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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Two Knights Defense C55
- Modern Bishop's Opening C55
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Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
Overview
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C50.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C50
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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