[Event "Italian Opening: Modern Bishop's Opening"] [Date "2024.09.22"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [StudyName "Italian Opening"] [ChapterName "Modern Bishop's Opening"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/zvcjzo21/EF5PvP2I"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Kyle-and-Jess"] [FEN "r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p3/2B1P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2024.09.22"] [UTCTime "23:51:42"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d3 { The Modern Bishop's Opening is another solid way to play the Italian, defending the e4 pawn and securing white's pawn center. } 1... Bc5 (1... Be7 { Defending against Bg5 pin ideas. } 2. O-O O-O 3. Re1 d6 4. a4 { Preventing b5 from black at any point and opening a2 as a retreating square for the light-squared bishop. }) (1... h6 { Preventing Bg5 ideas and sometimes preparing for aggressive ideas of g5. } 2. O-O d6 3. c3 g6 { The more solid style of playing this opening as black. Fianchetto the bishop and castle kingside. } (3... g5 { The more aggressive style. Launch the pawns for a quick attack. })) 2. c3 { Transposing to the Giuoco Pianissimo } *