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ECO C56

ECO C56 Opening Names: Italian Game

What is the ECO C56 opening name?

ECO C56 contains 14 named chess openings in this database. This code is represented primarily by the Italian Game family. The listed names include Perreux Variation, Two Knights Defense, Scotch Gambit and Max Lange Attack, plus 11 more below.

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14 Openings Found

Perreux Variation, Two Knights Defense

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 Ng5 C56

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O C56

Max Lange Attack

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Bc5 e5 C56

Loman Defense, 2 Knights

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Bc5 e5 d5 exf6 dxc4 Re1+ Be6 Ng5 g6 C56

Marshall Variation, 2 Knights

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Bc5 e5 d5 exf6 dxc4 Re1+ Be7 Ng5 Qd5 Nc3 Qf5 C56

Double Gambit Accepted, Two Knights

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 C56

Nachmanson Gambit, 2 Knights

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Nc3 C56

Jordansky Attack, 2 Knights

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qa5 Ne4 Be6 Bg5 C56

Italian Game: Queen's Assault

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 Nxe4 dxe5 Bc5 Qd5 Bxf2+ Kf1 O-O Qxe4 C56

Italian Game: Blunder Bounty

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qd8 Rxe4+ Be7 Nxd4 O-O Nxc6 Qxd1+ Nxd1 bxc6 Rxe7 C56

Italian Game: Central Lock

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 d6 d5 C56

Italian Game: Royal Pin

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qa5 Nxe4 Be6 Neg5 O-O-O Nxe6 fxe6 Rxe6 Bd6 Bg5 Rde8 Qe2 C56

Italian Game: Pawn Crunch

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qd8 Rxe4+ Be7 Nxd4 O-O Nxc6 bxc6 Qxd8 Bxd8 Rc4 C56

Italian Game: Central Clamp

e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Nxe4 Re1 d5 Bxd5 Qxd5 Nc3 Qh5 Nxe4 Be6 Bg5 Bd6 Nxd6+ cxd6 Bf4 Qd5 c3