Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz Attack C54
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5
216 tournament games from this position · White wins 27%, draws 22%, Black wins 50%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bf6 | 124 | 27% 22% 51% | 2063 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 71 | 23% 25% 52% | 2086 | 2026 |
| Ne7 | 15 | 40% 47% | 1913 | 2024 |
| O-O | 3 | 100% | 1977 | 2020 |
| Na5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2145 | 2018 |
| Nd6 | 1 | 100% | 2111 | 2016 |
Top games
| Beerdsen, Thomas2496–L'Ami, E2627 | 0-1 | Bundesliga 2023-24 | 2024 |
| Chen, Qi b2485–Zhang Pengxiang2564 | 0-1 | TCh-CHN DivA Rapid | 2022 |
| Braun, Christi22402–Janssen, Ru2534 | 1-0 | Dutch League 2021-22 | 2022 |
| Poetsch, H2433–Rohith, Krishna S2484 | ½-½ | 42nd Cappelle Open 2026 | 2026 |
| Oros, R2302–Zubov, A Ukr2604 | 0-1 | Lviv Rapid Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Ivekovic, Z2409–Cvitan, O2487 | ½-½ | 26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 | 2017 |
| Ziatdinov, R2252–Aleksandrov, A2590 | 0-1 | Bhopal International Open | 2018 |
| Kulon, K2379–Koellner, Ruben Gideon2454 | 0-1 | 43rd St Veit Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Zylka, Stanislaw2374–Kosakowski, Jakub2452 | 0-1 | PGNiG Polish Cup Elblag | 2022 |
| Redzisz, Michal2263–Horvath, Dominik2542 | ½-½ | European Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
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