Common Lines in the Italian Game
By Edward Scimia, About.com Guide
If White plays 4. d3, he reaches the Giuoco Pianissimo (Italian for "quietest game"). This opening leads to slow positional maneuvering with very little central tension.
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- Italian Game: Starting Position
- Hungarian Defense
- Two Knights Defense
- Two Knights Defense: Traxler Variation
- Two Knights Defense: Fried Liver Attack
- Giuoco Piano
- Giuoco Piano: Main Line
- Giuoco Pianissimo
- Evans Gambit
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