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Winning move at 4:42 is Bishop takes d6 with checkk, king has no legal moves so Queen is forced to take the Bishop and stop defending f7 leading to Qf7#
► Chapters 00:00 Italian Game Chess Opening [Ideas & Plans] 00:24 Why 3.Bc4? Don't memorize moves, understand the opening 01:18 Giuoco Piano, 4.c3 03:34 Pawn sacrifice for a winning attack 04:32 Can you find the winning move for White? 05:00 If White plays 5.d4 06:55 If White plays 5.d3 09:07 Black plays 5...d6, Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 10:10 If Black delays castling 6...0-0 and plays 6...a6 11:43 Creating an escape square for the c4-bishop 12:33 Most common error by White (DON'T make this mistake) 14:34 If Black plays Bg4, pinning your knight 17:01 Building up the kingside attack 18:46 Summary & Conclusion
Hey Grandmaster Igor! could you do inverted reverse prismo video? for Black and showing the effectiveness for black to take a white setup! And what is its name
Puzzle @ 4:40 solution: Bxd6+, attacking the Queen & King! Only-move: opponent-Queen moves off the seventh rank to capture the (checking) Bishop; then, my Queen to f7#.
Hello Grandmaster, Giuoco Piano in actual italian means "slow game" but in 1500's italian means something different. "Piano" comes from latin "planus" that means also "clear" "uniform" "simple to understantand". Probably the correct translation of "giuoco piano" is not "slow game" but "standard game". Thanks for your channel, i love it.
@decioaulocamillo2748 I agree, in this case, 'piano' should be translated as 'linear', 'logical', or 'obvious', because these moves were considered the most logical and consistent at that time in history. In Latin, planus as a noun means plain, flat. As an adjective, planus means easy, smooth, clear, or obvious. Like life on the plain compared to life in the mountains. That is, not hard, not difficult, not tiring, and where everything is visible without difficulty. Perhaps 'plain game' would also be a much better translation than 'slow game', I think.
Italian game has been with me since the very beginning, love this opening it has given me some of my favourite attacking combinations I've ever played. I never studied a ton of theory but just through playing I've encountered many of these ideas before. Playing d5 in the Greco variation before retaking the Bishop is an interesting improvement on what I know, maybe I'll give that a go next time I decide I want violence on the board.
4:44 Bxd6+ ‼️ Two tactics involved First one which is obvious, double attack to the king and queen Now the second one, which is not so obvious to all people, is the DEFLECTION TACTIC! See, using the 1st option of black: Qxd6, then the black queen leaves the 7th rank, specifically the f7 square UNPROTECTED ... And therefore, white will play Qf7# Now using black's 2nd option: Qe7 or Ne7 Same move like before, Qf7# But wait! Can't the black queen on e7 take the white queen on f7? No it can't, why? Because it is PINNED to the king because of our bishop on d6. And so I believe that's the full solution to the puzzle!
4:46 I think the best move is Bxd6+. It is check to the king and also attacking c7 Queen. Then black has only two options Qxd6 or Qe7. If Qxd6 played, f7 square has no defender. so white just simply plays Qf7 checkmate. if Qe7 played white just play Bxe7+ to take black's queen. Then black's only move is Kxe7. Because if knight takes e7 bishop, white can play Qf7 checkmate. Then white plays Rxa1 and get huge material advantage and win the game
The first move was right. As well as the two options for Black you mentioned, there is also blocking the check with the knight, Ne7. Whichever option Black plays, White's next move is always Qf7#. If Black chose to block the bishop check with the queen, Qe7, then that queen no longer defends f7 because it's pinned to the king by the bishop on d6.
Wow I'm new in chess. I've really find it frustrating playing the game because I really do not understand how to calculate my moves. But with your channel I feel quite confident. I will start trying out these moves. Thank a lot.
I am a 800 level player. I get screwed by bad openings and have such a hard time memorizing all of this. The principles are understood but it's a lot to absorb to avoid falling into common traps right at the beginning of the game.
I'm also a ~800 player. What helped me get started and feel more comfortable is the understanding of the basics: controlling the center, developing pieces with first moves, castling, pairing rooks. From that onwards it's just a matter of whether you want to study the opening or just learn it by playing numerous games. The first one is by far the most effective, but might be boring at times, while the second one is definitely a time killer, but a fun one. I guess you need a balance of those two, but I just stick to the second one and have fun playing with friends.
Most traps are just tactical ideas so do a bunch of puzzles to work on that aspect of your game. I’m 1300 online and have been playing with a couple of my IRL friends. One is an 800 like you and learns by playing online games. Our record is 19-2-0 which actually isn’t too bad considering the massive elo difference. But I usually catch him repeatedly with the same ideas like discover attacks, knight reroutes, the good ole fork setup by seemingly giving away a piece, etc. The other hasn’t reached his peak rating since he just picked up chess a couple months ago. He does a shitload of puzzles and plays against stockfish to hammer out his openings. Doesn’t really play rated games too often. When I play him, he feels like he’s 1000+ easily and he can see a lot of the traps I set because of how many puzzles he’s spammed.
As an 800 i think the Italian is way too complicated. I am 1350 online and still i probably shouldn't even be studying this. Learn the London maybe, some carro can, 4 knights, the defense to the fried liver and then maybe the Italian
Great breakdown of the Italian game and possible play by play of the pieces which are the better moves and not so good ones can only help to learn something I probably did not know Thanks Igor more power to you
Great video and perfect timing. I have decided to start playing the Italian again. I have a much better understanding of the theory after watching this. Thank you!!!!
Thank you so much Igor! This video has helped me a lot. I think I prefer d3 instead of d4 as I don't really like to give up pawns. I like quiet games that aren't too wild.
Yea, I just gamed it out and in this position I’m pretty confident that after Qc7 Bxd6 you have a forced bishop sacrifice bc the king has nowhere to move and it’s mate in one after that. However, for what it’s worth, it seems that if instead of Qc7, black opts for Qe7, you have a little dance for a handful of moves before checkmate as the Queen supports the pinned pawn on d6 and allows for Nd8 covering the f7 square delaying mate a bit. I’m not confident that I found the fastest mate after this sequence but it seems like it’s no more than five moves or so. Curious if anyone else has an idea here, just for the sake of nerding out on a puzzle lol.
I think so. Cause if Bxd6, there's also Ne7 blocking the check. Then it's still Qf7# mate. EDIT: there's also Bxd6 check Qe7 also blocking the check Bxe7 still check Nxe7 taking the bishop Then Qf7# still a mate it's an unstoppable Checkmate
I’m a beginner and I Love your videos. I watch them over and over. I’m wondering if you could do a video over what to do when somebody refuses your gambit such as the mengarini, englund, or Evans gambits? I seem to get in trouble when they don’t take what I have offered.
Yes, earlier we sacrificed a whole rook so the winning of this position should be either queen or checkmate, and this move does both depending on what opponent does
thank you i was stuck at about 600 doing a modified defensive london opening and finally blew past it when i switched to the italian or the reverse italian when black winning like 17 of my last 23 games (1 draw). i like that this is constantly in an attack position instead of defensive center pawn muddle warfare. i think the positioning of the bishops in the back ranks is really deceptive and i get a lot of blunders like people don't even see them. and then once in 20 games i'll pull a fried liver resign after 9 moves and even if that fails it's in a solid position for attack and king safety. it's a bit counter to controlling the center so i think that throws people off
3...Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6. 0-0 a6 The reason white can caslte and allow Bg4 where as black should avoid 0-0..Bg5 is because black doesn't have Nbd7 to support the other knight and has to push the pawns to break the pin
4:38 Bxd6 deflects the queen if the queen loses contact with d6 Bxd6 is mate... I'm wrong there Ne7 blocking this is actually like a mate in 15 or something with perfect defense
@Remote Chess Academy that's in your example with Qc7 but I couldn't find a mate after Qf6 I was thinking Qg8 Kg8 then if I had 2 moves Re1 Re8, but then the queen on f6 can block then i realized there was Rxg8 and that changed everything, i broke down and went to the computer lol
"giuoco piano" and "giuoco pianissimo do not mean "quiet game" and "very quiet game". This is a common misconception in English speaking chess content, likely coming from a 1996 English book quoted by wikipedia. But that book was just wrong. "Piano" can mean "quiet", but as an adverb, thus "quietly" (thus "piano" and "pianissimo" in music, because the meaning is "play quietly!" or "play very quietly", as an order that the conductor gives to the orchestra, or the notation to the conductor. As an adjective, as it is here relative to the noun "game", "piano" means "plain". So, "plain game" and "very plain game" is the correct translation.
Hey Igor, at 5:50 Would you be able to cover a video on all the traps if they don't make that bishop check? Its a very common error I notice as I'm only intermediate and I feel like because if that it would be very useful for a lot of players as it's played more than the main line from my experience!
Ok, I'll consider it. Generally, both 7.e5 and 7.d5 are pretty strong for White. From the practical standpoint, the easiest could be 7.e5-Ne4 8.00-00 9.Bd5! winning Black's knight.
And that's good as black you should know the counter which in most cases is trade the knight defending the king with your rook now the better player wins
Best move in 4:30, sac the bishop by taking the pawn at d6, forcing the queen to take it because the king has no moves. After that pin the king with your queen and checkmate
I always play the Italian game regardless of my opponent's moves. I try to play it as black, have even tried to double-team the white queen instead of the king. You said it's not necessary to memorize all the moves, but every engine or video on the Italian game will tell you if black doesn't play the bishop, it's not the Italian so you have to wait for the right circumstances to play it. I just play it anyway, which leads me to say named openings and moves aren't necessarily those same moves.
I've been playing italian game for 3 months that I started chess and I feel like compared to other some common openings finding the right move in italian really is a bummer and definitely italian is not beginner friendly yet many chess teachers teaches it first or second
Broooo I’ve been playing the Italian So wrong LOL I would play the Italian with the Fixed position, bringing my other Knight out, and now seeing this video not even completely through I Realize how Ignorant I was on the Italian. Ty for showing us this, for me this has completely changed how I see the opening, and I will try to incorporate this into my games. Other than A couple Gambits and the English the Italian is the only opening I use with White so this has opened my eyes.
Excellent lesson. I started playing the Italian after reading Kaufman's book. It was great to hear some of the game planning and thought processes one should have in different positions- used it to take a nice win this AM in Blitz. Thank you, sir!
4:43 maybe ne5. Because you can't take knight by pawn, because he can't take knight by the pawn, because it's pinned to the king, he most to take by the knight and after trading knights the king is really weak
I'm trying to learn all the openings and have a question: When black moves Bishop b4 and gets King in check, why does white move Knight b3 to protect king instead of castling? Is it too early to castle? Does it delay advancement of pieces to the middle of the board? I don't understand. Am I not thinking far enough ahead?
@GMIgorSmirnov just love your videos 🙏❤, but I would like to know the line where after White plays Qb3 at 8:05 what if Black plays Na5 attacking the queen and italian bishop. Wouldn't that be bad for white as white would have to give up the italian bishop ? 🤔🤔🤔 Can you please make a video covering this line ?
I don't think I covered this particular variation. Nevertheless, I've recorded a number videos about French: www.youtube.com/@GMIgorSmirnov/search?query=French
U even picked up the knight and said something about moving it back. But if u put it on a5, u attack both queen and bishop at the same time then just trade knight for bishop and blunt his attack
Don't pin if the king is not yet castled, but in the white example the king was castled and the pin was still bad, cause was not supported by other piece so I understand that every situation is different but like basic rule don't pin if not castled and even if castled pin will be good if you have other piece to support it ??i will appreciate your answer on this very much Mr. Igor thank you very much!
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4:47 fork check D6 Bishop to king and queen, black cannot trade because of checkmate.
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Winning move at 4:42 is Bishop takes d6 with checkk, king has no legal moves so Queen is forced to take the Bishop and stop defending f7 leading to Qf7#
Bingo!
I could never find this move. 😊
I saw that combo immediately! A few months ago probably not. Watching these videos has really paid off. Igor is the best instructor.
But what if queen doesn't capture bishop on d6 and just moved to d7? Would Rf to e1 be the follow up?
@@dannycragel9686 Queen can't move to d7. It can move to e7 though but then Qf7 is mate. Another move for black is Ne7 which still loses to Qf7#
► Chapters
00:00 Italian Game Chess Opening [Ideas & Plans]
00:24 Why 3.Bc4? Don't memorize moves, understand the opening
01:18 Giuoco Piano, 4.c3
03:34 Pawn sacrifice for a winning attack
04:32 Can you find the winning move for White?
05:00 If White plays 5.d4
06:55 If White plays 5.d3
09:07 Black plays 5...d6, Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
10:10 If Black delays castling 6...0-0 and plays 6...a6
11:43 Creating an escape square for the c4-bishop
12:33 Most common error by White (DON'T make this mistake)
14:34 If Black plays Bg4, pinning your knight
17:01 Building up the kingside attack
18:46 Summary & Conclusion
Hey Grandmaster Igor! could you do inverted reverse prismo video? for Black and showing the effectiveness for black to take a white setup! And what is its name
Puzzle @ 4:40 solution: Bxd6+, attacking the Queen & King!
Only-move: opponent-Queen moves off the seventh rank to capture the (checking) Bishop; then,
my Queen to f7#.
Hello Grandmaster, Giuoco Piano in actual italian means "slow game" but in 1500's italian means something different. "Piano" comes from latin "planus" that means also "clear" "uniform" "simple to understantand". Probably the correct translation of "giuoco piano" is not "slow game" but "standard game". Thanks for your channel, i love it.
if you’re under 1000 this IS the standard opening.
No its slow and it shows with its parent variation, gioco pianissimo, where pianissimo means very slow
Thanks for the info. Never made any sense to me why it was called the "quiet game"
@decioaulocamillo2748
I agree, in this case, 'piano' should be translated as 'linear', 'logical', or 'obvious', because these moves were considered the most logical and consistent at that time in history.
In Latin, planus as a noun means plain, flat. As an adjective, planus means easy, smooth, clear, or obvious. Like life on the plain compared to life in the mountains. That is, not hard, not difficult, not tiring, and where everything is visible without difficulty.
Perhaps 'plain game' would also be a much better translation than 'slow game', I think.
@@UnfitRuler @UnfitRuler
thanks for explaining to an italian, graduated in italian language, what means the italian word "piano"
Italian game has been with me since the very beginning, love this opening it has given me some of my favourite attacking combinations I've ever played. I never studied a ton of theory but just through playing I've encountered many of these ideas before. Playing d5 in the Greco variation before retaking the Bishop is an interesting improvement on what I know, maybe I'll give that a go next time I decide I want violence on the board.
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4:44 Bxd6+ ‼️
Two tactics involved
First one which is obvious, double attack to the king and queen
Now the second one, which is not so obvious to all people, is the DEFLECTION TACTIC!
See, using the 1st option of black: Qxd6,
then the black queen leaves the 7th rank, specifically the f7 square UNPROTECTED ... And therefore, white will play Qf7#
Now using black's 2nd option: Qe7 or Ne7
Same move like before, Qf7#
But wait! Can't the black queen on e7 take the white queen on f7? No it can't, why? Because it is PINNED to the king because of our bishop on d6.
And so I believe that's the full solution to the puzzle!
Thanks, I was looking for the full explanation 🤝
4:40
1. Bxd6+ Qxd6 (or Qe7 or Ne7) 2. Qf7#
4:46 I think the best move is Bxd6+.
It is check to the king and also attacking c7 Queen. Then black has only two options Qxd6 or Qe7.
If Qxd6 played, f7 square has no defender. so white just simply plays Qf7 checkmate.
if Qe7 played white just play Bxe7+ to take black's queen. Then black's only move is Kxe7. Because if knight takes e7 bishop, white can play Qf7 checkmate. Then white plays Rxa1 and get huge material advantage and win the game
The first move was right. As well as the two options for Black you mentioned, there is also blocking the check with the knight, Ne7. Whichever option Black plays, White's next move is always Qf7#.
If Black chose to block the bishop check with the queen, Qe7, then that queen no longer defends f7 because it's pinned to the king by the bishop on d6.
@@EternalSilverDragon oh, I forgot about that pin... thanks a lot!
Wow I'm new in chess. I've really find it frustrating playing the game because I really do not understand how to calculate my moves. But with your channel I feel quite confident. I will start trying out these moves. Thank a lot.
same bruh
you improved since then?
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I am a 800 level player. I get screwed by bad openings and have such a hard time memorizing all of this. The principles are understood but it's a lot to absorb to avoid falling into common traps right at the beginning of the game.
I'm also a ~800 player. What helped me get started and feel more comfortable is the understanding of the basics: controlling the center, developing pieces with first moves, castling, pairing rooks. From that onwards it's just a matter of whether you want to study the opening or just learn it by playing numerous games. The first one is by far the most effective, but might be boring at times, while the second one is definitely a time killer, but a fun one. I guess you need a balance of those two, but I just stick to the second one and have fun playing with friends.
Most traps are just tactical ideas so do a bunch of puzzles to work on that aspect of your game.
I’m 1300 online and have been playing with a couple of my IRL friends. One is an 800 like you and learns by playing online games. Our record is 19-2-0 which actually isn’t too bad considering the massive elo difference. But I usually catch him repeatedly with the same ideas like discover attacks, knight reroutes, the good ole fork setup by seemingly giving away a piece, etc.
The other hasn’t reached his peak rating since he just picked up chess a couple months ago. He does a shitload of puzzles and plays against stockfish to hammer out his openings. Doesn’t really play rated games too often. When I play him, he feels like he’s 1000+ easily and he can see a lot of the traps I set because of how many puzzles he’s spammed.
As an 800 i think the Italian is way too complicated. I am 1350 online and still i probably shouldn't even be studying this. Learn the London maybe, some carro can, 4 knights, the defense to the fried liver and then maybe the Italian
I’m 800 and don’t;t usually fall for tactical traps but stupid openings do throw me off.
@@THaNaS1s I’m 1300 and the only opening that makes sense for me right now is the italian
Great breakdown of the Italian game and possible play by play of the pieces which are the better moves and not so good ones can only help to learn something I probably did not know Thanks Igor more power to you
Glad you enjoyed it!
I play some indian who does this exact position every time as white.......its the only line he knows
@@svfox interesting. How does it work for him so far?
Great video and perfect timing. I have decided to start playing the Italian again. I have a much better understanding of the theory after watching this. Thank you!!!!
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Very informative video Ive been using this opening for 2 years im rated over 1000 now 👍
Thank you so much Igor! This video has helped me a lot. I think I prefer d3 instead of d4 as I don't really like to give up pawns. I like quiet games that aren't too wild.
Yes, you can play like that as well.
The move for 4:45 is BxD6, right? xD
And he sacs the bishops
I thought the same. Is it?
Yea, I just gamed it out and in this position I’m pretty confident that after Qc7 Bxd6 you have a forced bishop sacrifice bc the king has nowhere to move and it’s mate in one after that. However, for what it’s worth, it seems that if instead of Qc7, black opts for Qe7, you have a little dance for a handful of moves before checkmate as the Queen supports the pinned pawn on d6 and allows for Nd8 covering the f7 square delaying mate a bit. I’m not confident that I found the fastest mate after this sequence but it seems like it’s no more than five moves or so. Curious if anyone else has an idea here, just for the sake of nerding out on a puzzle lol.
04:45 - ba3 x d6 Check, Black is forced to take the Bishop with the Queen (Qc7 x bd6) and next move Queen f7 mate
Awesome explanations and coverage of variations. Would love to see more about Italian Game opening variations.
4:35
I'm not sure but is it
bishop takes on d6 check
Queen takes bishop
Queen f7#
I think so.
Cause if Bxd6, there's also Ne7 blocking the check. Then it's still Qf7# mate.
EDIT: there's also
Bxd6 check
Qe7 also blocking the check
Bxe7 still check
Nxe7 taking the bishop
Then Qf7# still a mate
it's an unstoppable Checkmate
I’m a beginner and I Love your videos. I watch them over and over. I’m wondering if you could do a video over what to do when somebody refuses your gambit such as the mengarini, englund, or Evans gambits? I seem to get in trouble when they don’t take what I have offered.
Noted. That said, when your opponent doesn't accept a gambit (and therefore you're not down in material), it's less challenging for you.
that was a great video... i have not seen such well explained video anywhere
Thats for sure
also is the answer Bxd6+
Looks like it, but I didn't see it.
Yes if the queen takes it is checkmate in 1
Yes super, I found it too
Yes, earlier we sacrificed a whole rook so the winning of this position should be either queen or checkmate, and this move does both depending on what opponent does
@@chriseatsrice4885 the Queen needs to take it 😂 because it is check
thank you i was stuck at about 600 doing a modified defensive london opening and finally blew past it when i switched to the italian or the reverse italian when black winning like 17 of my last 23 games (1 draw). i like that this is constantly in an attack position instead of defensive center pawn muddle warfare. i think the positioning of the bishops in the back ranks is really deceptive and i get a lot of blunders like people don't even see them. and then once in 20 games i'll pull a fried liver resign after 9 moves and even if that fails it's in a solid position for attack and king safety. it's a bit counter to controlling the center so i think that throws people off
Excellent Course! Thank you!
Minute 18:35 white is actually losing if black covers the queen's delivered check with the Bishop not the knight. You missed that 😢
Hey Grandmaster Igor! could you do inverted reverse prismo video? for Black and showing the effectiveness for black to take a white setup!
The winning move at 4:40 is Bxd6+. Black has three possible moves: Qxd6, Ng7, and Qe7 all of which are followed by Qf7 mate.
Thanks for the valuable content! I improved so much after watching your videos
Glad this was helpful for you!
Thanks sir,I played pawn to c3 then qc3,making a battery of my bishop and my queen and I eventually won the game,thank you.
3...Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6. 0-0 a6 The reason white can caslte and allow Bg4 where as black should avoid 0-0..Bg5 is because black doesn't have Nbd7 to support the other knight and has to push the pawns to break the pin
Thanks for the add-on!
This Video is so important. Thx Igor. 🙏🏽
You're welcome
love your content! Because of watching your videos I became and champion and qualified and represented my city!❤🎉
Happy to hear that!
I love the way you teach! It’s straightforward and helps give me ideas for strategies. A sub is definitely well earned!
thank you for the great information sir, you are pleasant as always to listen to. Looking forward to your future tactic videos!
Such an elegant opening. I cant stop playing it.
Bxd6+ Qxd6 Qf7# Deflection sacrifice
Thanks for lesson Master
You're welcome
At 9:05 which moves does he needs to do to win the Game ?
Not move I think but positional and piece advantage which allows for an easy win
Excellent overview
4:40 bd6 forks king and queen since queen capturing will blunder mate (though after you take the queen it’s mate anyway)
epic i love the italian and now i have more knowledge on it thanks Igor!
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Thanks Igor! You are truly the greatest chess coach ever!
I'm going to try this
12:52 could you save the night on f3 for the pawns, so you keep the pin on the Queen? If not can someone explain why
4:38 Bxd6 deflects the queen if the queen loses contact with d6 Bxd6 is mate... I'm wrong there Ne7 blocking this is actually like a mate in 15 or something with perfect defense
White can still continue with Qf7#
@Remote Chess Academy that's in your example with Qc7 but I couldn't find a mate after Qf6 I was thinking Qg8 Kg8 then if I had 2 moves Re1 Re8, but then the queen on f6 can block then i realized there was Rxg8 and that changed everything, i broke down and went to the computer lol
Bxd6!! Brilliant move pinning the queen and threatening checkmate because the queen is pinned so it is checkmate and also winning the queen
4:45
Bxd6+ Qxd6
Qf7#
If black covers the check with Ne7 Qf7#
Hi thanks for your content.
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Thank you grand master it worked
the winning move is bishop d6, because black takes with the queen and now you can checkmate with queen g7(min 4:43)
I love this opening! Thank you!!!
me too.
Great lesson 👍
Thanks! 😃
"giuoco piano" and "giuoco pianissimo do not mean "quiet game" and "very quiet game". This is a common misconception in English speaking chess content, likely coming from a 1996 English book quoted by wikipedia. But that book was just wrong. "Piano" can mean "quiet", but as an adverb, thus "quietly" (thus "piano" and "pianissimo" in music, because the meaning is "play quietly!" or "play very quietly", as an order that the conductor gives to the orchestra, or the notation to the conductor. As an adjective, as it is here relative to the noun "game", "piano" means "plain". So, "plain game" and "very plain game" is the correct translation.
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3:47 what if black takes with the bishop 1st then the knight cuz of that the queen will be under attack then what do we do next
Winning move at 4:46 is Bxd6 deflecting the Queen.
4:44 bd6+ queen takes bishop qf7 checkmate
Hey Igor, at 5:50 Would you be able to cover a video on all the traps if they don't make that bishop check? Its a very common error I notice as I'm only intermediate and I feel like because if that it would be very useful for a lot of players as it's played more than the main line from my experience!
Ok, I'll consider it. Generally, both 7.e5 and 7.d5 are pretty strong for White. From the practical standpoint, the easiest could be 7.e5-Ne4 8.00-00 9.Bd5! winning Black's knight.
4:42 the winning move is sacrificing the bishop to d6 then black Qxd6 Then white queen to f7 checkmate
4:44 guessing Bxe3+, opponent's queen must take, then you checkmate with friendly queen?
Lemme know if right
At 8:38 you say we’re gonna look at both options (ie bishop e6 move vs horse e7 move) BUT then only bishop e7 move is discussed!
Nce7 fails to Qb5 (similar to the main line from the video).
Excellent dear Smirnoff Thanks
The problem is, that my opponents never do the moves like in the tutorials. :D
And that's good as black you should know the counter which in most cases is trade the knight defending the king with your rook now the better player wins
If they don't at the same elo theb youre winning
Think
Adapt.Improvise.Overcome.
Black squared Bishop to d6
4:43 Bxd6+ Forks the King and Queen, if Qxd6 then Qxf7# is mate.
4:40 you force the Queen to take by checkin with the dark square bishop (Bxd6)
I never knew any other variation than the Guicoo Piano main line. Thanks for the help. Also, could you do a lesson on the greek gift please?
The Fried Liver Attack is what really got me into chess openings. Naturally, the Italian Game is the base from which I can serve that Liver.
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Igor you are a hero. I checkmated my opponent in 12 moves after watching this video
Best move in 4:30, sac the bishop by taking the pawn at d6, forcing the queen to take it because the king has no moves. After that pin the king with your queen and checkmate
I always play the Italian game regardless of my opponent's moves. I try to play it as black, have even tried to double-team the white queen instead of the king. You said it's not necessary to memorize all the moves, but every engine or video on the Italian game will tell you if black doesn't play the bishop, it's not the Italian so you have to wait for the right circumstances to play it. I just play it anyway, which leads me to say named openings and moves aren't necessarily those same moves.
I've been playing italian game for 3 months that I started chess and I feel like compared to other some common openings finding the right move in italian really is a bummer and definitely italian is not beginner friendly yet many chess teachers teaches it first or second
Really great video! Learned a lot from it and will correct the mistakes I was making with my number one opening. Thank you :D
Great!
Hey Igor nice video but can White play Qa4preventing exchange at ,11:37
Thank you😊😀
This was really helpful❤
Please make such a crash course on the Pirc Defence🙏
I don’t understand why after white Qb3 setting up with white Bishop why black can’t counter with Kta5 threatening both white Qand B?
I'm glad to know it was useful.
Ok, I'll consider it for future videos.
At 4:45 the move that I think of is to sac the bishop checking the black king and attacking the queen.
GREAT STUFF FOR NOW REALITY !!!!!!!!
Is there any chance you have a discord server where it's possible to hang out with other chess players and discuss ideas?
Broooo I’ve been playing the Italian So wrong LOL
I would play the Italian with the Fixed position, bringing my other Knight out, and now seeing this video not even completely through I Realize how Ignorant I was on the Italian. Ty for showing us this, for me this has completely changed how I see the opening, and I will try to incorporate this into my games.
Other than A couple Gambits and the English the Italian is the only opening I use with White so this has opened my eyes.
Excellent lesson. I started playing the Italian after reading Kaufman's book. It was great to hear some of the game planning and thought processes one should have in different positions- used it to take a nice win this AM in Blitz. Thank you, sir!
Thank you igor you are very inspiring
you're good mentor..Can u plzz make a detailed video on indicators plzz ..
4:43 maybe ne5. Because you can't take knight by pawn, because he can't take knight by the pawn, because it's pinned to the king, he most to take by the knight and after trading knights the king is really weak
Opponent will then capture your knight through his
4:47 - bishop d6 check and force mate
I'm trying to learn all the openings and have a question: When black moves Bishop b4 and gets King in check, why does white move Knight b3 to protect king instead of castling? Is it too early to castle? Does it delay advancement of pieces to the middle of the board? I don't understand. Am I not thinking far enough ahead?
@GMIgorSmirnov just love your videos 🙏❤, but I would like to know the line where after White plays Qb3 at 8:05 what if Black plays Na5 attacking the queen and italian bishop. Wouldn't that be bad for white as white would have to give up the italian bishop ? 🤔🤔🤔
Can you please make a video covering this line ?
My go to person for every opening
Theres not a single opening I wanted to learn and you didnt have it
Ive learnt like 11 openings from you
Thanks
literally improved 100 elo learning these few sequences. great video
Have you made a video on the Steiner variation of French Defense? It's not well covered, and you are a great coach. Hopefully someone responds
I don't think I covered this particular variation. Nevertheless, I've recorded a number videos about French:
www.youtube.com/@GMIgorSmirnov/search?query=French
U even picked up the knight and said something about moving it back. But if u put it on a5, u attack both queen and bishop at the same time then just trade knight for bishop and blunt his attack
great explanation.
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Hi Igor, at 12:13, can i play a3 instead of a4 so b4 in the future sounds promising ?
18:35 --> looks like black is fine if covering the check with the bishop instead of the knight?
Hey Igor, nice video!!!
Do you think you could create a nice one with Evans Gambit for white players? It would be really cool!!!!
Morphy loved this opening - He is arguably regarded as the greatest chess player to have ever lived - and then he later went insane.
Awesome Video Sir😁
Thanks 😃
Don't pin if the king is not yet castled, but in the white example the king was castled and the pin was still bad, cause was not supported by other piece so I understand that every situation is different but like basic rule don't pin if not castled and even if castled pin will be good if you have other piece to support it ??i will appreciate your answer on this very much Mr. Igor thank you very much!
8:54 what if your opponet plays rook to b8 instead of night to a5
very well explaination