The Italian game

If your name is Mario, you must play this opening. No discussion.
“What about me?”
”sorry, green Mario”
Very solid but it's not the best opening, 3 Bb5 (The Ruy Lopez) is slightly better and preferred among grandmasters

Very solid but it's not the best opening, 3 Bb5 (The Ruy Lopez) is slightly better and preferred among grandmasters
Yeah, I believe Paul Keres once argued that the move 3. Bc4 is just too slow. Some people even argue that it's a waste of a tempo lol. Personally, I enjoy the Ruy Lopez more.

If your name is Mario, you must play this opening. No discussion.
“What about me?”
”sorry, green Mario”
You are one cultured fella

Introduction to The Italian Game...
https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell/introduction-to-the-italian-game