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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Giuoco Piano C50
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo C54 you are here
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Overview
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C54), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 to reach the canonical position.
The line refines Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 2 documented sub-systems: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C54
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
- Parent
- Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Variations (2)
Show all 5 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 13-ply
- C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 13-ply
- C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 14-ply
- C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 14-ply
- C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 14-ply