The Italian Gambit starts with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d4 and is an aggressive line in the Italian Game. For more chess openings check out www.thechesswebsite.com/chess...
Caution... in the 4...Bxd4 line, Kevin recommends 5.Ng5?! however this move simply does not cut it against strong players. After 5...Nh6 6.c3 (Kevin's suggestion) 6...Bb6 7.O-O O-O Stockfish evaluates this position as -1.00 meaning white has absolutely zero compensation for the pawn. Instead of 5.Ng5, the best move is 5.Nxd4 because at least now white has the (double!) bishop pair as comp. Which leads us to why most master level players play 4...exd4, as it does not surrender the bishop pair and instead can transpose into highly theoretical lines deriving from the Scotch Gambit.
This seems to be the most obvious route though black is more than willing to give the bishop pair for a central pawn. I don't believe this line had any strong masters playing it regularly. 4. exd4 is more common because they know their max lange basics.
Probably because his videos are riddled with dubious lines. His channel was great for me when I was a beginner but as I got better I realized that he simply suggests bad moves too frequently.
My first gambit was the Stafford and I learned it thoroughly (although I didn't really need to memorise at all since it's so intuitive), and it won me many games. I'll be doing the same with this gambit, and overall I'm learning a ton of stuff about chess that looks fun. Didn't see this gambit yet but I bet it's fun! edit: just watched the video. I think this is a very beautiful gambit.
Good video, I like this gambit but most of these lines I didn't really play. At 11:25 there is a way better continuation, that's the one i mostly get into, instead of taking the pawn back, you take F7 with the bishop, check, after king takes, queen to d5 check (soonyou are getting a bishop back) if the king moves to the white square you check again on h5 before taking the dark bishop, they usually play g6, weakening even more the king side, after you take the bishop you can castle and return the queen to a safer position, you are not in a hurry to capture the pawn with the knight because the capture on b2 actually helps you even more, targeting the weak king side with your bishop, however if after a couple of moves they dont capture, it means they realized this and there is no point in keep waiting, and they can even play pawn to c2 just to annoy you
11:25 Qd5 wins the dark squared black bishop right? Edit: Qd5 meets Qe7 defending F7 and C5, play Bxf7 and if king takes you can then follow up with Qd5, if not the king is displaced and you have great compensation for a pawn
The Italian opening is really instructive for developing players, but a bit too complex for beginners. It really demonstrates the complexities of such concepts as pins, discoveries, and gambits, probably more than any other opening. What is most fascinating about the Italian game for me, is that the game is utterly rewritten by the exchange sequence alone. There are many snakes in the grass !
Yeah but what kind of beginner gets into GAMBITS before understanding the basics of the game? I didn't even know what gambits were when I was a beginner. If you don't know what pins, forks or discoveries are then you shouldn't be Gambiting as it's just going to be too difficult for you. Far more worthwhile just understanding the game and then coming back to Gambits, but this time, they're going to be more INTUITIVE and easier to UNDERSTAND, thus easier to LEARN.
Love your videos . Most higher rated players get to the position at the 11 minute, which white proceeds to a normal game. AN ALTERNATIVE to this and the evans is an aggressive opening I like to spring on opponents. At move 4, white bishop takes f7, check. King captures. White knight takes pawn, check. Black knight captures. Queen to h5, check. If king moves, the knight falls.. If knight stops the queen check by going to g6, the bishop falls. White is down 1 point but black cannot castle, kingside is shattered. Black will be hard pressed to protect an exposed king AND develop his pieces. White is free to develop, castle either side and keep black on the defensive. All at the cost of 1point!! I think white is in an awesome position after seven moves. I have yet to have an opponent develop a coherent strategy, especially since they never played this opening. Try it! Comments?
At 2:50 black could play Qd4 and if white takes the knight on c2 without thinking then Qf2#. So white should probably play Qe2+ and he is still better.
9:39 how about Qh5? black wont be able to push the g7 pawn because you would be able to take the knight, and you cant push the f7 pawn either because it would be an illegal move
If black plays g6 he is just a horrible player. Qe7 or Qf6 is enough to defend. I would be more worried about Bxh6 later destroying the pawn structure.
They're just being deuschey. There's nothing wrong with Bxf7. Stockfish 10 calls it the strongest move in the position. It's good to dislocate their king. Black's pawn on c3 isn't a big threat. If it takes b2, good for your bishop. If it pushes c2, you just develop the knight and recapture it down the line. It could become a nuisance on c2 if the d-file is opened since your rook can't use d1. My own strategy is usually to hold back with my queen because I like to develop my pieces with tempo against the opponent's queen. I'm not a very strong player. That's two cents.
So I think I have a gambit in the giucco piano game. I've had some success with it. Ran the moves in a database it doesn't exist but it's essentially a pawn gambit to win blacks dark square bishop before move ten
I think it's because then you'd be losing a Knight and a Bishop which isn't exactly an optimal move. Also, opponent could just move their King and it would leave your Knight hanging. Easier to defend Bishop if it gets attacked and it's just better to protect aggressive pieces from a distance, or at least in this specific position. I could be wrong with any of these three sentences so feel free to correct me if anyone else ever reads this.
Hi people, I am new to chess what you suggest me to learn after I learn moves and basic principes. I am playing with licchess computer on 3 level and everytime computer win. Can someone tell me what to learn next, opennings?? tactics?? I don't know how to beat computer( thats my goal for now in chess to beat computer on level 3 ) . Thank you.!
There is a Playlist by a gm consisting of hours of videos explaining how you can get from beginner to 1800 in 2 years if you try hard, I just don't remember the name.
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Yes the 5)Ng5 line is not the normal move, but NxB. The commentary is sloppy, incomplete, and hence pretty useless, especially for beginners. It gives some general ideas. But not conclusive on what to do. Not impressed.
