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Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main LineC54

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO C54, in volume C (open games after 1.e4 e5 plus the French Defense).

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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
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Position after 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 — Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main Line
ECO code
C54
Opening family
Italian Game
Recorded half-moves
16
Last numbered move
8
Side to move
White
Castling rights
Black kingside, Black queenside
Material
Black is ahead by 4 points
FEN
r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n5/8/2BPn3/2b2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 9

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