Chess opening
Italian GameC50
The Italian Game is a chess opening classified under ECO code C50. It is reached after the moves:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
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Comes from
Main continuations
- Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense (C50)
- Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit (C50)
- Italian Game: Giuoco Piano (C50)
- Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50)
- Italian Game: Paris Defense (C50)
- Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50)
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55)
Related lines in the Italian Game
- Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense (C50)
- Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit (C50)
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin Gambit (C50)
- Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C50)
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50)
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50)
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50)
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50)
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