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Italian Game 3 Bc4, Evans Gambit, Giuoco Piano, Bishop's Opening, Max Lange Attack [C50-55]

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d6 in the Italian Game I see that Marin covers 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6?! (my comment) in the new Chessbase Magazine. What do you guys think of this? I don't have a copy, but I'm curious as to any opinions on here.<... Started 03/07/09 at 12:46:25 by ghenghisclown	7	2523	03/08/09 at 22:32:01 By: ghenghisclown
An old italian gambit in Corus Movsesian-Adams in the Corus tounament brought us an old gambit: 1.e4,e5 2.Nf3,Nc6 3.Bc4,Bc5 4.0-0,Nf6 (is 4...d6 more accurate?) 5.d4, Bxd4 (5....cd4 leads to the Max Lange) 6.Nxd4,... This possition has been known sinds the 18 Started 01/20/09 at 06:22:51 by micawber	13	5144	02/06/09 at 22:36:55 By: FightingDragon
Max Lange Hi all, I have Dangerous weapons 1.e4 e5 and the first 2 chapters talk about the Max Lange. What do people think of this? Is it as good as scotch game? Is there recommendation playable? <br /... Started 01/21/09 at 23:37:28 by Zatara	1	1339	01/22/09 at 03:23:35 By: urusov
italian game; is it outdated? my main opening as white is the italian game, i like playing the italian gambit either by 4. d4!? OR 4.O-O, 5. d4!? i have read Jude Acers's book but i am not convinced at his miami variation, and t... Started 01/25/08 at 21:42:27 by wcywing « Pages 1 2 all »	23	11211	01/13/09 at 15:16:08 By: Markovich
An unusual Sac in Evans Gambit ! Is it sound? In Evans Gambit , after 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 Bxb4 5 c3 Ba5 6 d4 exd4 7 O-O Ne7 8 Ng5 d5 Instead of 9 exd5 , one iay play the Sac 0 Nxf7 : it's thematic , but is it sound ,... Started 07/28/08 at 09:30:48 by photophore	9	5348	12/30/08 at 12:05:36 By: MNb
4.d3 or 4.c3 in Italian Game? 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 or d3? I have been looking to add the Italian Game as white to my repertoire, except I do not know whether to learn the 4.d3 lines, or whether I should stic... Started 12/13/08 at 21:18:22 by Unownasofyet	2	1993	12/14/08 at 12:11:42 By: MNb
Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 'Fess up, everybody -- anybody ever get away with the Jerome Gambit ( also known as Jerome's Double Opening, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ )?? Anybody ever pound it to a p... Started 01/19/05 at 10:23:52 by RickKennedy « Pages 1 2 3 all »	36	26864	07/22/08 at 10:32:21 By: RickKennedy
Moller attack (or how do you call it ?) Hello, does anybody know something strong against the moeller attack ? I plan to play it with black, if the variation turns out to be good or at least playable. So strong variations for whi... Started 06/16/08 at 13:55:14 by Strategy_Rules	4	4460	06/19/08 at 12:05:06 By: Strategy_Rules
Evans Gambit "compromised" defense In the Evans Gambit , "copromised" defence 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 Bxb4 5 c3 Ba5 6 d4 exd4 7 O-O dxc3 has not a good fame : White has a big lead in development , and yet I wa... Started 04/14/08 at 14:04:26 by photophore	5	2339	04/15/08 at 13:58:36 By: Markovich
help against the new knights defense e-4/e-5.... here i go e-4 e-5 2 .nf-3 nc-6 3.d-4 exd4 4.bc-4 nf-6 5.e-5 Ne-4 for black .now it says 6. Q-e2 nc-5 7.c-3 dxc3. nxc3 what now for white against this ne-4 line of new nghts defense. thxs.please help.... Started 02/25/08 at 03:38:48 by inn3	2	1408	02/26/08 at 03:10:52 By: Anonymous - Ex Member
Evans Gambit ; "compromised" defence I the Evans Gambit , the "compromised" defence 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 Bxb4 5 c3 Ba5 6 d4 exd4 7 O-O dxc3 Has a very bad repute , and yet , after 8 Qb3 Qb6 9 e5 Qg6 10 Nxc3 Nge7<br ... Started 02/12/08 at 16:30:15 by photophore	3	3776	02/13/08 at 22:07:22 By: MNb
Nigel Short scraps the Ruy for the Evans Gambit Hi All, Nigel Short is now 2/2 with the Evans in Corus B. I can't help but feel that we may all need to check out his ideas more carefully. Anyone have any idea what he plans against ba5 d4 ed ? ... Started 01/18/08 at 22:50:04 by ANDREW BRETT	1	1554	01/19/08 at 02:41:12 By: TopNotch
Italian Game Vote for what you think is the best response to the Italian Game. If you think that their isn't just one move that is best, vote for one of the options that has two or more moves in it. If you vote fo... Started 01/19/08 at 00:04:23 by Anonymous (Ex Member)	1	1423	01/19/08 at 02:12:11 By: HgMan
Mutiny on Captain Evan's ship Is the line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Nxb4 playable for black? More importantly, does he have anything better than 5.c3 Nc6 6.d4, transposing to a mainline (although this isn't a bad thing, 6..... Started 07/09/06 at 04:12:04 by devinjc	3	2030	11/21/07 at 20:01:29 By: Girkassa
Modern Italian - annotated game sources? Hello. I'm thinking of taking up the modern Italian lines (i.e. 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3) as a less theoretical, yet strategically similar, alternative to the Ruy Lopez. I usually try to collect information... Started 09/30/07 at 20:23:41 by Stigma	0	1198	09/30/07 at 20:23:39 By: Stigma
questions on Evans gambit and Ruy Lopez hi, i am quite new in opening theory. so my questions might sound really stupid. i apologize for that. now my questions: 1. in the evan's gambit, if black plays 4...Nxb4 instead of 4...... Started 09/22/07 at 14:14:00 by pnerd	3	1873	09/23/07 at 23:25:48 By: pitbull
2 Knights vs Italian Hello everyone, I want to open a (new?) debate, open for everyone who like the theory and/or who plays theses systems as Black. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3, do you prefer to play 4..Bc... Started 09/02/07 at 23:14:18 by ArKheiN « Pages 1 2 all »	24	10925	09/12/07 at 20:39:54 By: MNb
Two Knights Defense vs. 4.d3 Against the relatively quiet 4.d3 line in the Two Knights, Jan Pinski in his book "The Two Knights Defense" (Everyman, 2003) makes a good case (with some qualification) for the unheralded 4...d5!? It... Started 09/07/07 at 11:49:11 by Jerry_Taylor	3	3281	09/07/07 at 20:20:26 By: MNb
Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit Exactly how dodgy is the Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit? (1.e4,e5 2.Nf3,Nc6 3.Bc4,Nf3 4.Nc3 - although it can also appear in the Petroff) Morphy played it a lot and it seems to be one of those rare gambits... Started 08/31/07 at 14:37:57 by Jerry_Taylor	2	1657	09/02/07 at 11:38:24 By: CraigEvans
Countering the Evans Gambit Hi, I am building my 1. ...e5 repertoire, mainly based on Marin and Kaufman (with Emms and Davies thrown in for good measure ). I am having trouble reconciling Marin's and Kaufman's reco... Started 07/03/07 at 20:59:53 by belgian	11	4745	08/31/07 at 08:09:39 By: micawber

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