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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
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Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Overview
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C54.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 13 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo.
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- ECO code
- C54
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
- Direct variations
- 2
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