Italian Gambit
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|openingname = Italian Gambit
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|moves=1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4
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|parentopening = Giuoco Piano
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The Italian Gambit is a chess opening that begins with the moves:
:4. d4
It is often played as an alternative to the quiet and closed lines of the Giuoco Piano or Giuoco Pianissimo openings. Black can:
- take with the pawn (4...exd4), a transposition to the Scotch Gambit;
- take with the knight (4...Nxd4), which is considered weak since it allows 5.Nxe5, attacking f7 with the bishop and knight; or
- take with the bishop (4...Bxd4), which is considered best.
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4...Bxd4
After 4...Bxd4 5.Nxd4 Nxd4:
- 6.0-0, favoured by George Koltanowski, transposes to the related gambit line 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d4 following 6...Nf6, when 7.f4 and 7.Bg5 are the main possibilities for White; however, 6...d6{{chesspunc|!?}} is an independent alternative for Black.
- 6.Be3, dubbed the Miami Variation by Jude Acers and George Laven, is a way for White to deviate that probably suffices for dynamic {{chessgloss|equality}}.
- 6.f4{{chesspunc|?!}} is considered dubious due to 6...d6.
See also
References
{{Wikibooks|Chess Opening Theory|1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Bc5/4. d4|Italian Gambit}}
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- {{cite book | author=Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld | title=The Oxford Companion to Chess | publisher=Oxford University | year=1996 | isbn=0-19-280049-3}}
- {{cite book |author1=Acers, Jude |author2=Laven, George | title=The Italian Gambit (and) A Guiding Repertoire for White–1.e4! | publisher=Trafford Publishing | year=2003 |isbn=1-55369-604-2}}{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}}
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