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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Sina Movahed

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 61 of Sina Movahed's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Sina Movahed chose most often. Where Sina Movahed 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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  • Sina Movahed was #3 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,367) and scored 59% against opponents averaging 3,187 in these games.
  • You play Sina Movahed's own move in 12 of 40 positions.
  • The whole course is free, and it is updated monthly.

Free · first 5 lines need no account

Blitz rank

#3

Chess.com

Rating

3,367

Games

61

in this opening

Score

59%

in these games

Opponents

3,187

average rating

More about Sina Movahed

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.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 Ba7

  2. Line 2 · 8% at top level

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

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Na3 O-O

  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.a3 d6 6.Nc3 Nd4

  5. Line 5 · 7% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.a3 d6 6.h3 a5

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.b4 Bb6 7.a4 a5 8.b5 Ne7

  7. Line 7 · 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

  8. Line 8 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.a4 Ng4

  9. Line 9 · 3% at top level

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

  10. Line 10 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.h3 h6

  11. Line 11 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7

  12. Line 12 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 a6 8.Nbd2 g5

  13. Line 13 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 a6 8.a4 Ba7 9.Na3 g5

  14. Line 14 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 a6 8.a4 Ba7 9.Nbd2 g5

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6 6.b4 Bb6

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nc3 a6

  17. Line 17 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.a4 O-O 7.Bg5 h6

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

Sina Movahed's main line against the Italian Game, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 Ba7.

  1. 3…Bc5 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 3…Bc5 in 44 games, scoring 58%.
  2. 4.d3 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 4.d3. At top level, this comes up about 48% of the time.
  3. 4…Nf6 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 4…Nf6 in 17 games, scoring 56%.
  4. 5.O-O Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 5.O-O. At top level, this comes up about 20% of the time.
  5. 5…d6 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 5…d6 in 8 games, scoring 50%.
  6. 6.c3 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 6.c3. At top level, this comes up about 16% of the time.
  7. 6…a5 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 6…a5 in 6 games, scoring 67%.
  8. 7.Re1 Reply · Sina Movahed's games A common reply here is 7.Re1. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  9. 7…Ba7 Your move · Sina Movahed's games Sina Movahed played 7…Ba7 in 2 games, scoring 75%.

Questions about this course

How does Sina Movahed play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Sina Movahed's most common line is 3…Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 Ba7. At top level it comes up about 13% of the time.
Is this Sina Movahed's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Sina Movahed's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
61 of Sina Movahed's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,187. Sina Movahed scored 59% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
17 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 Sina Movahed?
GM Sina Movahed was ranked number 3 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,367 when this course was built.