C50Open
Italian Game
Main Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
Overview
One of the oldest openings in chess. White develops the bishop to an active diagonal targeting f7. Leads to open, tactical positions. The Giuoco Piano (3...Bc5) and Two Knights Defense (3...Nf6) are Black's main replies.
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Open chess.rodeo ↗Related Openings
C53Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
C51Italian Game: Evans Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
C55Two Knights Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
C60Ruy López (Spanish Opening)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
C78Ruy López: Morphy Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
C65Ruy López: Berlin Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6