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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Yankovich Variation C58

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. Nfd2

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Variations of this family

NameECOMain line length
Italian GameC505 plies
Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver DefenseC506 plies
Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić GambitC506 plies
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin GambitC509 plies
Italian Game: Deutz GambitC509 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC507 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC5011 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC5010 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco PianissimoC5011 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal VariationC5011 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois VariationC5010 plies
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights VariationC509 plies

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