Italian Game

White plays 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4, aiming the bishop at f7. Black chooses Giuoco Piano, the Two Knights, or a quieter setup. Evans Gambit, a pawn offer with b4, is one of the named lines in this tree.

187 lines in the book · ECO C50 to C59 · 69,690 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Italian Game

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nc6
  5. Bc4

Move by move

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  5. White bishop moves from f1 to c4.

Variations

Anti-Fried Liver Defense1 lines · C50Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1 lines · C50Classical Variation45 lines · C50 to C54Deutz Gambit1 lines · C50Giuoco Pianissimo9 lines · C50Giuoco Piano10 lines · C50 to C54Hungarian Defense2 lines · C50Jerome Gambit1 lines · C50Paris Defense1 lines · C50Rosentreter Gambit1 lines · C50Rousseau Gambit1 lines · C50Evans Gambit41 lines · C51 to C52Evans Gambit Accepted1 lines · C51Evans Gambit Declined9 lines · C51Bird's Attack1 lines · C53Two Knights Defense46 lines · C55 to C59Scotch Gambit14 lines · C56Scotch Invitation Declined1 lines · C56

Named gambits and traps

85 lines in this family have "gambit" or "trap" in the name. The list shows 24.

Puzzles from this opening

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