ECO C54: Italian Game
ECO C54 is part of volume C — Open Games.
The Lichess chess-openings dataset files 43 named lines under it.
The shortest is Italian Game: Classical Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6.
That position has come up in 7,934,320 Lichess games between players rated 1600 to 2500: White won 51.1%, 4.7% were drawn and Black won 44.2%.
| Opening | Moves | Plies |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 |
8 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 |
9 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 |
9 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 |
10 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 |
10 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, with d5 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 |
10 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. c3 |
11 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. b4 |
11 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. c3 |
11 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. b4 |
11 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 |
11 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 |
11 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 |
12 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5 |
12 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d6 |
12 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6 |
12 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 |
12 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 |
12 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O |
13 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 |
13 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 |
13 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Re1 |
13 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Nbd2 |
13 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Cracow Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 |
13 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Greco's Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 |
13 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 |
14 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 O-O |
14 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 Ba7 |
14 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a4 a5 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a5 |
14 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ |
16 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 |
16 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 |
16 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd5 Nxf2 8. Kxf2 dxc3+ 9. Kg3 |
17 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. Bb3 Ba7 9. h3 |
17 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 |
17 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Rosentreter Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. f4 |
17 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Aitken Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 |
19 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3 |
19 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. Ba3 |
19 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Bernstein Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Qb3 d5 |
20 |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Bayonet Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. g4 |
23 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Krause Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Kf6 12. f3 |
23 |
| Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Therkatz-Herzog Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O 14. Nxh7 |
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