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Italian Game · As Black · updated October 2026

Play against the Italian Game like Tuan Minh Le

A repertoire against the Italian Game built from 43 of Tuan Minh Le's public Chess.com blitz games. At every position you play the move Tuan Minh Le chose most often. Where Tuan Minh Le 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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  • Tuan Minh Le was #16 in Chess.com blitz in October 2026 (3,263) and scored 53% against opponents averaging 3,043 in these games.
  • You play Tuan Minh Le'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

#16

Chess.com

Rating

3,263

Games

43

in this opening

Score

53%

in these games

Opponents

3,043

average rating

More about Tuan Minh Le

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 11 moves

Lines to learn

  1. Line 1 · 13% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bg5 a6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O

  2. Line 2 · 9% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.O-O a6

  3. Line 3 · 8% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.a4 Ba7

  4. Line 4 · 7% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 Ne7

  5. Line 5 · 5% at top level

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

  6. Line 6 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 O-O

  7. Line 7 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.a4 a6 7.O-O Ba7 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 Ng4

  8. Line 8 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.b4 Be7 7.e5 Ne4 8.b5 Na5 9.Bd3 Nc5 10.cxd4 Nxd3+ 11.Qxd3 d5 12.exd6 cxd6

  9. Line 9 · 5% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6

  10. Line 10 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.Be3 Bxe3

  11. Line 11 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Na4 Bb6

  12. Line 12 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.O-O h6 6.Nc3 Nf6

  13. Line 13 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.O-O h6 6.c3 Nf6

  14. Line 14 · 4% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.a3 Qf6

  15. Line 15 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 a5 7.h3 Be6

  16. Line 16 · 3% at top level

    3…Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O

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

Tuan Minh Le's main line against the Italian Game, move by move

The most common line at top level: 3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bg5 a6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O.

  1. 3…Bc5 Your move · Tuan Minh Le's games Tuan Minh Le played 3…Bc5 in 42 games, scoring 52%.
  2. 4.d3 Reply · Tuan Minh Le's games A common reply here is 4.d3. At top level, this comes up about 43% of the time.
  3. 4…d6 Your move · Tuan Minh Le's games Tuan Minh Le played 4…d6 in 10 games, scoring 60%.
  4. 5.c3 Reply · Tuan Minh Le's games A common reply here is 5.c3. At top level, this comes up about 21% of the time.
  5. 5…Nf6 Your move · Tuan Minh Le's games Tuan Minh Le played 5…Nf6 in 5 games, scoring 80%.
  6. 6.Bg5 Reply · Tuan Minh Le's games A common reply here is 6.Bg5. At top level, this comes up about 13% of the time.
  7. 6…a6 Your move · Tuan Minh Le's games Tuan Minh Le played 6…a6 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  8. 7.a4 Reply · Tuan Minh Le's games A common reply here is 7.a4.
  9. 7…Ba7 Your move · Tuan Minh Le's games Tuan Minh Le played 7…Ba7 in 3 games, scoring 100%.
  10. 8.Nbd2 Reply · Tuan Minh Le's games A common reply here is 8.Nbd2.
  11. 8…O-O Your move · Tuan Minh Le's games Tuan Minh Le played 8…O-O in 2 games, scoring 100%.

Questions about this course

How does Tuan Minh Le play against the Italian Game?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, Tuan Minh Le's most common line is 3…Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bg5 a6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O. At top level it comes up about 13% of the time.
Is this Tuan Minh Le's course?
No. ChessDrills builds it automatically from Tuan Minh Le's public Chess.com blitz games.
What is this Italian Game course based on?
43 of Tuan Minh Le's Chess.com blitz games in the Italian Game as Black, against opponents with an average rating of 3,043. Tuan Minh Le scored 53% in them.
How many lines does the course have?
16 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 Tuan Minh Le?
GM Tuan Minh Le was ranked number 16 on the Chess.com blitz leaderboard with a rating of 3,263 when this course was built.