Italian Game

Develop the bishop to c4, castle early, and put pressure on f7 before Black finishes developing.

Strong against

Philidor Defense
Hungarian Defense

Weak against

Two Knights Defense
Traxler Counterattack

Variations

Giuoco Piano1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6Giuoco PianissimoLockedWin Giuoco Piano to unlockEvans GambitLockedWin Giuoco Pianissimo to unlockTwo Knights DefenseLockedWin Evans Gambit to unlockHungarian DefenseLockedWin Two Knights Defense to unlock

Opponent level

Hangs pieces. Then asks if that was theory.