Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation C58
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3
100 tournament games from this position · White wins 37%, draws 22%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h6 | 79 | 33% 22% 46% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Nxc4 | 10 | 60% 30% | 1992 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2204 | 2025 |
| Nxd5 | 2 | 100% | 1799 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 2 | 100% | 2100 | 2026 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2036 | 2019 |
| Bd6 | 1 | 100% | 2013 | 2016 |
| e4 | 1 | 100% | 1739 | 2017 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 2501 | 2023 |
Top games
| Zeng, C2561–Vidit, S2707 | 0-1 | 18th Asian Continental | 2019 |
| Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar2537–Jones, G2639 | ½-½ | LCC Superblitz GpC | 2024 |
| Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar2541–Van Foreest, Lucas2522 | ½-½ | 39th ECC Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Zeng, C2577–Saydaliev, Saidakbar2426 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Zeng, C2561–Kojima, S2400 | 1-0 | 18th Asian Continental | 2019 |
| Sousa, H2243–Grigoryan, K22654 | 0-1 | Portugal Open Rapid 2020 | 2020 |
| Harsh, Suresh2390–Tadic, Stefan2424 | 1-0 | 18th Paracin Open A 2025 | 2025 |
| Kim, Alex2464–Guimaraes, D2322 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Druska, J2355–Biolek, R12429 | ½-½ | 25th Czech Open A 2014 | 2014 |
| Peng, Li Min2562–Asllani, Muhamet2219 | 1-0 | Balkan & Prishtina Open | 2024 |
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