Is the Chessbook Italian Game repertoire free?

Yes. Studying it on Chessbook is free, and so is the PGN download, which needs no account.

Can I download it as a PGN?

Yes: https://chessbook.com/courses/italian.pgn?band=1400-1600. Pick your rating first to download the version for your level. It imports into Lichess studies, ChessBase and other tools.

Why does it depend on my rating?

The main White choices stay the same, but opponents at different ratings play different moves. Each rating's version prepares for the replies you will actually face, using millions of games between players at that level.

How much does it cover?

Every opponent reply that comes up in at least 1 game in 200 at your rating, picking lines that score well and are easy to remember.

Italian Game repertoire for White

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Tuned for Lichess 1400-1600: 53 moves.

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[Event "Chessbook Italian Game repertoire (1400-1600)"]
[Site "https://chessbook.com/courses/italian"]
[Annotator "Chessbook"]
[Result "*"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 ( 3... Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 ( 4... Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Kf8
6. Bb3 ) ( 4... Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4 ) 5. exd5 Na5 ( 5... Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7
7. Qf3+ Ke6 ( 7... Ke8 8. Bxd5 ) 8. Nc3 ) ( 5... Nd4 6. c3 Nf5 7. O-O ) (
5... b5 6. Bb3 Nd4 7. c3 ) 6. Bb5+ c6 ( 6... Bd7 7. Qe2 ) 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 h6
( 8... Nd5 9. Ne4 ) 9. Ne4 ) ( 3... h6 4. d4 exd4 ( 4... d6 5. dxe5 ) 5. c3 dxc3
6. Qb3 Qe7 ( 6... Qf6 7. Nxc3 ) 7. Nxc3 ) ( 3... d6 4. d4 exd4 ( 4... Bg4 5. c3
) ( 4... h6 ) 5. c3 dxc3 6. Qb3 ) ( 3... Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qh5 Qf6 6. O-O ) (
3... f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 ) ( 3... Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 ) 4. d4 exd4 (
4... Bxd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Be3 ) ( 4... Nxd4 5. Nxe5 ) 5. c3 dxc3 ( 5... Nf6
6. e5 ) ( 5... d6 6. cxd4 ) ( 5... Qf6 6. O-O ) ( 5... d3 6. Qxd3 ) 6. Bxf7+
Kxf7 ( 6... Kf8 7. Bxg8 Rxg8 8. Nxc3 ) 7. Qd5+ Ke8 ( 7... Kf8 8. Qxc5+ ) 8. Qh5+
g6 9. Qxc5 d6 ( 9... cxb2 10. Bxb2 ) ( 9... Qe7 10. Qxc3 ) 10. Qxc3 *

About this repertoire

The Italian Game with 3.Bc4, covering the Giuoco Piano, Two Knights and Black's sidelines.

Chessbook's Italian Game repertoire for White, built from millions of games between players at your rating. It covers the moves your opponents actually play, to a 1-in-200 coverage target, and picks lines that score well and are easy to remember.

It's free: study it on Chessbook with spaced repetition, or download the PGN.

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