[Event "Giuoco Piano: Giuoco Piano: Centre Attack"] [Date "2021.02.17"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack"] [StudyName "Giuoco Piano"] [ChapterName "Giuoco Piano: Centre Attack"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/xH3xEZL0/hRxgLgrH"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/zanycolourfulwindow"] [UTCDate "2021.02.17"] [UTCTime "09:54:12"] [Orientation "white"] { The centre attack is great! It attacks the centre. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 { Supporting pawn breaks on B4 and D4. } { [%cal Gb2b4,Gd2d4] } 4... Nf6 { Threatening the pawn. } { [%csl Ge4] } 5. d4 { This may look a bit weird, since the E4 pawn is hanging, but you don't lose material. } 5... exd4 6. e5 { Excellent! The knight is threatened, and once it moves away... } 6... Ng4 7. cxd4 { Now you have got the centre back! } { [%csl Gd4,Ge5] } *