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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Jan-Krzysztof Duda

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 36 of Jan-Krzysztof Duda's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Jan-Krzysztof Duda chose most often. Where Jan-Krzysztof Duda 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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  • Jan-Krzysztof Duda was #6 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,331) and scored 63% against opponents averaging 3,095 in these games.
  • You play Jan-Krzysztof Duda's own move in 7 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#6

Chess.com

Rating

3,331

Games

36

in this opening

Score

63%

in these games

Opponents

3,095

average rating

More about Jan-Krzysztof Duda

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 7 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7

  2. Line 2 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6 6.O-O a5

  3. Line 3 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1 O-O 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Bb5 Bb6

  4. Line 4 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 h6

  5. Line 5 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a5 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.h3 Ba7 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bb5 h6

  6. Line 6 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a5 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.h3 Ba7 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Nf1 h6

  7. Line 7 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 O-O 8.h3 h6 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.Rxe3 d5

  8. Line 8 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 a5 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.O-O O-O

  9. Line 9 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.h3 h6

  10. Line 10 · 6% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4

  11. Line 11 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.h3 d6 7.Na4 Bb6 8.a3 Bd7 9.O-O O-O 10.b4 Ne7 11.Nxb6 axb6 12.Nh2 b5

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 a5 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.a4 g5

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

Jan-Krzysztof Duda's main line against the Italian Game, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7.

  1. 3…Bc5 Your move · Jan-Krzysztof Duda's games Jan-Krzysztof Duda played 3…Bc5 in 18 games, scoring 61%.
  2. 4.d3 Reply · Jan-Krzysztof Duda's games A common reply here is 4.d3. At top level, this comes up about 39% of the time.
  3. 4…Nf6 Your move · Jan-Krzysztof Duda's games Jan-Krzysztof Duda played 4…Nf6 in 6 games, scoring 67%.
  4. 5.Bg5 Reply · Jan-Krzysztof Duda's games A common reply here is 5.Bg5. At top level, this comes up about 6% of the time.
  5. 5…h6 Your move · Top-50 players Jan-Krzysztof Duda has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.
  6. 6.Bh4 Reply · Top-50 players In the other top players' games, a common reply here is 6.Bh4.
  7. 6…Be7 Your move · Top-50 players Jan-Krzysztof Duda has too few games here, so this is the other top players' most played move.

Questions about this course

How does Jan-Krzysztof Duda play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Jan-Krzysztof Duda's most common line is 3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7. At top level it comes up about 6% of the time.
Is this Jan-Krzysztof Duda's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Jan-Krzysztof Duda's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
36 of Jan-Krzysztof Duda's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,095. Jan-Krzysztof Duda scored 63% 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 Jan-Krzysztof Duda?
GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda was ranked number 6 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,331 when this course was built.