fredthebear: In the game above, 9.NxNe4 is met by the center pawn fork trick 9...d5 10.Bd3 dxNe4 11.Bxe4 = .Let's learn screen-by-screen:
* Giuoco Piano pronunciation: “JOKE-o Pee-AH-no” http://www.chess-poster.com/english...
* White mustn't fall for the Blackburne Shilling Gambit (a.k.a Kostic Gambit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLG... 3...Nd4?! is dubious. Again, White should NOT capture the free Black pawn(s).
* 5 Traps in the Italian Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8B...
* IM Alex Astaneh shows us the Italian Game, Giuoco Piano 4.c3, Center Attack 5.d4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWe...
* Steve the Pirate battles C54 Giuoco Piano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7k...
* The Italian Game Explained for Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXI...
* Giuoco Piano Lines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuoc...
* Black bishop retreats from 5.d4 (Trap 61): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX0...
* Shortest Cut: http://www.chesscorner.com/tutorial... Sorry, the sample games no longer load.
* This common trap takes less than one minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afs...
* Same trap, different finishes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HZ...
* Same trap, a few more options - The Athena Trap (trap no. 70) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mC...
* SCRIBD (page one will suffice for now): https://www.scribd.com/document/334...
* Big Bold Simple Explanations: https://simplifychess.com/giuoco-pi...
* 3.Bc4 Italian Game, 3...Bc5 Giuoco Piano: http://www.mychess.de/Giuoco_Piano_...
* Enlarge, Adjust Volume, Watch the Video: https://www.thechesswebsite.com/giu... Did you replay the three famous games w/notes at the bottom?
* Here we go again - The Venus Fly Trap #1 (trap no. 66): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT4...
* Another Giuoco Piano Crusher - The Bellona Trap (trap no. 65): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbu...
* Champions play the Giuoco Piano with d3, or d4:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/...
* Future champion Max Euwe strikes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKz...
* Giuoco Piano Traps: https://www.chessonly.com/giuoco-pi...
* More Traps (Part 1)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVq...
Use the sidebar to view Parts 2-4; they're not included on this page.
* What does Jim say? Black can go wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gX...
* You've heard most of this material by now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc5... Do you KNOW IT as well or better than she does?