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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
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C54

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian

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Overview

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C54, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.

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

The line arises from 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. b4.

The line refines Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C54
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
11
Parent
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack

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Statistics from Lichess

107,510 games · White 52.8% / Draw 3.5% / Black 43.7%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Bb681,937
Be716,477
Nxb43,413
Bd62,679
Bxb41,608
d5445
Bf8384
dxc3284

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:30:06

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-classical-variation-greco-gambit-dubov-italian