Italian Game: Giuoco Piano (C50)

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Openings Directory / Italian Game: Giuoco Piano

Target Position

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Engine Eval: +0.10

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 44.0% Draws: 29.0% Black Wins: 27.0%

Strategic Overview

The Italian Game: Giuoco Piano (ECO code C50) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
UCI Move Path
e2e4 e7e5 g1f3 b8c6 f1c4 f8c5
Repertoire Training

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