Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Bird's Attack C53
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4
145 tournament games from this position · White wins 39%, draws 23%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb6 | 114 | 40% 22% 38% | 2262 | 2025 |
| Be7 | 27 | 30% 30% 41% | 2274 | 2025 |
| Bd6 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2119 | 2018 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2823–Nakamura, Hi2779 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2016 |
| Jobava, Ba2665–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Jobava, Ba2669–Kasimdzhanov, R2703 | ½-½ | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Short, N2683–Sutovsky, E2657 | 1-0 | 5th Classic GpD 2013 | 2013 |
| Jobava, Ba2722–Hovhannisyan, R2591 | 1-0 | Qatar Masters Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Jobava, Ba2716–Roiz, M2591 | 1-0 | 15th ch-EUR Indiv 2014 | 2014 |
| Jobava, Ba2702–Babula, V2591 | ½-½ | 14th Euro Indiv 2013 | 2013 |
| Berg, E2575–Howell, D2693 | ½-½ | 20th European Teams | 2015 |
| Goganov, A2615–Hammer, J2640 | ½-½ | 44th Rilton Cup 2014-15 | 2015 |
| Yudin, S2546–Kasimdzhanov, R2700 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
Italian Game variations
Italian GameC50Anti-Fried Liver DefenseC50Paris DefenseC50Rousseau GambitC50Blackburne-Kostić GambitC50Giuoco PianoC50Hungarian DefenseC50Two Knights DefenseC55Giuoco PianissimoC50Rosentreter GambitC50Evans GambitC51Classical VariationC53Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC56Two Knights Defense, Knight AttackC57Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini GambitC50Jerome GambitC50Evans Gambit, Fontaine CountergambitC51Evans Gambit, Hein CountergambitC51Scotch Invitation DeclinedC56Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50Evans Gambit DeclinedC51Classical Variation, Closed VariationC53Classical VariationC54