Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
Italian Game: Giuoco Piano (C50) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5. In 16,352 games between strong players, White wins 37%, 27% are drawn and Black wins 36%; the most played move is 4.c3 (43%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- ECO
- C50
- Games between strong players
- 16,352
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.c3 | 43% (7,003) | Italian Game: Classical Variation | |
| 4.O-O | 24% (3,947) | – | |
| 4.d3 | 22% (3,655) | Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo | |
| 4.b4 | 6% (911) | Italian Game: Evans Gambit | |
| 4.Nc3 | 3% (532) | – | |
| 4.d4 | 1% (161) | Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Italian Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4
- Italian Game: Classical Variation 7,003 games
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo 3,667 games
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit 911 games
- Italian Game: Deutz Gambit 674 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with h6 665 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5 391 games
- Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit 161 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Albin Gambit 143 games
More Italian Game lines
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 18,433 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening 13,374 games
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal 10,039 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 7,467 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack 3,250 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation 3,093 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense 2,567 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack 2,526 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 2,397 games
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation 2,035 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line 1,412 games
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit 1,308 games
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