Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 C54
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6
2,653 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 31%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 915 | 38% 33% 29% | 2312 | 2026 |
| Bb3 | 877 | 35% 30% 34% | 2216 | 2026 |
| a4 | 402 | 33% 29% 39% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 297 | 39% 27% 34% | 2253 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 65 | 34% 35% 31% | 2428 | 2026 |
| b4 | 58 | 22% 43% 34% | 2155 | 2026 |
| h3 | 33 | 48% 30% 21% | 2226 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1947 | 2025 |
| Qe2 | 2 | 100% | 2136 | 2024 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Kramnik, V2808–So, W2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2811–Aronian, L2777 | ½-½ | 4th Zurich CC Rapid | 2015 |
| Kramnik, V2801–Aronian, L2784 | ½-½ | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Kramnik, V2792 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Topalov, V2798–Aronian, L2780 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2710–Carlsen, M2850 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2785–Nakamura, Hi2775 | 0-1 | 11th Norway Armageddon | 2023 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Mamedyarov, S2799 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2760–So, W2794 | 0-1 | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
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