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- Caissa Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo C50
- Lucchini Gambit C50
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Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation
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
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Statistics from Lichess
34,227 games · White 27.4% / Draw 1.6% / Black 71.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nf7 | 26,882 | |
| Bf7+ | 2,941 | |
| Qh5+ | 2,514 | |
| h4 | 613 | |
| O-O | 436 | |
| Bxg8 | 312 | |
| Nf3 | 199 | |
| Nc3 | 153 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:17:36
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