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Date: 4/7/01 2:40:14 pm Pacific Daylight Time
From: Queeneev
To: service@chess-poster.com
The debate at home is how to say "giuoco". Can you help?
chess-poster.com Hello, Queeneev:
The Giuoco Piano opening is named after the Italian
Chess player called Gioachino Greco who lived in the seventeenth century.
In Italian, "Giuoco" means game and
"Piano" means quiet, thus, it is often called the
"Quiet Game". In America we also know it as the Italian
Game. It is
considered a good opening for a beginner or average player since it
promotes a rapid development, an occupation of the center and the Bishop
threats the f7 square (the weakest point in Black's opponent at the beginning of the
game) exerting pressure on the d5 square. This series of moves also clears the
King's side allowing the White King to Castle early in the game. Now,
since the word "Giuoco" is a foreign word, any person
(other than an Italian) may pronounce it different if he
or she has never
heard of it. According to School Teacher Angie
Lopez of Texas,
it is OK to speak it like "Gee-U-co
Piano" which she believes it
could be
the most close or accurate English translation. Bill Wall
page of Chess refers to it like "JOKE-o Pee-AH-no" which
we believe it is the most correct pronunciation. Bill Wall
website address:
(http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/pronounc.htm) Thank you for visiting us.
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