ECO C53

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C53. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7.

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

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7. 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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