Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4
Italian Game edit
3. Bc4 edit
The Italian Game is very popular and one of the oldest openings in chess. White develops the bishop to a good square where it controls the centre and targets f7. This opening is very easy to study and one of the best choices for beginners.
Responses edit
Theory table edit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
3 | 4 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two Knights Defence | ... Nf6 |
Ng5 d5 |
= | ||
Giuoco Piano | ... Bc5 |
c3 Nf6 |
= | ||
Hungarian Defence | ... Be7 |
d4 exd4 |
= | ||
Paris Defence | ... d6 |
c3 Bg4 |
+/= | ||
Blackburne Shilling Gambit | ... Nd4 |
c3 Nxf3 |
+/= | ||
Rousseau Gambit | ... f5 |
d3 Nf6 |
+/= | ||
Other | ... a6 |
d4 exd4 |
0-0 Bc5 |
c3 dxc3 |
+/= |
Statistics edit
Estimated next move popularity Nf6 56%, Bc5 38%, Be7 3%, d6 2%, all else less than 1%
External links edit
References edit
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.