BEGINNER GUIDE TO THE ITALIAN GAME

Hello everyone! This is a no-nonsense guide to playing the Italian Game, designed to show a beginner everything they need to know to start playing.

PGN:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 (2... Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 (3... exd4 4. e5 Nd5 5. Qxd4 Nb6 6.
Nc3) 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Bd3 c6 6. O-O) (2... d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6.
Bc4 O-O 7. O-O) 3. Bc4 Bc5 (3... Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 (4... a6 5. Nxf7) 5. exd5 Nxd5
(5... Na5 6. d3 Nxc4 7. dxc4) 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 (7... Ke8 8. Bxd5 Nd4 9.
Qf7#) 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. O-O) (3... h6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 d6 7. O-O) 4.
c3 Nf6 (4... d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3) 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
Nxe4 (7... Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 O-O 9. O-O) 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11.
Qxb4 *

0:00 Intro
0:34 Philidor Defense
1:09 Russian Game
2:09 Italian Game
2:36 Giuoco Piano
4:27 Two Knights Defense
6:23 Other Variations