1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... b8c6  3. f1c4  3... f8c5  4. d2d3  4... g8f6  5. c1g5 The modern treatment of the position. 5... h7h6  6. g5h4  6... c5e7 This is the reason why the Bc1-g5 idea was considered premature in the past. With the pin broken, it is not very obvious what the white bishop is doing on the h4-d8 diagonal. 7. h4g3  7... d7d6  8. a2a4  8... e8g8  9. h2h3  9... a7a5 [%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Apparently, this move will be seen more and more often in any Italian game.