Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano Opening (Two Knights) Part III
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 O-O Nxe4
6 Re1 d5 7 Bxd5 Qxd5 8 Nc3 Qa5 9 Nxe4 Be6
10 Bd2 Bb4 11 Nxd4 Nxd4 12 c3 O-O-O 13 cxb4
13 ... Qf5 14 Rc1 Bxa2 15 Rc5 Bd5 16 Bg5
(Canal's Variation)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUuJo_OZAmWKGaMysce3L1TJTVzwr3lH2jU98gefFD-WrhzS3Ibpbx1Unn0DvxZ7SR-96Cc68Du8Wla8sWa2SLbQ8lPfrNbFR9okhMlZsUObuQVS-ANnnDOAZ6GlEe7cglbnOzg/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII16Bg5.gif)
Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html
For explanations of moves 1 through 3
please refer to:
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOP44.png)
5 O-O
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOP5.png)
5 ... Nxe4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII5.png)
Initiating Canal's Variation.
6 Re1
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII6.png)
(i) Threatens 7 Rxe4.
(ii) Pins the knight to the King.
6 Nc3? Nxc3 (not 6 ... dxc3? 7 Bxf7+! Kxf7
8 Qd5+ Ke8 9 Re1 Be7 10 Rxe4 d6 11 Bg5 cxb2
12 Rae1, with a powerful attack for White)
7 bxc3 d5 8 Bb5 Be7 9 Nxd4 Bd7 and Black
is up a pawn.
6 Nc3
6 Nxd4
6 Bd5
6 ... d5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII66.png)
(i) Attacks c4.
(ii) Protects e4.
(iii) Frees the c8 bishop.
6 ... Be7
6 ... f5
7 Bxd5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII7.png)
Black gets an advantage after: 7 Nc3 dxc4
(7 ... dxc3 8 Bxd5) 8 Rxe4+ Be6 9 Nxd4 Nxd4
10 Rxd4 Qf6 11 Nb5 Rc8 12 Nxa7 Bc5 13 Rf4 Rd8.
7 Nc3
7 Nxd4
7 Bb5
7 ... Qxd5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII77.png)
8 Nc3
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII8.png)
8 ... Qa5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII88.png)
8 ... Qh5 9 Nxe4 Be6 10 Bg5 (10 Neg5 O-O-O
11 Nxe6 fxe6 12 Rxe6 Bd6) 10 ... Bd6 11 Nxd6+
11 ... cxd6 12 Bf4 Qd5 13 c3 Rc8.
8 ... Qh5
8 ... Qd8
8 ... Qf5
8 ... Qc4
9 Nxe4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII9.png)
Thus, White regains his piece.
9 Rxe4+? Be6 10 Nxd4 O-O-O.
9 Nxd4
9 Rxe4+
9 ... Be6
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII99.png)
9 ... Be7
9 ... Ne7
10 Bd2
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII10.png)
10 Neg5 (10 Bg5 h6 11 Bh4 Bb4 12 Re2 g5 13 Bg3 O-O-O)
10 ... O-O-O 11 Nxe6 fxe6 12 Rxe6 Bd6.
10 Neg5
10 Bg5
10 Nfg5
10 ... Bb4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1010.png)
10 ... Qd5
10 ... Qf5
10 ... Qh5
10 ... Qa4
10 ... Qb6
10 ... Qb5
11 Nxd4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII11.png)
11 Bxb4
11 c3
11 ... Nxd4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1111.png)
11 ... Bxd2
11 ... O-O
12 c3
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII12.png)
12 Bxb4
12 ... O-O-O
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1212.png)
12 ... Be7
12 ... Ne2+
12 ... O-O
12 ... Qb6
13 cxb4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII13.0.png)
13 cxd4? Bxd2 14 Qxd2 Qxd2 15 Nxd2 Rxd4.
13 Kh1
13 Rc1
13 b3
13 ... Qf5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1313.png)
13 ... Qd5
13 ... Qb6
14 Rc1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz4o9vk5TZD15OTlPpB5HILkNleGzeKxXoFwmF6g5eESGR1lBgC1pFa-kotpV4yePcaRRxP5k5zF42p1_r5tjChiKSVGzj9cPWtSFPGobRYsro8jIg-suLPg3xhmH3PowjbqxjQ/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII14Rc1.gif)
14 Bc3
14 Qc1
14 Qa4
14 ... Bxa2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbswoghP2NJe7WFKz15yorD2oULRcQh2qf4klbvHmlK82zLGYCQ8FRk62q3LZvqwYJIPRKGTMEBLdaVYQrWKq8tmRPYsUrvK70BFrBks4ir-RzsoOvmreIelma1CFaqA_9f-X0g/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII14Bxa2.gif)
14 ... Kb8
14 ... Rd5
14 ... Bd5
14 ... h5
14 ... Qg4
15 Rc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-kQZ-ObdGSEFN1wkhQr2wVQBtIAaSXSz_g0rU9xeMxyQ0md_Z4SVeyd2bo_zOU7mRked4nbO3rJGxUjstfZAZ5SmmmXNMWV2uZ9GSgANosfkyrxGwL38clF2B04H7dHGziez_w/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII15Rc5.gif)
15 Qa4
15 Bc3
15 Ng3
15 ... Bd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c5wE962s3ltAqI-ASArCpRTci0OoT0eUr6Ux-XcX5I3lGlOeqDj2v4zlQjrGXskU42HfArGM0ZmE450cOT7ZENvL0hkew4skfwQrk795jS71q52LZiOtnAjvJ7ymb07IH_DQ1Q/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII15Bd5.gif)
15 ... Qg6
15 ... Bb3
16 Bg5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUuJo_OZAmWKGaMysce3L1TJTVzwr3lH2jU98gefFD-WrhzS3Ibpbx1Unn0DvxZ7SR-96Cc68Du8Wla8sWa2SLbQ8lPfrNbFR9okhMlZsUObuQVS-ANnnDOAZ6GlEe7cglbnOzg/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII16Bg5.gif)
16 Bc3
16 Ng3
By ChessCoach@care2.com
6 Re1 d5 7 Bxd5 Qxd5 8 Nc3 Qa5 9 Nxe4 Be6
10 Bd2 Bb4 11 Nxd4 Nxd4 12 c3 O-O-O 13 cxb4
13 ... Qf5 14 Rc1 Bxa2 15 Rc5 Bd5 16 Bg5
(Canal's Variation)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUuJo_OZAmWKGaMysce3L1TJTVzwr3lH2jU98gefFD-WrhzS3Ibpbx1Unn0DvxZ7SR-96Cc68Du8Wla8sWa2SLbQ8lPfrNbFR9okhMlZsUObuQVS-ANnnDOAZ6GlEe7cglbnOzg/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII16Bg5.gif)
Also available:
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part II
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/08/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html
For explanations of moves 1 through 3
please refer to:
Chess: Understanding the Giuoco Piano
(Two Knights) Part I
http://chesscoach1950.blogspot.com/2006/01/chess-understanding-giuoco-piano-two.html
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOP44.png)
5 O-O
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOP5.png)
5 ... Nxe4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII5.png)
Initiating Canal's Variation.
6 Re1
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII6.png)
(i) Threatens 7 Rxe4.
(ii) Pins the knight to the King.
6 Nc3? Nxc3 (not 6 ... dxc3? 7 Bxf7+! Kxf7
8 Qd5+ Ke8 9 Re1 Be7 10 Rxe4 d6 11 Bg5 cxb2
12 Rae1, with a powerful attack for White)
7 bxc3 d5 8 Bb5 Be7 9 Nxd4 Bd7 and Black
is up a pawn.
6 Nc3
6 Nxd4
6 Bd5
6 ... d5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII66.png)
(i) Attacks c4.
(ii) Protects e4.
(iii) Frees the c8 bishop.
6 ... Be7
6 ... f5
7 Bxd5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII7.png)
Black gets an advantage after: 7 Nc3 dxc4
(7 ... dxc3 8 Bxd5) 8 Rxe4+ Be6 9 Nxd4 Nxd4
10 Rxd4 Qf6 11 Nb5 Rc8 12 Nxa7 Bc5 13 Rf4 Rd8.
7 Nc3
7 Nxd4
7 Bb5
7 ... Qxd5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII77.png)
8 Nc3
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII8.png)
8 ... Qa5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII88.png)
8 ... Qh5 9 Nxe4 Be6 10 Bg5 (10 Neg5 O-O-O
11 Nxe6 fxe6 12 Rxe6 Bd6) 10 ... Bd6 11 Nxd6+
11 ... cxd6 12 Bf4 Qd5 13 c3 Rc8.
8 ... Qh5
8 ... Qd8
8 ... Qf5
8 ... Qc4
9 Nxe4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII9.png)
Thus, White regains his piece.
9 Rxe4+? Be6 10 Nxd4 O-O-O.
9 Nxd4
9 Rxe4+
9 ... Be6
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII99.png)
9 ... Be7
9 ... Ne7
10 Bd2
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII10.png)
10 Neg5 (10 Bg5 h6 11 Bh4 Bb4 12 Re2 g5 13 Bg3 O-O-O)
10 ... O-O-O 11 Nxe6 fxe6 12 Rxe6 Bd6.
10 Neg5
10 Bg5
10 Nfg5
10 ... Bb4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1010.png)
10 ... Qd5
10 ... Qf5
10 ... Qh5
10 ... Qa4
10 ... Qb6
10 ... Qb5
11 Nxd4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII11.png)
11 Bxb4
11 c3
11 ... Nxd4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1111.png)
11 ... Bxd2
11 ... O-O
12 c3
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII12.png)
12 Bxb4
12 ... O-O-O
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1212.png)
12 ... Be7
12 ... Ne2+
12 ... O-O
12 ... Qb6
13 cxb4
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII13.0.png)
13 cxd4? Bxd2 14 Qxd2 Qxd2 15 Nxd2 Rxd4.
13 Kh1
13 Rc1
13 b3
13 ... Qf5
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6574/2071/320/GIUOCOPIII1313.png)
13 ... Qd5
13 ... Qb6
14 Rc1
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz4o9vk5TZD15OTlPpB5HILkNleGzeKxXoFwmF6g5eESGR1lBgC1pFa-kotpV4yePcaRRxP5k5zF42p1_r5tjChiKSVGzj9cPWtSFPGobRYsro8jIg-suLPg3xhmH3PowjbqxjQ/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII14Rc1.gif)
14 Bc3
14 Qc1
14 Qa4
14 ... Bxa2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbswoghP2NJe7WFKz15yorD2oULRcQh2qf4klbvHmlK82zLGYCQ8FRk62q3LZvqwYJIPRKGTMEBLdaVYQrWKq8tmRPYsUrvK70BFrBks4ir-RzsoOvmreIelma1CFaqA_9f-X0g/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII14Bxa2.gif)
14 ... Kb8
14 ... Rd5
14 ... Bd5
14 ... h5
14 ... Qg4
15 Rc5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-kQZ-ObdGSEFN1wkhQr2wVQBtIAaSXSz_g0rU9xeMxyQ0md_Z4SVeyd2bo_zOU7mRked4nbO3rJGxUjstfZAZ5SmmmXNMWV2uZ9GSgANosfkyrxGwL38clF2B04H7dHGziez_w/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII15Rc5.gif)
15 Qa4
15 Bc3
15 Ng3
15 ... Bd5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c5wE962s3ltAqI-ASArCpRTci0OoT0eUr6Ux-XcX5I3lGlOeqDj2v4zlQjrGXskU42HfArGM0ZmE450cOT7ZENvL0hkew4skfwQrk795jS71q52LZiOtnAjvJ7ymb07IH_DQ1Q/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII15Bd5.gif)
15 ... Qg6
15 ... Bb3
16 Bg5
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUuJo_OZAmWKGaMysce3L1TJTVzwr3lH2jU98gefFD-WrhzS3Ibpbx1Unn0DvxZ7SR-96Cc68Du8Wla8sWa2SLbQ8lPfrNbFR9okhMlZsUObuQVS-ANnnDOAZ6GlEe7cglbnOzg/s320/GiuocoPianoPIII16Bg5.gif)
16 Bc3
16 Ng3
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