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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Dmitrij Kollars

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 108 of Dmitrij Kollars's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Dmitrij Kollars chose most often. Where Dmitrij Kollars 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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  • Dmitrij Kollars was #43 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,202) and scored 60% against opponents averaging 3,011 in these games.
  • You play Dmitrij Kollars's own move in 26 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#43

Chess.com

Rating

3,202

Games

108

in this opening

Score

60%

in these games

Opponents

3,011

average rating

More about Dmitrij Kollars

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 · 10% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Nbd2 O-O

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 a5 8.Nbd2 O-O

  3. Line 3 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 d6 7.a4 Bxe3

  4. Line 4 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Qe2 Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bxd7 Qxd7 10.O-O Nxd5 11.Qxe5 c6 12.Nxd5 cxd5

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Bb3 Bb6 7.h3 Be6

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1 O-O

  7. Line 7 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 d6 7.c3 a5 8.Nbd2 O-O

  9. Line 9 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Ne4 6.Qe2 Nc5 7.O-O Be7 8.Rd1 Ne6 9.c3 d5

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Qe2 Be7 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Nc3 Nxd5

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Bb3 O-O

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 O-O 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    3…Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Ne4 6.Qe2 Nc5 7.O-O Be7 8.Rd1 Ne6 9.Bxe6 fxe6

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

Dmitrij Kollars's main line against the Italian Game, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Nbd2 O-O.

  1. 3…Nf6 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 3…Nf6 in 92 games, scoring 60%.
  2. 4.d3 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 4.d3. At top level, this comes up about 68% of the time.
  3. 4…Bc5 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 4…Bc5 in 33 games, scoring 68%.
  4. 5.O-O Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 5.O-O. At top level, this comes up about 27% of the time.
  5. 5…d6 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 5…d6 in 11 games, scoring 91%.
  6. 6.c3 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 6.c3. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
  7. 6…a5 Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 6…a5 in 6 games, scoring 83%.
  8. 7.Nbd2 Reply · Dmitrij Kollars's games A common reply here is 7.Nbd2. At top level, this comes up about 10% of the time.
  9. 7…O-O Your move · Dmitrij Kollars's games Dmitrij Kollars played 7…O-O in 2 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Dmitrij Kollars play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Dmitrij Kollars's most common line is 3…Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Nbd2 O-O. At top level it comes up about 10% of the time.
Is this Dmitrij Kollars's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Dmitrij Kollars's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
108 of Dmitrij Kollars's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,011. Dmitrij Kollars scored 60% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
14 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 Dmitrij Kollars?
GM Dmitrij Kollars was ranked number 43 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,202 when this course was built.