A typical maneuver to place the knight on g6. Of course, other moves are also possible.
1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1c4  3... f8c5 In my conversation with Ben Johnson for the \"Perpetual Chess Podcast,\" I said that we would see a lot of Italians in this tournament. I admit that you didn't need to be Nostradamus to predict this. 4. e1g1  4... g8f6  5. d2d3  5... d7d6  6. c2c3  6... a7a6  7. a2a4  7... c5a7  8. b1d2  8... e8g8  9. h2h3 I'm happy to write that for the first time in the Italians played in this tournament, I was able to understand all the moves up to move 10. The subtlety in this opening when played at the elite level is beyond my capabilities, but in this game, all the moves were classic and logical.