Italian Game: Ultimate Guide to Win Fast

📗 Learn the ideas to win the middlegame

Learn 3 Ways To Improve Your Chess Results

In this video lesson, GM Igor Smirnov shares with you 3 simple, yet effective ideas to win fast in one of the most common chess openings, the Italian Game which arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4.

These are powerful tricks that you can use in this opening to win quickly, but they also serve as attacking patterns to seize easy victories against your opponents. The main winning idea is based on White playing the Bg5 pin, following it up with a powerful kingside attack.

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00:00 3 Traps to Win Easily in the Italian Game
00:22 Update on GM Smirnov's cat
00:46 Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Game Four Knights Variation
01:08 1st winning plan: Bg5 pin and Bxf6
03:26 2nd winning plan: If Black plays (mimics) Bg4 pin
05:17 3rd winning plan: If Black plays h6 to prevent Bg5
08:02 How to improve your chess middlegame skills?

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[Martynovic]

I think what I took away from this video is that castling isn't forced! So many people castle in fear of an inevitable attack, when really you can delay castling as white and play these super quick and effective attacking lines! Thanks for the tips Igor!

[lenlewis]

Thank you for your daily emails, my game as improved quite a bit since I began watching and listening to you.

[BobChess]

Italian game is so powerful! Thank you bro. I can finally improve my most favorite chess' opening!

[fjpajerski]

Hooray for the cat! Life is good. As are these clearly presented lines which are practical for everyday club level play.

[ToriYamazaki]

Another line to consider is not 12...Nxb4 which clearly loses as shown, but 12...Bxc4. This avoids the loss of a piece, but white is still better after 13.Nxc6...bxc6 14.Qc2...Be6 (14...Bb5?? 15.a4 and now black does lose a piece) 15.Qxc6+...Bd7 16.Qc3.

[kokohbagaitebing]

Thanks Mr. Igor Smirnov, complete lesson of Opening I always play 😅

[GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters

00:00 3 Traps to Win Easily in the Italian Game
00:22 Update on GM Smirnov's cat
00:46 Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Game Four Knights Variation
01:08 1st winning plan: Bg5 pin and Bxf6
03:26 2nd winning plan: If Black plays (mimics) Bg4 pin
05:17 3rd winning plan: If Black plays h6 to prevent Bg5
08:02 How to improve your chess middlegame skills?

[ahmedgaafar]

I really really thank you for all your great videos....special thanks for bringing the lucky cat on video again.

[wahito]

love the cat talk, and the rest of the video too!

[bladmorane]

GREAT REAL STUFF AS ALWAYS, CANADIAN FORMER RUSSIAN

[manasuniyal]

Antonio's DOG and your CAT are amazing best. . . .

[ernestogarcillan]

2:53 Na5 blacks counter.. Oh i see the White's continuation
1. dxe6 Nxc4
2. exf7+ Kxf7
3. Qd5+ the knight on c4 is doom 😍

[Mike-Eye]

I will trick my opponent now. Thanks Igor

[tommac]

First Position after Pawn d5: Black can play Knight a5 and attack the Bishop. And safes the Bishop at the next move. Or did i get something wrong?

[fmvehns]

1:45 what is the right move here from black?

[astro]

Hey i had a question 2:53 what if Na5? Attacking our bishop

[slobodanvuksanovic]

Thank you Igor for interesting examples

[theasrempire]

It would be cuter if the cat was sitting on your shoulder like a parrot ❤

[Zywl]

mhhh, I'm confused, previous videos say that the pin with Bg5 is a mistake by white and now it is the recommended move?

[jessedejong]

I have a question: which opening would you play if you were competing in the world chess championship? and also: Love your content🥰