Openings/Italian Game
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation C53
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7
188 tournament games from this position · White wins 53%, draws 15%, Black wins 31%
Moves
188 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 122 | 54% 32% | 2070 | 2026 |
| d4 | 31 | 65% 19% 16% | 2110 | 2024 |
| d3 | 25 | 36% 20% 44% | 2037 | 2026 |
| b4 | 4 | 75% 25% | 1898 | 2023 |
| Bb3 | 3 | 100% | 2137 | 2016 |
| a4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2130 | 2025 |
Top games
| Haddouche, M2440–Lazic, Mir2464 | 1-0 | 11th Kheireddine Ameyar Mem 2012 | 2012 |
| Alsina Leal, D2525–Taboas Rodriguez, D2353 | 0-1 | Portuguese Top League | 2022 |
| Vorontsov, P2564–Sarkar, J2297 | 1-0 | 12th Philadelphia Int | 2018 |
| El Debs, F2523–Nogueira, I2308 | 1-0 | 83rd ch-BRA 2017 | 2017 |
| Smirnov, Ant2527–Brown, An2293 | 1-0 | ch-AUS 2018 | 2018 |
| Janzelj, T2472–Todorovic, Gn2296 | 1-0 | 23rd ch-EUR Indiv 2023 | 2023 |
| Alsina Leal, D2512–Hresc, V2256 | 1-0 | 36th Pula Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Vucinic, G2439–Novoselski, Z2323 | ½-½ | 1st League Central-SRB 2016 | 2016 |
| Lillo Castay, V2377–Djuric, S2383 | 0-1 | TCh-CAT Gp2 2018 | 2018 |
| Zeng, C2532–Zhao, Zhouqiao Chn2223 | ½-½ | ch-CHN Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
Italian Game variations
Italian GameC50Anti-Fried Liver DefenseC50Paris DefenseC50Rousseau GambitC50Blackburne-Kostić GambitC50Giuoco PianoC50Hungarian DefenseC50Two Knights DefenseC55Giuoco PianissimoC50Rosentreter GambitC50Evans GambitC51Classical VariationC53Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC56Two Knights Defense, Knight AttackC57Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini GambitC50Jerome GambitC50Evans Gambit, Fontaine CountergambitC51Evans Gambit, Hein CountergambitC51Scotch Invitation DeclinedC56Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50Evans Gambit DeclinedC51Classical VariationC54Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55