Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Giuoco Piano › Italian Game: Classical Variation › Closed Variation › Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation › Italian Game: Classical Variation, Tarrasch Variation
- 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 C53
- Closed Variation C53
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation C53
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Italian Game: Classical Variation, Tarrasch Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Tarrasch Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C53.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 17 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a6 8. h3 Nf6 9. Re1 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C53
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 17
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