Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo C50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O
76 tournament games from this position · White wins 28%, draws 24%, Black wins 49%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3 | 52 | 37% 23% 40% | 1997 | 2026 |
| h3 | 10 | 30% 60% | 1925 | 2025 |
| a3 | 8 | 75% | 1908 | 2019 |
| b3 | 2 | 100% | 1728 | 2018 |
| Re1 | 2 | 100% | 2240 | 2025 |
| Bb3 | 1 | 100% | 1959 | 2012 |
| Nxe5 | 1 | 100% | 1848 | 2022 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2729–So, W2753 | ½-½ | American Cup Champ | 2026 |
| Dubov, Daniil2691–Vokhidov, Shamsiddin2645 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | 2025 |
| Lagno, Kateryna2508–Rakshitta, Ravi2321 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz w | 2026 |
| Tsereteli, T2332–Javakhishvili, L2463 | 0-1 | 75th ch-GEO w 2018 | 2018 |
| Belyakov, B2490–Ioffe, Ilya2240 | ½-½ | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | 2018 |
| Wang, Tongsen2309–Xu, Yi2396 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2016 | 2016 |
| Trkulja, Z2189–Radionov, Timur2285 | 0-1 | Vienna Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Pasztor, F12219–Kende, G2171 | 1-0 | Hungarian National Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Mucha, R2203–Goslawski, M2151 | ½-½ | Malopolska Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Guimaraes, D2216–Manzi, L2101 | 1-0 | 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 | 2013 |
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