The Dynamic Italian Game by IM Yuriy Krykun (MP4)

Dangerous! Audacious! Dynamic!

Star Chessable author IM Yuriy Krykun presents you with a combative repertoire for the White pieces revolving around the Italian Game!

Do you want to learn an opening that is active and ambitious?

Even though the Italian Game has a reputation of being solid and equal, IM Yuriy Krykun is here to demonstrate that this classic opening contains lots of aggressive and dynamic power!

Yuriy, originally from Ukraine, is a student at the renowned Webster University, led by Susan Polgar. In his free time, he is full-time chess professional, widely renowned for his analytical abilities and opening expertise – he works as a second for a number of Grandmasters.

Yuriy has already published FOUR courses on Chessable, one of which – Unleash the Bull: 1. e4 e5 – got so popular it became the third-ever Chessable book to get published in a physical form.

And now, the expert on 1. e4 e5 is back to challenge Black from White’s perspective.

Go Stallion with the Dynamic Italian

The Italian Game – arising after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 – has always enjoyed the reputation of a quiet, solid opening. It is also known as Giuoco Piano – an Italian phrase for „Quiet Game“.

It is especially true of the lines involving the early 4. d3 by White, characterized by slow, maneuvering play.

But this course demonstrates that the Italian Game can also be a sharp, tactical and dynamic opening choice for the ambitious player.

Whether we are talking about giving up pawns to grab the initiative, or grabbing some „goodies“ ourselves and trying to stick to them, fireworks all over the board are guaranteed!

The return of Captain Evans!

The main recommendation of this repertoire is the fan-favourite Evans Gambit – the „opening of the 19th century“.

Well, this classic gambit just received a modern makeover and is now up to 21st century standards.

The author managed to find a ton of interesting ideas to keep Black on his toes in the most critical lines. Fans of direct, sharp play will find a plethora of „kitchen sinks“ to throw at their opponents.

With the help of Chessable’s landmark MoveTrainer® technology, sacrificing our b-pawn and hunting the enemy king has never been easier.

But that is not all…

This is much more than JUST an Evans Gambit course.

In this comprehensive repertoire, Yuriy arms us with powerful dynamic weapons against all Black’s possibilities AND also provides us with a safe and quiet additional repertoire in case we don’t want any of these „shenanigans“.

Among other things, inside the course you will find:

🏆 183 heavily annotated trainable variations with over 10 hours of video instruction ensuring that lines playable at 2600 level are understandable even for 1000-rated players

🏆 51 Informational variations demonstrating what we shouldn’t do with the White pieces in critical positions.

🏆 10 annotated Model Games demonstrating the deadliness of the repertoire in actual practice

🏆 Verification of all lines with top chess engines like Stockfish, AsmFish and Leela Zero

🏆 Extensive coverage of Black’s sidelines on move 3, Evans Gambit and three knights with 4. Ng5 ensuring you are ready to meet anything Black comes up with over the board!

🏆 An extra chapter on Giuoco Piano aimed at beginners and those who prefer to keep their opponent under lock and key.

🏆 Special attention to lines covered in 1… e5 Black repertoires including Lifetime Repertoires 1. e4 e5 by Jan Gustafsson, Two Knights Defense by Andrey Terekhov, Black Weapons in the Open Games: by Victor Bologan and The Open Games for Black by Igor Lysyj and Roman Ovetchkin and… Yuriy’s Own Unleash The Bull Repertoire.

Take a ride on the wild side of the Italian Game and become the dynamic player you’ve always wanted to be.