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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Classical Variation C53
- Italian Game: Classical Variation C54
- Center Attack C54
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line C54
- Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Krause Variation C54 you are here
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Krause Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Krause Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C54.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 23 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Kf6 12. f3 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C54
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 23
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Statistics from Lichess
213 games · White 81.2% / Draw 2.8% / Black 16.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nd6 | 82 | |
| Nc6 | 55 | |
| Ng5 | 31 | |
| c5 | 10 | |
| Ke6 | 7 | |
| a5 | 6 | |
| Qd6 | 5 | |
| Nf2 | 4 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:30:06
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