Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation C53
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6
117 tournament games from this position · White wins 44%, draws 23%, Black wins 33%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h3 | 42 | 29% 33% 38% | 2175 | 2026 |
| Bb5 | 24 | 71% 21% | 2290 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 18 | 50% 44% | 2285 | 2026 |
| O-O | 16 | 25% 25% 50% | 2131 | 2026 |
| d5 | 8 | 63% 25% | 2186 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 1986 | 2024 |
| Ng5 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1845 | 2022 |
| Qb3 | 1 | 100% | 2279 | 2025 |
Top games
| Wei Yi2753–Piorun, K2557 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Iordachescu, V2614–Rapport, R2680 | ½-½ | 2nd Danube Rapid Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Bosiocic, Mari2599–Gareev, T2569 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Liang, Awonder2648–Escalante Ramirez, Brian2485 | 1-0 | 52nd Annual World Open | 2024 |
| Hakobyan, Aram2623–Malek, Jan2499 | 1-0 | 24th ch-EUR Indiv 2024 | 2024 |
| Svane, R2615–Petenyi, T2463 | 1-0 | 21st ch-EUR Indiv 2021 | 2021 |
| Navara, D2657–Schneider, Il2417 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2025 |
| Baidetskyi, Valentin2519–Ivanisevic, I2544 | ½-½ | 2nd Bundesliga Sud 24-25 | 2025 |
| Bogner, S2549–Baidetskyi, Valentin2498 | 1-0 | Mitropa Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Tan, Zhongyi2535–Lagno, Kateryna2508 | 0-1 | FIDE Women Candidates | 2026 |
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