Four Famous Chess Openings: The Italian Game

Hello readers! Brian here, and today we are going to talk about The Italian Game. This is a fairly common opening that many players use. Nowadays, many players rating from 900 to 1300 play this opening because it is simple, unlike the one discussed in my previous post on The Sicilian Defense. However, grandmasters rarely play this opening because it is very simple and doesn’t have a lot of main lines compared to some other openings like the English, and the Dutch Defence. But even so, some grandmasters such as Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi still play it. The Italian Game The game starts as follows: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 The Italian Game is one of the oldest openings recorded, dating back to the 15th or 16th century The parent of this opening is open, similar to the Ruy Lopez opening because the board results in having a lot..

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