ECO C47

Four Knights Game: Italian Variation

Four Knights Game: Italian Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C47. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • C50: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6

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