1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1c4  3... g8f6  4. d2d3  4... f8c5  5. c2c3  5... d7d6  6. b2b4 The plan with the queenside pawn advance has been tried by strong chess players recently. One of the advantages of the Italian opening is that White has many possible plans, from aggressive to positional. 6... c5b6  7. a2a4  7... a7a5 The natural move, fixing the pawn structure, 7...a6 is also played quite a lot. 8. b4b5  8... c6e7  9. e1g1  9... e8g8  10. b1d2 