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Italian Game — opening family

187 catalogued lines · ECO C50–C59

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

Bc5 · 117Nf6 · 54Be7 · 2Nd4 · 1d6 · 1f5 · 1h6 · 1

All 187 lines

NameECOMain line length
Italian GameC505 plies
Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver DefenseC506 plies
Italian Game: Rousseau GambitC506 plies
Italian Game: Paris DefenseC506 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianoC506 plies
Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić GambitC506 plies
Italian Game: Hungarian DefenseC506 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights DefenseC556 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC507 plies
Italian Game: Rosentreter GambitC507 plies
Italian Game: Evans GambitC517 plies
Italian Game: Classical VariationC537 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC557 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC567 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight AttackC577 plies
Italian Game: Jerome GambitC507 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini GambitC508 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fontaine CountergambitC518 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Hein CountergambitC518 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Invitation DeclinedC568 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC508 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit DeclinedC518 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed VariationC538 plies
Italian Game: Classical VariationC548 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC558 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal VariationC578 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit AcceptedC518 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler CounterattackC578 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz GambitC578 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit DeclinedC519 plies
Italian Game: Bird's AttackC539 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center AttackC549 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC549 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin GambitC509 plies
Italian Game: Deutz GambitC509 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights VariationC509 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Cordel VariationC519 plies
Italian Game: Scotch GambitC569 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux VariationC569 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois VariationC5010 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6C5410 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5410 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, with d5C5410 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC5510 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice LineC579 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding VariationC5310 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice LineC579 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Stone-Ware VariationC5110 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen VariationC5110 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell DefenseC5110 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mayet DefenseC5110 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main LineC5210 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Janowski DefenseC5610 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad VariationC5710 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC5010 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, de Riviere DefenseC5610 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange AttackC5610 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fritz VariationC5710 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Kloss GambitC5710 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio DefenseC5810 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights DefenseC5510 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit AcceptedC5610 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin VariationC5411 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter VariationC5111 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5411 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5C5411 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5411 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC5011 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal VariationC5011 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Mestel VariationC5311 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern LineC5411 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Dubov ItalianC5411 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC5011 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow VariationC5211 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird GambitC5611 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange AttackC5611 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky VariationC5811 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6C5412 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5412 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5412 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Traditional LineC5411 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Lolli AttackC5711 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein DefenseC5212 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Leonhardt CountergambitC5212 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern LineC5412 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5412 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5412 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5412 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6C5412 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson GambitC5611 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice GambitC5711 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check LineC5811 plies
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense, Tartakower VariationC5012 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation, Cordel LineC5112 plies
Italian Game: Evans GambitC5212 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Laroche VariationC5212 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange AttackC5612 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver AttackC5711 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hirschbach VariationC5112 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Lange VariationC5112 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Pierce DefenseC5212 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais VariationC5312 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Spielmann DefenseC5612 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Pincus VariationC5712 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5413 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Eisinger VariationC5313 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5413 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5413 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sokolsky VariationC5213 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower AttackC5213 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5413 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5413 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Krause VariationC5613 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5414 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5414 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a4 a5C5414 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation, Kurkin GambitC5713 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco PianissimoC5414 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Canal VariationC5613 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Lasker DefenseC5214 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Alapin-Steinitz VariationC5214 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sanders-Alapin VariationC5214 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Cracow VariationC5413 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Greco's AttackC5413 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Johner DefenseC5214 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Dufresne DefenseC5214 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen DefenseC5214 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mieses DefenseC5214 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised DefenseC5214 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights DefenseC5514 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, King March LineC5713 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Waller AttackC5215 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Richardson AttackC5215 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fritz, Gruber VariationC5715 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Harding VariationC5115 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Vasquez VariationC5115 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen AttackC5615 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights DefenseC5815 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubow VariationC5815 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense, Main LineC5116 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Anderssen VariationC5416 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Tarrasch VariationC5317 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle DefenseC5916 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Main LineC5417 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Colman VariationC5816 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Main LineC5416 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Greco VariationC5416 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Blackburne VariationC5816 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Morphy AttackC5117 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Rosentreter VariationC5417 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Steinitz VariationC5917 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Hicken VariationC5117 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim VariationC5417 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Therkatz AttackC5417 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack AcceptedC5617 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Paoli VariationC5817 plies
Italian Game: Evans GambitC5118 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Maróczy VariationC5818 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman DefenseC5618 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky VariationC5618 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Ulvestad VariationC5119 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Göring AttackC5119 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser AttackC5119 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Yankovich VariationC5819 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Paulsen VariationC5120 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen AttackC5419 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Steinitz VariationC5419 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring VariationC5920 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Aitken VariationC5419 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Bernstein VariationC5420 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Steinitz VariationC5121 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Levenfish VariationC5221 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Main LineC5221 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Compromised Defense, Potter VariationC5221 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack, Long VariationC5621 plies
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main LineC5621 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt VariationC5722 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein VariationC5622 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knorre VariationC5923 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Moeller-Bayonet AttackC5423 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Pavlov VariationC5123 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Krause VariationC5423 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fraser-Mortimer AttackC5125 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky AttackC5625 plies
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mortimer-Evans GambitC5126 plies
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger VariationC5626 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Therkatz-Herzog VariationC5427 plies