C50-C59
Italian Game
About This Opening
The Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4) is a classic opening emphasizing rapid development and central control. The Giuoco Piano ('quiet game') and Evans Gambit are popular variations.
Famous Games
- Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851 (Immortal Game)
- McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
Variations
25 found C82 C50 C53 C53 C54 C53 C53 C54 C54 C54 C54 C54 C53 C53 C53 C53 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C50 C46
Italian Variation, Ruy Lopez
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bb5 a6 Ba4 Nf6 O-O Nxe4 d4 b5 Bb3 d5 dxe5 Be6 c3 Bc5 Giuoco Piano; Italian Opening
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 Labourdonnais Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 d6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb6 Alexandre Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 f5 Bird Attack, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 b4 Center Attack, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 Grevo Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Cracow Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Kf1 Moeller (Therkatz) Attack, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Therkatz-Herzog, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Bxc3 d5 Bf6 Re1 Ne7 Greco Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 cxd4 Bb4+ Nc3 Nxe4 O-O Nxc3 Mason Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4 exd4 O-O Albin Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Nf6 O-O Lewis Defense, Italian; Closed Variation
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Qe7 Center Holding Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Qe7 d4 Bb6 Mestel Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Qe7 d4 Bb6 Bg5 Lucchini Gambit; Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d3 f5 Italian Four Knights Variation
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d3 Nf6 Nc3 Canal Variation, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d3 Nf6 Nc3 d6 Bg5 Rosentreter Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 d4 Italian Variation, Four Knights Game
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 Nc3 Nf6 Deutz Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 O-O Nf6 d4 Half Giuoco Piano; Semi-Italian Opening
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 d6 Shilling (Kostic) Gambit, Italian
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nd4 Italian Variation, Four Knights
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Nc3 Nf6 Bc4