Italian Setup Basics (White)
Build a safe white setup with e4, Nf3, Bc4, and castling.
Why This Matters
- The Italian setup teaches natural development: center pawn, knight, bishop, and castling.
- This setup creates fast king safety and active pieces without memorizing many lines.
- The plan is to finish development first, then look for tactics.
Objectives
- Play a simple Italian-style setup for White.
- Develop quickly without repeating pieces.
- Castle early for king safety.
Guided Interactive Lesson
Step 0 of 9
Try to play move 1:(Expected idea from lesson line)
Lesson Line
- e4
- e5
- Nf3
- Nc6
- Bc4
- Bc5
- d3
- Nf6
- O-O
Printable Move-by-Move Boards
Print one board per step to review the full sequence offline.
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