Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line C54
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5
2,083 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 35%, Black wins 29%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb5 | 1,791 | 36% 35% 29% | 2250 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 267 | 37% 34% 29% | 2342 | 2026 |
| exf6 | 14 | 21% 71% | 1918 | 2025 |
| Bb3 | 6 | 17% 33% 50% | 1952 | 2025 |
| exd6 | 2 | 100% | 1844 | 2023 |
| cxd4 | 1 | 100% | 2249 | 2017 |
| Bxd5 | 1 | 100% | 1801 | 2020 |
| O-O | 1 | 100% | 1774 | 2023 |
Top games
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Carlsen, M2855 | ½-½ | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2775–Ding Liren2801 | 1-0 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2819–So, W2754 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Svidler, P2749–So, W2810 | ½-½ | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Karjakin, Sergey2783 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2772–Mamedyarov, S2782 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2772–Mamedyarov, S2772 | ½-½ | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2772–Mamedyarov, S2772 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2765–Anand, V2773 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2018 |
| Giri, A2776–So, W2760 | ½-½ | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
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