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  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Italian Game C50
  6. Giuoco Piano C50
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C54

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5

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Overview

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5 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 11 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. c3.

It is a variation of Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C54
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
11
Parent
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano

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Sister lines that share the same parent Italian Game: Giuoco Piano:

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