Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, de Riviere Defense C56
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7
55 tournament games from this position · White wins 53%, draws 11%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 31 | 52% 39% | 1997 | 2024 |
| Re1 | 13 | 62% 31% | 1994 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 11 | 45% 18% 36% | 2064 | 2026 |
Top games
| Nigmatov, Ortik2440–Atakishiyev, Elmar2349 | ½-½ | Aeroflot Open A 2024 | 2024 |
| Abdulla, K2269–Romanishin, O2502 | 0-1 | Baku Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Spyropoulos, Nikolaos2434–Kouskoutis, Georgios-Alexandros2292 | 1-0 | 49th TCh-GRE 2022 | 2022 |
| Skytte, R2356–Larsen, Ka2208 | 1-0 | Danish Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Takawira, Erick2153–Makoto, R2403 | 0-1 | South African Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Lauridsen, Jm2304–Larsen, Ka2208 | 1-0 | Danish Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Colijn, S2277–Saypuri, Srithan2175 | 1-0 | II Janos Rigo Mem IM 2023 | 2023 |
| Wagner, Han12106–Gheng, J2309 | 0-1 | 31st Staufer-Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Mihajlov, Seb2387–Young, Al2000 | 1-0 | 35th ECC Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Stanojoski, Z2435–Aleksovski, A1947 | 1-0 | Open ch-MKD 2016 | 2016 |
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