Just stumbled across the channel. Very nice little bit of preparation! Do you play f5 against the Ruy Lopez as well? I've looked at that a little bit, but never played it against the Italian. I got crushed by the Giuoco Piano OTB recently so I might have a look into this :)
Hey! Yeah I do like a bit of f5 against the Ruy Lopez, there’s a couple of nice moves that can happen as a result, and I nearly always play it against the Italian at my level - It’s worked right up to 1700 and it adds a bit of spice to the game. So much to learn and so little time to do so!