & Conclusion
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Thanks for lesson Master
epic i love the italian and now i have more knowledge on it thanks Igor!
also is the answer Bxd6+
B×d6
Thank you😊😀
This was really helpful❤
Please make such a crash course on the Pirc Defence🙏
i like your video from Bangladesh
Great explanation sry brilliant explanation 😁☺️
Excellent overview
1st ans queen e3
Hey Grandmaster Igor! could you do inverted reverse prismo video? for Black and showing the effectiveness for black to take a white setup!
queen e6 winning move in 1st theory
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There are tactics everywhere. So tricky
Great video and perfect timing. I have decided to start playing the Italian again. I have a much better understanding of the theory after watching this. Thank you!!!!
I believe the answer to the puzzle is bxd6+ the queen must take back as the king cannot move anywhere Qxd6 and then Qf7#. The tactical motif is called Distraction I belive. I'm probably wrong though. 🤣😅
I beat the best player in my school with this
Have you made a video on the Steiner variation of French Defense? It's not well covered, and you are a great coach. Hopefully someone responds
Bxd6+ Qxd6 Qf7# Deflection sacrifice
4:35
I'm not sure but is it
bishop takes on d6 check
Queen takes bishop
Queen f7#
Thank you, very good tutorial !
I love this video! Do you have or if not would you please do a crash course on the CaroKann? Much appreciated awesome content.
*Gioco piano and it means slow game
Winning move at 4:42 is Bishop takes d6 with checkk, king has no legal moves so Queen is forced to take the Bishop and stop defending f7 leading to Qf7#
Bishop to d6 check
4:46 I think the best move is Bxd6+.
It is check to the king and also attacking c7 Queen. Then black has only two options Qxd6 or Qe7.
If Qxd6 played, f7 square has no defender. so white just simply plays Qf7 checkmate.
if Qe7 played white just play Bxe7+ to take black's queen. Then black's only move is Kxe7. Because if knight takes e7 bishop, white can play Qf7 checkmate. Then white plays Rxa1 and get huge material advantage and win the game
4:40 you force the Queen to take by checkin with the dark square bishop (Bxd6)
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Thanks for the upgrades!
4:44 Bxd6+ ‼️
Two tactics involved
First one which is obvious, double attack to the king and queen
Now the second one, which is not so obvious to all people, is the DEFLECTION TACTIC!
See, using the 1st option of black: Qxd6,
then the black queen leaves the 7th rank, specifically the f7 square UNPROTECTED … And therefore, white will play Qf7#
Now using black's 2nd option: Qe7 or Ne7
Same move like before, Qf7#
But wait! Can't the black queen on e7 take the white queen on f7? No it can't, why? Because it is PINNED to the king because of our bishop on d6.
And so I believe that's the full solution to the puzzle!
ba3xd6 check.
I started off playing the Italian game this vid makes want to go back to it
Bishop D6
Fantastic video, thanks!!
4:40
1. Bxd6+ Qxd6 (or Qe7 or Ne7) 2. Qf7#
Bishop takes d 6
Re1 threatening mate…. Thank you…
Awesome Video Sir😁
Hey Igor, nice video!!!
Do you think you could create a nice one with Evans Gambit for white players? It would be really cool!!!!
Bxd6+
10:00
8:37 "We're gonna take a look at both options".
Proceeds with only showing one of them.👍
Everything else was well explained though.
Bxd6?
We need more videos like this. I never play Nc3 after Bb4+ because I'm afraid of losing a pawn so I usually response with Bd2. I don't know that white can have good attack event when down a pawn. In amateur level, down a pawn is nothing as long as we can keep attacking.
My most favourite game is Italian gambit. I have a query here, what's wrong with pushing pawn a3 to back white bishop to a2 and save from black knight and keep the diagonal open? LOVE and thanks from Bangladesh.
I am near 1100 thanks to you sir☺️
4:44 bd6+ queen takes bishop qf7 checkmate
Great lesson 👍
When knight a5 why dont you go qa4+? Doesn't It attacks the knight
I’m a beginner and I Love your videos. I watch them over and over. I’m wondering if you could do a video over what to do when somebody refuses your gambit such as the mengarini, englund, or Evans gambits? I seem to get in trouble when they don’t take what I have offered.
Winning move at 4:46 is Bxd6 deflecting the Queen.