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Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Therkatz-Herzog VariationC54

Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Therkatz-Herzog Variation 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 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O 14. Nxh7

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 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O 14. Nxh7 — Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Therkatz-Herzog Variation

ECO code: C54
Opening family: Italian Game
Recorded half-moves: 27
Last numbered move: 14
Side to move: Black
Castling rights: No castling rights remain
Material: Material is level
FEN: r1bq1rk1/ppp1nppN/3p4/3P4/2B1R3/8/PP3PPP/R2Q2K1 b - - 0 14

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Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54)

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