Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Therkatz-Herzog Variation 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 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O 14. Nxh7
11 tournament games from this position · White wins 64%, draws 18%, Black wins 18%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kxh7 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 1975 | 2024 |
| Bf5 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2181 | 2019 |
Top games
| Pijpers, A2366–Ypma, P2179 | 1-0 | 51st Groningen Open A 2013 | 2013 |
| Sadykov, Ra2332–Beliotis, Georgios2212 | 1-0 | 28th Kavala Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Cuhra, M2251–Bjornsson, T2144 | ½-½ | 25th Czech Open A 2014 | 2014 |
| Pazos Gambarrotti, P2020–Sierra Mejia, Juan Pablo2105 | 0-1 | XXXI Feria de las Flores | 2024 |
| Boeren, Jurriaan1979–Goudriaan, Rafael1992 | ½-½ | Dutch Youth U18 2023 | 2023 |
| Latreche, S1972–Levacic, M1994 | 1-0 | 41st Olympiad Women 2014 | 2014 |
| Ivanovic, Milan J1625–Kolchin, Maxim2193 | 0-1 | 2nd Arandjelovac Open | 2023 |
| Dauth, B2332–Schroeder, Ja2539 | 1-0 | Xtracon Chess Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Isik, Esref1813–Koc, Aylin1460 | 1-0 | Turkish Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Dyakov, Vladislav1854–Lazarev, Aleksandr | 1-0 | Chigorin Memorial | 2012 |
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