Common Lines in the Italian Game
By Edward Scimia, About.com
The main line of the Giuoco Piano (Italian for "quiet game") is reached if White chooses to play 4. c3. This move prepares the advance of the d-pawn to d4. Black can counter this plan with Qe7 to help defend his e5 pawn, or initiate a counterattack with Nf6.
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- Italian Game: Starting Position
- Hungarian Defense
- Two Knights Defense
- Two Knights Defense: Traxler Variation
- Two Knights Defense: Fried Liver Attack
- Giuoco Piano
- Giuoco Piano: Main Line
- Giuoco Pianissimo
- Evans Gambit
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