Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation C54
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+
291 tournament games from this position · White wins 48%, draws 29%, Black wins 24%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd2 | 220 | 50% 28% 21% | 2095 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 70 | 40% 30% 30% | 2137 | 2026 |
| Kf1 | 1 | 100% | 1817 | 2016 |
Top games
| Ponkratov, P2608–Grischuk, A2732 | ½-½ | Dvoretsky Mem Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2677–Narayanan, Sl2654 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2023 | 2023 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2678–Negi, P2643 | 0-1 | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Volokitin, And2627–Howell, D2694 | 1-0 | 22nd European Teams | 2019 |
| Mamedov, Rau2709–Lopez Martinez, Josep2584 | 0-1 | 19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 | 2018 |
| Huschenbeth, N2628–Postny, E2615 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2021 |
| Howell, D2712–Hebden, M2490 | ½-½ | 102nd ch-GBR 2015 | 2015 |
| Vitiugov, N2666–Pechac, Jergus2537 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Dardha, Daniel2650–Moroni, L2545 | 1-0 | Sardinia World Open A | 2025 |
| Lu Shanglei2647–Zhu, Jiner2536 | ½-½ | Fujairah Global Superstar | 2025 |
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