C54

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo trainer

Type a move and press Enter: e4, Nf3, O-O, or from and to squares like g1f3 (e7e8q to promote). The board is also played with the mouse.

Practise the Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo

Play Black's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 — and the trainer plays White's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 5 named lines that continue it.

Read about the line, its statistics on Lichess and Stockfish's evaluation on the Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.