Italian Game
What is the Italian Game?
The Italian Game is a chess opening that begins with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4. It is classified under ECO C50–C59 and has 187 named variations. White chooses it with the move Bc4.
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
ECO: C50–C59
Chosen by: White
Main variations
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5
All 187 variations
| ECO | Variation | Moves |
|---|---|---|
| C50 | Main line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 |
| C50 | Anti-Fried Liver Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 |
| C50 | Blackburne-Kostić Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 |
| C50 | Giuoco Piano | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 |
| C50 | Hungarian Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 |
| C50 | Paris Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 |
| C50 | Rousseau Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 |
| C55 | Two Knights Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 |
| C53 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 |
| C50 | Jerome Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ |
| C50 | Rosentreter Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d4 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 |
| C55 | Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Open Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 |
| C54 | Classical Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 |
| C53 | Classical Variation, Closed Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Accepted | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Fontaine Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 b5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Hein Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 d5 |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 |
| C56 | Scotch Invitation Declined | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 d6 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 |
| C55 | Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 |
| C53 | Bird's Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4 |
| C50 | Classical Variation, Albin Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Center Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 |
| C50 | Deutz Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined, Cordel Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. Bb2 |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 |
| C53 | Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, with d5 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Mayet Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bf8 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Stone-Ware Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, de Riviere Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit Accepted | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Janowski Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 |
| C55 | Two Knights Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Fritz Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Kloss Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nb4 |
| C55 | Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. c3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. b4 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. c3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. b4 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 |
| C53 | Classical Variation, Mestel Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. Bg5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. Nc3 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Slow Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nc3 d6 6. d3 |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 |
| C50 | Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Lolli Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a5 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bb6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. c3 d5 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 |
| C53 | Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined, Lange Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation, Cordel Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Laroche Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 Nf6 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Leonhardt Countergambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 b5 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Pierce Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 |
| C50 | Hungarian Defense, Tartakower Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Spielmann Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Ng4 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Pincus Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Bb4+ |
| C53 | Classical Variation, Eisinger Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. d5 Nb8 7. d6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Re1 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. Nbd2 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Sokolsky Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Cracow Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Greco's Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Canal Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nc3 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Krause Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Ng4 7. c3 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, King March Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Ke3 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation, Kurkin Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bf1 h6 7. Nxf7 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 O-O |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 Ba7 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a4 a5 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a5 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Alapin-Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bg4 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Anderssen Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 exd4 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Dufresne Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d3 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Johner Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O b5 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Lasker Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bb6 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Mieses Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nge7 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Sanders-Alapin Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bd7 |
| C55 | Two Knights Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 7. Bxf7+ Ke7 8. Qh5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Harding Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Richardson Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 O-O 8. Nxe5 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Waller Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. Qb3 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Fritz, Gruber Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. c3 b5 7. Bf1 Nxd5 8. Ne4 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubow Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Blackburne Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 cxb5 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Colman Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Rb8 |
| C59 | Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd5 Nxf2 8. Kxf2 dxc3+ 9. Kg3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. Bb3 Ba7 9. h3 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 |
| C53 | Classical Variation, Tarrasch Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a6 8. h3 Nf6 9. Re1 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined, Hicken Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Qg5 7. Qf3 Qxe5 8. Qxf7+ Kd8 9. Bb2 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Morphy Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Rosentreter Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. f4 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. fxg7 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Paoli Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. Bd3 |
| C59 | Two Knights Defense, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Qh4 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Maróczy Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Be7 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Fraser Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Göring Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bg5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Ulvestad Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Aitken Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Ba3 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. Ba3 |
| C58 | Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Yankovich Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. Nfd2 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Paulsen Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bb2 Ne7 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Bernstein Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Qb3 d5 |
| C59 | Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qc7 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Ba3 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Potter Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nge7 11. Rd1 |
| C52 | Evans Gambit, Levenfish Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O Bb6 10. Ba3 Na5 11. Nxe5 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Steinitz Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. Bg5 |
| C56 | Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 |
| C57 | Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nc7 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bf8 |
| C54 | Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Bayonet Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. g4 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit Declined, Pavlov Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. b5 Na5 6. Nxe5 Nh6 7. d4 d6 8. Bxh6 dxe5 9. Bxg7 Rg8 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxe5 Qg5 12. Nd2 |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Krause Variation | 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 |
| C59 | Two Knights Defense, Knorre Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bd2 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. b4 |
| C51 | Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans Gambit | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Qc2 Kxf7 |
| C56 | Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. g4 Qg6 12. Nce4 Bb6 13. f4 O-O-O |
| C54 | Giuoco Piano, Therkatz-Herzog Variation | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O 14. Nxh7 |
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