Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Giuoco Piano › Italian Game: Deutz Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Deutz Gambit C50 you are here
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit
Overview
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C50, 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4, after 9 plies of opening development.
The line refines Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It continues primarily into one named line, Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted.
Explore the position on the interactive board, study its real-world results from Lichess, and challenge the engine when you are ready.
- ECO code
- C50
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Parent
- Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
- Direct variations
- 1
This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. Know this line well? Write a description — submissions are reviewed before publishing.
Statistics from Lichess
1,340,824 games · White 58.6% / Draw 3.7% / Black 37.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 750,701 | |
| Bxd4 | 421,460 | |
| Nxd4 | 128,461 | |
| d6 | 9,484 | |
| O-O | 9,049 | |
| Bd6 | 8,003 | |
| Bb6 | 7,913 | |
| d5 | 1,563 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:05:59
Write a description
Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links).
Submissions are reviewed before publishing.