Lemos Deep Dive - #18 - 1. e4 e5 Spanish & Italian For Black - GM Damian Lemos - Over 7 Hours of Content!

1.e4 e5 Beating Italian and Ruy Lopez with Black

Capablanca, Karpov and even the champion himself, Magnus Carlsen — all of them have relied upon 1…e5 as a key weapon to completely neutralize the aggressive intentions of 1.e4 players.

Even blood-thirsty attackers like Kasparov and Tal have been abruptly stopped in their tracks by a skilfully played 1…e5 defense.

In a previous Deep Dive, we took care of the Gambits and Secondary Lines, now it’s time to face the real openings like the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez!

As our opposition increases their level, it’s more probable that we will end up facing good players of the Italian and Ruy Lopez Openings, so we must be ready to face all the possibilities our rival may play.

GM Lemos will show us his personal selection of lines for a solid approach while keeping Black’s winning chances alive.

Content Outline

Introduction

Chapter 1 – The Evans Gambit

Part 1: Evans Gambit Introduction

Part 2: 7.Nxe5

Part 3: 7.Bd3

Part 4: 7.Be2

Chapter 2 – Italian Opening 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4

Part 1: 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 and 7.Nbd2

Part 2: 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 and 7.Bd2

Part 3: 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 and 7.Nc3

Chapter 3 – Italian Opening 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5

Part 1: 6.e5 d5 7.Be2

Part 2: 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5

Part 3: More Lines After 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5

Chapter 4 – Italian Gambit

Chapter 5 – Italian Opening Main Line

Part 1: Introduction to the Italian Main Line

Part 2: Ideas in the Italian Opening

Part 3: Learning from Magnus Carlsen

Part 4: Model Game: Giri – Anand

Part 5: More Model Italian Games

Part 6: Italian Opening Middlegame Ideas

Chapter 6 – Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation

Part 1: 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4 and 5.Nc3

Part 2: 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0-0

Part 3: More Lines after 5.0-0

Chapter 7: Ruy Lopez Steinitz Deferred

Part 1: Lines After 5.Bxc6

Part 2: Lines After 5.d4

Part 3: Lines After 5.c3

Part 4: Model Games