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Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation

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Overview

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C50.

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. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4, after 10 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C50
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
10
Parent
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini Gambit

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Statistics from Lichess

34,227 games · White 27.4% / Draw 1.6% / Black 71.0%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Nf726,882
Bf7+2,941
Qh5+2,514
h4613
O-O436
Bxg8312
Nf3199
Nc3153

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:17:36

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