The steinitz sveshnikov attack in the giuoco piano by michael. The italian game giuoco piano chess opening for black. The giuoco piano and the greco gambit new in chess. Giuoco piano two knights fried liver c57 richard westbrook, 2006 1 the fried liver attack is a controversial one. The name giuoco piano means quiet game, but it is not really quiet. Ok, after some research, i can answer my own question. 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. One of the oldest chess openings, the italian game also known as the giuoco piano still has relevance today. 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. I played a known trap in a blitz game thats cute and a good lesson for anyone trying to play the giuoco piano. Ng5 a duffers move because it violates the opening principle of not moving the same piece twice before all your pieces are developed.
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. When it got its name, people were still playing the bloodthirsty variations of the kings gambit like the muzio gambit 1. Dont fall for this trap as white and know it as black if you play this opening. There are hundreds of thousands of games that are 25 moves or less.
Instead of developing the bishop to b5, white instead attacks the center and aims at the weak f7 square. And if you want to win your game quickly in giuoco piano, then you must watch these giuoco pianos traps for. 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 giuoco piano is said to be the oldest opening recorded in chess.
In this post we will look at the giuoco piano variation of the italian game in more detail. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. The portuguese damiano played it at the beginning of the 16th century and the. Children love to learn the first moves of the giuoco piano. Ponziani trap ponziani l bachmann vs kunstmann, 1899 c44 kings pawn game, 12 moves, 10.
Legal trap italian a cheron vs jeanloz, 1929 c50 giuoco piano, 8 moves, 10. The opening is also known as the italian game pinski 2005. Giuoco piano academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Giuoco piano 1 e4 e5 2 nf3 nc6 3 bc4 bc5 4 c3 nf6 5 d4 exd4 6 cxd4. White logically places his bishop on an active diagonal and eyes the vulnerable pawn on f7. Hence, italian speakers call the chess opening gioco piano, while the rest of the world use the name giuoco piano, because thats what it was called when the opening was first explored. Open game kings gambit bishops opening vienna petrov latvian gambit scotch giuoco piano two knights ruy lopez philidor defence 1. Giuoco piano how to play it, attack it, and counter it. Black pinned the king knight before white had castled, usually a bad idea but its amazing how many players will do it. Oct 01, 2017 the giuoco piano is one of the oldest recorded openings.
The giuoco piano is one of the oldest recorded openings. The line is virtually never seen today and never seen in highlevel chess, but was known in the late 19th century. At the amateur level, most games are won or lost in the opening through mistakes or falling in a book trap. Ng1f3, from safe defensive systems to sharp counter. Feb 01, 2016 so, if you are taking the time to study the giuoco, lets play 1. Here are some example games played by grandmasters, which illustrate how the game can proceed.
It will provide hours, days, months and even years of joyful exploration as well as make you a more powerful and subtle chess player. Protect the king on move four, white is ready to castle. This lesson explores some of the main lines from whites perspective and provides sample games. Socko vs brunello, italian championship, civitanova marche 2015. After black responds bishop to c5 you see the tension building up in the center of the board. The giuoco piano italian for quiet game has been played literally for centuries. 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. Giuoco piano translates from italian into the quiet game. In the evans gambit games 1719 white does this directly with 4 b4, already bar. Na3 00 c54 one of my games in hungary, nisipeanu, ld mikhalevski, v zalakaros 2017, featured the rather popular setup with 7. Eduard gufeld, oleg stetsko, murray chandler title. However, it practically forces black to sacrifice a pawn. The game rossolimoreissmann, puerto rico 1967, is rather inspiring.
You can click here in order to look at the post about the variations of the italian game so, following the line in the above post in the italian game, we see that the giuoco piano. 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. We also look at some other defences for black after 2. Bc4 be7 black makes be7 move instead of bc5 and aims to prevent the strong central attack of white by threatening the bishop which is on c5. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more. Lisitsin gambit traps also called pirclisitsin 03052020. White sacrifices two pieces in hopes of exposing blacks king and obtaining a mating attack. It has been played for over 500 years and can lead to a lot of traps. Recently ive suffered a couple humbling losses playing the white side of the giuoco piano. In this ebook ill try to cover almost all possible choices for black in order to create a complete repertoire for white starting with 3. Bc4 nc6 with a transposition to the giuoco piano, 3. We see here a few of the perils to avoid in the giuoco pianissimo 1. It is one of the favorite openings of the italian chess masters during the renaissance. 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.
I selected giuoco piano chess games for you below from recent times, but just wins and losses to make it interesting. There are thousands of games that have been played that are 10 moves or less. The giuoco piano is a great opening since it follows the three pillars. The giuoco piano can be divided into three major variations based on whites fourth move. The giuoco piano a branch of the italian game, is a chess opening beginning with the moves. 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. This in depth book beautifully covers the giuoco piano in all its forms and wonderful variations. Bill wall 700 opening traps introduction probably the most important part of a chess game for the amateur chess player is the opening.
The giuoco piano is a popular chess opening from the beginner levels all the way up to grandmaster. Warakomski vs bartel, polish championship, karpacz 2008. Winning with the giuoco piano and the max lange attack. In both cases white challenges the bishop and aims to gain time to construct his centre and prepare an attack. The jerome gambit is an unsound chess opening which is an offshoot of the giuoco piano. Much like other gambits, the evans gambit gives up an early pawn in exchange for rapid development and a lead in center control.
Evans gambit and giuoco piano 71 introduction these two openings arise after black develops his bishop to the activelooking c5square. In this opening, white sacrifices a pawn, and in return, he gets 2,3 moves ahead in development. The giuoco piano is named after an italian chess player called gioachino greco who lived in the 17th century. Introduction a new look at the italian giuoco piano. If i could redo my urusov gambit system website, i think i would recommend that players meet 1. First, lets take a look at the beginning moves that make up this opening. It is a timehonored, aggressive line which gives the first player good chances. It is popular with juniors and chess novices, as the basic ideas of this opening are simple to understand. You can see who to move on color at right corner of table at bottom.
Develop pieces white quickly develops the kingside pieces to their best squares 3. For all you piano players no pun intended greco vs nn, 1620 c53 giuoco piano, 7 moves, 10. The evans gambit is an aggressive variation of the giuoco piano. Jun 06, 2018 the giuoco piano is a popular chess opening from the beginner levels all the way up to grandmaster.
Siberian trap smithmorra gambit p baran vs ondrej vacek, 2000. This chess opening is well analysed since a few hundred years. Back in the 17th century, the italian word for game was giuoco, but since then it has elided into gioco. How to learn the giuoco piano c50 chess opening fly. The steinitz sveshnikov attack in the giuoco piano by. Ive always lamented that chess how to books seem to be either too basic, or too advanced. Introduction a new look at the italian giuoco piano ivan saric. Please wait for the games to be loaded from our database on mobile click on games to study more. The giuoco piano is a great opening since it follows the three pillars of opening strategy 1. We quickly reached the critical diagram position, where my opponent played 9. Nf6 is a major alternative the two knights defense, and we are covering that in another chapter. White plays for a central break with f4 kings gambit, most lines of the vienna and bishops opening. White plays quietly with d3 giuoco pianissimo, spanish four knights. Octavo 8 34 x 6 bound in original publishers stapled wrappers.
When black plays nf6 not bc5 then you enter the two knights defence which you should also learn. This opening was very popular in the 1800s but better defensive techniques, and the advent of the more subtle ruy lopez, took away some of its luster. Kieninger trap budapest henricksen vs bjarne pedersen, 1937 a52 budapest gambit, 8 moves, 01. Ponziani, most lines of giuoco piano and two knights. And believe me, one bad move in giuoco piano for both sides, is enough to resign. For those players that like to play the giuoco piano i highly recommend playing the evans gambit. Developments in the trendy giuoco piano, by gm mikhalevski. It is important to study the openings and know what traps and pitfalls may arise from a.
The other variations of the italian game we will deal in other posts. Bc4 bc5 giuoco piano solid chess defense for black if white plays first move 1. The trouble with the giuoco piano is the giuoco pianissimo the name giuoco piano means quiet game, but it is not really quiet. Pronunciation of giuoco piano with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 14 translations and more for giuoco piano. Adults will expect the ruy lopez while juniors are more used.
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