My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian topmaterial \r\nPart I: The Classical Variation

\r\nPart I: The Classical Variation

It's not much but now that they have a little something to work with

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There is no easy ride for White here

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My Black Secrets in the Modern Italian topmaterial \r\nPart I: The Classical VariationThe Italian is considered a solid way to start a game, where few pieces are exchanged and meaningful positions arise in which planning is more important than forced variations in short, ideal for playfully asserting yourself against your opponents without having to learn a lot of theory. But how do you approach such an opening without losing track of the many possibilities? The best way is to sit next to a world class grandmaster and simply listen to