Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation C56
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5
98 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 30%, Black wins 38%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 53 | 28% 26% 45% | 2095 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 44 | 36% 34% 30% | 2127 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 1 | 100% | 1624 | 2023 |
Top games
| Tomczak, J2588–Bartel, Mat2609 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Lagno, Kateryna2515–Tomashevsky, E2681 | 1-0 | Chess Stars 5.0 Blitz | 2025 |
| Tomczak, J2588–Buhmann, R2584 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Piscopo, P2399–Fressinet, L2668 | 0-1 | 14th Balagna Rapid KO | 2017 |
| Lagno, Kateryna2515–Goryachkina, A2546 | 1-0 | Monaco WGP 2025 | 2025 |
| Pakhomov, A2343–Trjapishko, A2490 | 0-1 | TCh-RUS Major League 2017 | 2017 |
| Hector, J2463–Rostgaard, T2332 | 1-0 | OBRO International 2022 | 2022 |
| Olcum, A2320–Priasmoro, Novendra2452 | 0-1 | 3rd Sat Djenovici Feb GM | 2019 |
| Fernandez Barrera, V2328–Quintin Navarro, A2420 | 0-1 | TCh-ESP 2nd Div 2018 | 2018 |
| Shen, Shiyan2184–Gao Rui2561 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2018 | 2018 |
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