Chess Openings
In his opening analysis, he suggests that after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 the reply 2...Nc6 is best and 2...d6 (now called the Philidor Defence) is not as good. Damiano rightly condemned 2...f6 as the worst reasonable defence (Black can play 2...Qh4 or 2...Qg5 which is worse), but ironically and deceptively this opening has been given his name (Damiano Defence). He states that 1.e4 and 1.d4 are the only good first moves and that 1.e4 is better. He examines the Giuoco Piano, Petrov's Defence, and the Queen's Gambit Accepted.
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