Giuoco Piano with d4
Italian Game · C54 · you play White. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4
About the Giuoco Piano with d4
The classical Giuoco Piano with 5.d4 opens the centre at once. After the exchange of dark-squared bishops White gets an isolated d-pawn but active pieces and a lead in development. The resulting positions are a good school for playing with the isolated queen's pawn.
Playing the Italian Game as White? The Giuoco Piano with d4 (C54) begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6, and is one of 5 lines you can practise here. You study the moves first and then play them against the computer; every wrong move gets a short explanation. After the opening, the page shows the typical middlegame plans, the endgames that often follow and grandmaster games with the Giuoco Piano with d4. Add it to your set of lines to play with White, and repeat it in speed mode or the drill until you no longer have to think about it.