Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026
Play against the Italian Game like Robby Kevlishvili
A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 30 of Robby Kevlishvili's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Robby Kevlishvili chose most often. Where Robby Kevlishvili has fewer than 3 games, the course takes the other top-50 players' most played move, then Stockfish's. Learn a line on the board, then each position comes back in a short daily review until it sticks.
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- Robby Kevlishvili was #44 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,201) and scored 35% against opponents averaging 3,041 in these games.
- You play Robby Kevlishvili's own move in 7 of 40 positions.
- The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.
Train lines
Learn a new line move by move. Lines due for review go to your daily review first.
Free · first 5 lines need no account
Blitz rank
#44
Chess.com
Rating
3,201
Games
30
in this opening
Score
35%
in these games
Opponents
3,041
average rating
Lines to learn
- Next
Line 1 · 11% at top level
3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.a4 d6
- New
Line 2 · 7% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 a5 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.Bb5 Qb8 10.Nf1 Qa7 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Nxe3 Ne7
- New
Line 3 · 7% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 a5 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6
- New
Line 4 · 7% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.h3 a5
- New
Line 5 · 5% at top level
3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.a3 a6
- New
Line 6 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 a6
- New
Line 7 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.Nf1 Na5
- New
Line 8 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.b4 Bb6 7.a4 a5 8.b5 Ne7
- New
Line 9 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.h3 a6 7.O-O h6
- New
Line 10 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 h6
- New
Line 11 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.Re1 Ng4
- New
Line 12 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.c3 Nxe4 6.Re1 Bxf2+
- New
Line 13 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6
- New
Line 14 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7
- New
Line 15 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7
- New
Line 16 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 O-O
- New
Line 17 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6
- New
Line 18 · 4% at top level
3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4
Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.
Robby Kevlishvili's main line against the Italian Game, move by move
The most common line at top level: 3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.a4 d6.
- 3…Bc5 Your move · Robby Kevlishvili's games Robby Kevlishvili played 3…Bc5 in 25 games, scoring 38%.
- 4.d3 Reply · Robby Kevlishvili's games A common reply here is 4.d3. At top level, this comes up about 28% of the time.
- 4…Nf6 Your move · Robby Kevlishvili's games Robby Kevlishvili played 4…Nf6 in 7 games, scoring 36%.
- 5.Nc3 Reply · Robby Kevlishvili's games A common reply here is 5.Nc3. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
- 5…h6 Your move · Robby Kevlishvili's games Robby Kevlishvili played 5…h6 in 3 games, scoring 33%.
- 6.a4 Reply · Robby Kevlishvili's games A common reply here is 6.a4. At top level, this comes up about 11% of the time.
- 6…d6 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.
Questions about this course
- How does Robby Kevlishvili play against the Italian Game?
- After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Robby Kevlishvili's most common line is 3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.a4 d6. At top level it comes up about 11% of the time.
- Is this Robby Kevlishvili's course?
- No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Robby Kevlishvili's public Chess.com blitz games.
- What is this Italian Game course based on?
- 30 of Robby Kevlishvili's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,041. Robby Kevlishvili scored 35% in them.
- How many lines does the course have?
- 18 lines covering 40 positions, ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. The first 5 lines need no account; saving your progress with an email unlocks the rest, free.
- Who is Robby Kevlishvili?
- GM Robby Kevlishvili was ranked number 44 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.