Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a4 a5 C54
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a5
382 tournament games from this position · White wins 31%, draws 34%, Black wins 35%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h3 | 106 | 28% 36% 36% | 2285 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 105 | 31% 27% 42% | 2341 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 66 | 33% 36% 30% | 2257 | 2026 |
| Na3 | 43 | 30% 40% 30% | 2289 | 2026 |
| Re1 | 38 | 21% 42% 37% | 2239 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 10 | 40% 50% | 2238 | 2025 |
| Bb3 | 9 | 89% | 2227 | 2025 |
| Qb3 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2103 | 2026 |
| d4 | 1 | 100% | 1837 | 2015 |
Top games
| Anand, V2782–Ding Liren2777 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2769–Anand, V2754 | ½-½ | World Rapid Team 2023 | 2023 |
| Anand, V2751–Karjakin, Sergey2743 | 0-1 | 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2021 |
| Wang Hao2735–Andreikin, D2722 | 0-1 | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 2019 |
| Mamedov, Rau2709–Fedoseev, Vl32718 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Hou Yifan2652–Ding Liren2773 | 0-1 | Moscow Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Wang Hao2735–Cheparinov, I2667 | 1-0 | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 2019 |
| Hou Yifan2649–Ivanchuk, V2732 | 0-1 | Hou-Ivanchuk Match 2017 | 2017 |
| Adams, Mi2706–McShane, L2669 | 1-0 | 105th ch-GBR TB 2018 | 2018 |
| Alekseenko, K2672–Niemann, Hans Moke2698 | ½-½ | 9th Sunway Sitges 2022 | 2022 |
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