Your pawn takes a central square and opens the way for the bishop and queen, the space every attacking plan grows from.

Italian start with a gambit sting prepared.

Develop fast; their setup is a move behind already.

Two developed pieces against none: open lines favour you.

Rent for open lines; the double grab loses to the f7 strike.

Drag the king out; the knight check picks up the thread.

Poisoned knight: capturing it loses the queen on the opened file.

Mate in three: the early rook-pawn push made this unstoppable.

The rook-pawn moved long ago, so nothing guards this square.

Knight guards the queen; their own pieces seal every door.