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Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation

ECO C53 · 83 games

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6

Out of 83 games from this position: White wins 34%, draws 5%, Black wins 61%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
d53339.8%
O-O2428.9%

A further 26 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.