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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Faustino Oro

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 55 of Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Faustino Oro chose most often. Where Faustino Oro 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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  • Faustino Oro was #48 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,201) and scored 64% against opponents averaging 3,061 in these games.
  • You play Faustino Oro's own move in 9 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#48

Chess.com

Rating

3,201

Games

55

in this opening

Score

64%

in these games

Opponents

3,061

average rating

More about Faustino Oro

Use arrow keys to navigate the board. Press Enter to select a piece, then use arrow keys and Enter to move. Press Escape to cancel a move.
Line 1 after 9 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 13% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O h6 7.h3 d5

  2. Line 2 · 7% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O h6 7.a4 a5

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.Bg3 d6 8.a4 O-O 9.h3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.c3 Nh5

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 d5

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 h6 7.Re1 d6 8.c3 Bb6 9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.Nf1 Be6

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d4 Bxd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.f4 d6 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Na3 Qe7 11.c3 Nc6 12.Kh1 Rg8

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.b4 Bb6 7.e5 d5 8.exf6 dxc4 9.Qe2+ Be6 10.b5 Na5 11.fxg7 Rg8

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O h6

Ordered by how often they come up in top-level games. Learned lines join your daily review.

Faustino Oro's main line against the Italian Game, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O h6 7.h3 d5.

  1. 3…Bc5 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 3…Bc5 in 44 games, scoring 59%.
  2. 4.c3 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 4.c3. At top level, this comes up about 43% of the time.
  3. 4…Nf6 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 4…Nf6 in 19 games, scoring 63%.
  4. 5.d3 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 5.d3. At top level, this comes up about 34% of the time.
  5. 5…O-O Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 5…O-O in 12 games, scoring 58%.
  6. 6.O-O Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 6.O-O. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
  7. 6…h6 Your move · Faustino Oro's games Faustino Oro played 6…h6 in 3 games, scoring 67%.
  8. 7.h3 Reply · Faustino Oro's games A common reply here is 7.h3. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  9. 7…d5 Your move · Stockfish The games give no move to follow here, so this is Stockfish's choice.

Questions about this course

How does Faustino Oro play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Faustino Oro's most common line is 3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O h6 7.h3 d5. At top level it comes up about 13% of the time.
Is this Faustino Oro's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Faustino Oro's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
55 of Faustino Oro's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,061. Faustino Oro scored 64% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
10 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 Faustino Oro?
GM Faustino Oro was ranked number 48 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,201 when this course was built.