The Italian Game (How To Play It, How To Attack It, And A Demo)
Chapters
What is the Italian Game?
The Idea Behind the Italian Game
Responses to Italian Game
Why Play the Italian Game?
The Hungarian Defense?
The Two Knight Defense
The Giuoco Piano
The Idea Behind the Italian Game
The Idea Behind the Italian Game
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Idea of Italian Game: Place bishop here
White attacks this long diagonal
But specifically this square...
Since it is the weakest point for Black
Since only the King can defend it