ECO C50

Italian Game

Italian Game is a chess opening classified under ECO C50. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

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

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