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  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Italian Game C50
  6. Giuoco Piano C50
  7. Italian Game: Classical Variation C53
  8. Italian Game: Classical Variation C54
  9. Center Attack C54
  10. Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line C54
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C54

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation

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Overview

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C54.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

Play reaches this position via 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, after 17 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C54
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
17
Parent
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line

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Statistics from Lichess

5,881 games · White 55.2% / Draw 3.7% / Black 41.1%

MovesGamesW / D / B
cxb23,181
O-O1,071
h5747
d6439
Ne7154
Nxe5133
c259
Nb434

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:15:45

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-classical-variation-ghulam-kassim-variation