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. Ng5 a duffers move because it violates the opening principle of not moving the same piece twice before all your pieces are developed. The point of chess is to attack the enemy king and checkmate the king so that it cannot move to any square. At the amateur level, most games are won or lost in the opening through mistakes or falling in a book trap. The giuoco piano is a great opening since it follows the three pillars of opening strategy. This lesson explores some of the main lines from whites perspective and provides sample games. Ponziani, most lines of giuoco piano and two knights. I played a known trap in a blitz game thats cute and a good lesson for anyone trying to play the giuoco piano.
White encourages black to trade, which is what black wants anyway. 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. However, it practically forces black to sacrifice a pawn. The chessboard is made up of an 8 square by 8 square board with alternating light usually.
The portuguese damiano played it at the beginning of the 16th century and the. Giuoco piano 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4 exd4 6 cxd4. We also look at some other defences for black after 2. The old italian game with c2c3 there can be little objection to the italianate 3. It is a timehonored, aggressive line which gives the first player good chances.
If youre new to chess,i highly recommend memorizing these games,and try to copy them when you play. Winning with the giuoco piano and the max lange attack. 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. 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 is one of the oldest recorded openings. The trouble with the giuoco piano is the giuoco pianissimo the name giuoco piano means quiet game, but it is not really quiet. Sep 19, 2014 an excellent trap evolved from a very normal opening, you wont be in too much danger if this trap gets defended but if it works, you shall be on the course to winning by gaining a queen. It will provide hours, days, months and even years of joyful exploration as well as make you a more powerful and subtle chess player. 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.
And if you want to win your game quickly in giuoco piano, then you must watch these giuoco pianos traps for. One of the oldest chess openings, the italian game also known as the giuoco piano still has relevance today. Bill wall 700 opening traps quick rules of chess the point of chess is to attack the enemy king and checkmate the king so that it cannot move to any square without also being attacked. It also gives you some alternatives if for some reason you dont like my first choice.
Tactics in the chess opening looking mostly at the recommended repertoire for young players from 8 to 80 cuuuuuuuuc rhb1kgn4 70p0pdp0p 6wdwdwdwd. This is one of those games where you have seen the trap before a queen and knight sacrifice that leads to checkmate, but have never played it and wonder if you would ever get to play it on someone who hasnt seen it. After using the kingsknight opening, you can learn the giuoco piano, so youre not the weakling your opponent always thinks you are. 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.
The first thing to know is how to set up a chessboard. It is important to study the openings and know what traps and pitfalls may arise from a. Opendocument text version of this pdf document and the template from which it was created is. Giuoco piano two knights fried liver c57 richard westbrook, 2006 1 the fried liver attack is a controversial one. White prematurely attacks before developing his other bishop. Pianoshelf is a community for sharing and discovering new sheet music. This in depth book beautifully covers the giuoco piano in all its forms and wonderful variations. Piano chords only, lyrics and melody may be included. For all you piano players no pun intended greco vs nn, 1620 c53 giuoco piano, 7 moves, 10. An excellent trap evolved from a very normal opening, you wont be in too much danger if this trap gets defended but if it works, you shall be on.
At the heart of most variations is the idea of setting up a powerful white pawn centre, in order then to attack the weakest point in the black camp the f7 square. Bc4 bc5 giuoco piano solid chess defense for black if white plays first move 1. Pronunciation of giuoco piano with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 14 translations and more for giuoco piano. All notes by rakshi kings pawn defense 2c5 also better attack on e5 its to protect the e5 pawn opening the bishop and attack the f7 pawn, it depends only by king same attack black didattack the f2 pawn 4. It is popular with juniors and chess novices, as the basic ideas of this opening are simple to understand. Remember, no trap can be used in chess without an oppenents blunder. Octavo 8 34 x 6 bound in original publishers stapled wrappers. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more used. Fm funmastermike feb 1, 2016 3452 reads piano means quiet in italian, but your position can turn. In both cases white challenges the bishop and aims to gain time to construct his centre and prepare an attack.
Goodwin the trap theme for the london marathon sheet. With a pawn on e4 and a knight on d4, white has the makings of a powerfully centralized game, and black must conscientiously combine development and. How to use the giuoco piano in your chess openings wonderhowto. May 2015 ebook petroff defense c42 april 2015 ebook sicilian taimanov b48 march 2015 ebook ruy lopez berlin defense c65. White plays for a central break with f4 kings gambit, most lines of the vienna and bishops opening. Ive always lamented that chess how to books seem to be either too basic, or too advanced. The ruy lopez similar structure is often called the spanish torture because black is slightly worse for so much of the game. Often compensation can refer to having the initiative or in trapping the opponents king in a.
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. This comment predates a merge with giuoco piano, the discussion below,and a rewrite as italian game. Evans gambit and giuoco piano 71 introduction these two openings arise after black develops his bishop to the activelooking c5square. In the evans gambit games 1719 white does this directly with 4 b4, already bar. White sacrifice a pawn in the opening and in return he gets 2,3 moves ahead in development. View and download countless other grandmaster chess games from our pgn file collection, completely free. Bc4 nc6 with a transposition to the giuoco piano, 3. When it got its name, people were still playing the bloodthirsty variations of the kings gambit like the muzio gambit 1. White plays quietly with d3 giuoco pianissimo, spanish four knights.
An excellent trap evolved from a very normal opening, you wont be in too much danger if this trap gets defended but if it works, you shall be on the course to winning by gaining a queen. The opening is also known as the italian game pinski 2005. Develop pieces white quickly develops the kingside pieces to their best squares. Bill wall 700 opening traps introduction probably the most important part of a chess game for the amateur chess player is the opening. How to use the giuoco piano in your chess openings.
Protect the king on move four, white is ready to castle. If i could redo my urusov gambit system website, i think i would recommend that players meet 1. The giuoco piano is named after an italian chess player called gioachino greco who lived in the 17th century. Download and print the trap theme for the london marathon sheet music for piano solo chords, lyrics, melody by ron goodwin version 2. Bc4 bc5 1the opening is also known as the italian game, although that name is also used to describe all games starting with 1. The italian game, or giuoco piano, starts as you know with the moves 1.
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