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Italian Game: Classical Variation

ECO C54 · 10,170 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6
49% White6% Draw45% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d45,32552.4%Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack C54
d33,45634.0%Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo C54
O-O6656.5%Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin Gambit C50
b42512.5%Italian Game: Bird's Attack C53
Qe2650.6%
Ng5610.6%
Qc2320.3%
Qb3290.3%
h3170.2%
Bxf7+150.1%
a4120.1%

A further 242 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Italian Game 3. Bc4Italian Game: Giuoco Piano 3... Bc5Italian Game: Classical Variation 4. c3Italian Game: Classical Variation 4... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC54… 5. d37,657Classical Variation, Center AttackC54… 5. d45,325Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional LineC54… 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd43,375Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC54… 5. d3 d63,155Giuoco Piano, Greco's AttackC54… 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc31,868Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern LineC54… 5. d4 exd4 6. e51,665Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern LineC54… 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5894Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main LineC54… 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3669Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6C54… 5. d3 a6432Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz AttackC54… 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5339

All 105 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.