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Tree path 11 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Giuoco Piano › Italian Game: Classical Variation › Italian Game: Classical Variation › Center Attack › Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line › Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line › Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Italian Game C50
  6. Giuoco Piano C50
  7. Italian Game: Classical Variation C53
  8. Italian Game: Classical Variation C54
  9. Center Attack C54
  10. Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line C54
  11. Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line C54
  12. Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation C54 you are here
C54

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation

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Overview

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen Variation is a sacrificial opening line filed under ECO C54 in the Open Games group. The defining idea is the early concession of material to seize the initiative and unbalance the position.

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 16 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

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ECO code
C54
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
16
Parent
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line

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