Italian Game - Koltanowski System

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4

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Kolty Attack Max Lange
Attack
Bishop Chase Oddball
Two N's
... Bc5 ... Nf6
4. 0-0 4. 0-0 (i)
... Nf6 ... d6 ... Ne4 (j)
5. d4 5. c3 5. Bd5
... Bd4 ... ed (d) ... Bg4 (h) ... Nf6
6. Nd4 6. e5 6. b4 6. Bc6
... Nd4 ... d5 (e) ... Bb6 ... dc6
7. f4 7. ef6 7. a4 7. Ne5
... d6 (a) ... dc4 ... a6
8. c3 8. fg7 8. a5
... Nc6 ... Bg4 (c) ... Rg8 ... Ba7
9. f5 9. Qd2 9. Bg5 9. b5
... Ne7 (b) ... Ne4? ... Qd5? ... Be7 (f) ... ab5
10. Qf3 10. Qe3 10. Nc3 10. Be7 10. Bb5
... h6 ... Nc2 ... Qf5 ... Ke7 (g) ... Ne7
11. g4 11. Qe4 11. Nce4 11. Re1 11. Ra4!
... c6 ... Na1 ... Be7 ... Be6
12. Bb3 12. Bf7! 12. Be7 12. Re4
... Qc7 ... Ke7 ... f5
13. Nd2 13. Nd4 13. Rh4
+= += += += += unclear


(a) 7... Nc6? 8 Bf7! Kf7 9 fe5 Ne5 10 Qd5
(b) [1] 9... 0-0 10 Bg5 [2] 9... h6!? 10. Qf3
(c) 8... Ne6 9 f5 Nc5 10 Nd2 Ne4? (...0-0) 11 Ne4 Ne4 12 Qg4
(d) 5... Nd4 6 Ne5 0-0 7 Be3
(e) [1] 6... Ne4 7 Re1 d5 8 ed6 f5 9 Ng5; [2] 6... Nh5 7 Ng5; [3] 6... Ng8 7 Ng5 Nh6 8 Qh5 Qe7 9 Nf3!; [4] 6... Ng4 7 Bf4 0-0 (... d6 8 ed6 Bd6 9 Re1 Ne7 10 Bd6 Qd6 11 Qd4) 8 h3 Nh6 9 Bh6 gh6 10 c3
(f) 9... f6 10 Bh6 Bg4 (Qd5 11 Nc3 Qh5 12 Re1) 11 h3 Bh5 12 Qe2 Ne5 13 g4!? d3 14 cd3 cd3 15 Qe1
(g) 10... Qe7 11 Nd4 Rg7 12 Nc6 bc6 13 Qd4 Qg5 14 g3 Be6 15 f4 Qg4 16 Nc3 Rd8 17 Qc5
(h) Against 5... Nf6 or ...Qe7 white plays 6 d4
(i) Better tries against the Two Knights Defense is are Modern Sveshnikov system 4 d4 or the aggressive "duffer's move" 4 Ng5.
(j) [1] 4... d6? 5 Ng5 d5 6 ed5 Nd5 7 Of3 [2] 4... Bc5 transposes to columns 1 to 4.

Revised 3/19/2006