Letsplaychess.com presents a system against the Giuoco Piano (White perspective)

[joyfulvulture]

hey kingscrusher, i love your videos but drink less coffee next time :)

[ozdent]

King of games; so many possibilities

[username2977]

Whenever I'm white, and I come across the guioco piano, I got into the Evans gambit.

[RedMildew]

black should of avoided doubled pawn....

[dukeisaac]

im so confused sir... how about 5. exd4?

[lucy6M]

I too am happy to see this opening used at top level, as the Ruy Lopez Bb5 has been far more prevalent. Nearly 400 years as a viable opening - that's longevity!!

[buleandrac]

nice :)

[Chris2222278]

I wonder what Rybka had played against whites d2-d4? But damn to beat a strong GM like Adams like that! I hope we can have a follow up.

[pinkyfrogs23]

This video helped me alot.

[JUANMAL82]

I thought that an Italian game is not frequent guest on high level tournaments like Corus. This game shows that chess are really many-sided and bottomless. ;)

[bigred575]

I am wondering which gambit you would prefer to play? Why is the gambit on d4 used if the evan's gambit is such a useful gambit that has very good results. I'm wondering if someone could post a modern evan's gambit against 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5. I was wondering if anyone had a preference about either gambit to spice up the piano.

I usually enjoy playing gambits especially in classical positions to get out of the book if possible.

[lucy6M]

The last major runout of the Evans gambit was Kasparov v Anand in 1995. I use it a lot myself, but it becomes increasingly less viable as the standard of the oppostion rises. Still a deadly weapon at club standard.

[2TheDeath]

Nice attacking game. This gambit is recommended in Chris Baker's A Startling Chess Repertoire for White- it is a good book for some offbeat lines but many I wouldnt play regularly- (ie Cochrane gambit).

[dakgootje]

hmmm after 29. Re3 (7:04 in the video), what about ...Rg4 instead of ...Rg5? It seems much more aggressive but I think it's still sound. for instance 30. Qf5 could be met with ...Qg7 and black seems to have quite some counterplay (relatively). On the other hand 30. Rg3 would probably lead to a couple of exchanges which would seem to give white better endgame chances but still, it's not as if the game continuation is that great for black :P

[kingscrusher]

Unfortunately for black 30 Qf5 Qg7 31 Rxe5! wins on the spot because of the Qc8+ threat winning the rook on g4 after Qf8. I checked this with Rybka to find this resource. Interesting variation - thanks for the question.

[xXxWilliExXx]

Excellent commentary as usual. A relatively simple game to follow which is of much use to patzers like myself!