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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. Two Knights Defense C55
  7. Italian Game: Two Knights Defense C55
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C54

Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack

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Overview

Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack 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.

Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3, after 19 plies of opening development.

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

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ECO code
C54
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
19
Parent
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense

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