I like white, even if black is not without resources. I am very familiar with the piano game, and i love it. The evans gambit is a variation of the giuoco piano. Ponziani, most lines of giuoco piano and two knights. The portuguese damiano played it at the beginning of the 16th century and the italian greco played it at the beginning of the 17th century. The giuoco piano a branch of the italian game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves. Recently ive suffered a couple humbling losses playing the white side of the giuoco piano. White plays quietly with d3 giuoco pianissimo, spanish four knights. Fm funmastermike feb 1, 2016 3452 reads piano means quiet in italian, but your position can turn into a meatball if you dont understand this popular opening. Pronunciation of giuoco piano with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 14 translations and more for giuoco piano. Bc4 bc5 giuoco piano solid chess defense for black if white plays first move 1. Most readers can probably match my list and add to it.
The jerome gambit is an unsound chess opening which is an offshoot of the giuoco piano. Chess openings, giuoco piano c54, grecos attack gameknot. Giuoco piano 14 moller attack 14 evans gambit 16 two knights 19 two knights main line 19 max lange attack 20 kings gambit 22 rare 2nd moves 24 petroff 26 philidor 28 four knights 30 scotch game 31 ruy lopez 34 kingside manoeuvres 34 ruy lopez part 1 36 berlin 36 thirdmove alternatives 38 ruy lopez part 2 40 exchange lopez 40 steinitz deferred 41 open lopez 42. The giuoco piano was popular through the 19th century, but modern refinements in defensive play have led most chess masters. The giuoco piano is a popular chess opening from the beginner levels all the way up to grandmaster. Giuoco piano translates from italian into the quiet game. The starting position of the current survey arises after the moves 1. Here is a game by the first world champion wilhelm steinitz showing the power of this opening. One option to totally avoid the slow and boring giuoco piano is to play a semiopen game for example the sicilian, the scandinavian, the french, the caro kann, etc. Bc4 bc5 1the opening is also known as the italian game, although that name is also used to describe all games starting with 1. Winning with the giuoco piano and the max lange attack released.
The giuoco piano is named after an italian chess player called gioachino greco who lived in the 17th century. This is practically the standard position in the steinitzsveshnikov attack, reached in most of my games. View and download countless other grandmaster chess games from our pgn file collection, completely free. Evans gambit and giuoco piano 71 introduction these two openings arise after black develops his bishop to the activelooking c5square. The ruy lopez similar structure is often called the spanish torture because black is slightly worse for so much of the game. Put it asidebriefly until you become familiar with chess game basics, then crack open the book and get ready for some fascinating explorations of the game. Octavo 8 34 x 6 bound in original publishers stapled wrappers. This is one of the most beautiful traps in the world of chess. Abertura giuoco piano wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The giuoco piano italian for quiet game is the oldest recorded chess opening, appearing as one of 12 chess openings detailed in the gottingen manuscript over five hundred years ago. While no longer an effective knockout weapon against a prepared opponent, the italian has seen a resurgence in the last couple of years due to the influence of defences to the spanish ruy lopez such as the berlin and the marshall. The trouble with the giuoco piano is the giuoco pianissimo the name giuoco piano means quiet game, but it is not really quiet. The guioco piano chess opening has a long history, and despite the potential for building a strong center, has several drawbacks.
O portugues damiano a utilizava no inicio do seculo xv e o italiano gioacchino greco, no inicio do seculo xvi. It aims at rapid development, occupation of the centre, and the bishop threatens the f7 square, the weakest point in blacks army at the beginning of the game, and puts pressure on the d5 square. White plays for a central break with f4 kings gambit, most lines of the vienna and bishops opening. We also look at some other defences for black after 2. You can use your two center pawns to push the knights out of the way, if your opponent has. The steinitz sveshnikov attack in the giuoco piano by michael. Aperture di scacchi 21 partita italiana giuoco piano, variante greco, gambetto evans, variante alekhine aperture scacchi lezioni di scacchi corso di scacchi chess opening pistoia scacchi. One of the oldest chess openings, the italian game also known as the giuoco piano still has relevance today.
Ng5 a duffers move because it violates the opening principle of not moving the same piece twice before all your pieces are developed. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more. So named by gm soltis, this gem comes from the super gm tournament of hastings in 1895. Giuoco piano 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4 exd4 6 cxd4. Aperture di scacchi 21 partita italiana giuoco piano. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. The line is virtually never seen today and never seen in highlevel. The steinitz sveshnikov attack in the giuoco piano by. Beginners who have encountered or developed a liking for giuoco piano also known as the italian game should also pick up this book too as a future reference it is semicollectable too. It is popular with juniors and chess novices, as the basic ideas of this opening are simple to understand. When asked which game inspired him the most, world champion mikhail tal chose this one. Le giuoco piano est lune des plus vieilles ouvertures du jeu dechecs. White sacrifices two pieces in hopes of exposing blacks king and obtaining a mating attack.
I selected giuoco piano chess games for you below from recent times, but just wins and losses to make it interesting. Black aims for whites rook on the a file with serious consequences. Aperture di scacchi 21 partita italiana giuoco piano, variante greco, gambetto evans, variante alekhine aperture scacchi lezioni di scacchi. The line is virtually never seen today and never seen in highlevel chess, but was known in the late 19th century.
Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more used. Descargue como pdf, txt o lea en linea desde scribd. This lesson explores some of the main lines from whites perspective and provides sample games. In both cases white challenges the bishop and aims to gain time to construct his centre and prepare an attack. Modern repertoire against the italian game modern chess. I giocatori moderni tornano a giocare aperture ritenute confutate piu di 100 anni fa.
Ng1f3, from safe defensive systems to sharp counter. I have heard several pronunciations for giuoco piano, from phonetic to goofy. Winning with the giuoco piano and the max lange attack. The giuoco piano is one of the oldest recorded openings. Eduard gufeld, oleg stetsko, murray chandler title. When youre ready to take your chess studies to the next level, check out pgn mentor, the very best program available for working with pgn files. If you are a confident chess player and like to come out swinging, this gambit may work for your game. However, it practically forces black to sacrifice a pawn. This in depth book beautifully covers the giuoco piano in all its forms and wonderful variations. When it got its name, people were still playing the bloodthirsty variations of the kings gambit like the muzio gambit 1. Giuoco piano two knights fried liver c57 richard westbrook, 2006 1 the fried liver attack is a controversial one. Winning with the giuoco piano and the max lange attack andrew soltis free download as pdf file. In the evans gambit games 1719 white does this directly with 4 b4, already bar.
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