Italian Game: Giuoco Piano
The 'quiet game'. Solid development with Bc4 and c3.
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1. e4 › Italian Game › Giuoco Piano
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Sequence
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc5
Possible Variations91
4. b448 variations
4. c331 variations
4. O-O6 variations
4. d34 variations
4. Bxf7+Jerome Gambit4. Bxf7+
4. d4Rosentreter Gambit4. d4
Other Openings1
Nc3Four Knights GameItalian Variation
About this opening
The Giuoco Piano (3.Bc4 Bc5), literally “quiet game”, is one of the oldest known openings. Both sides develop their pieces harmoniously and contest the center with c3 and d4, or more slowly with d3 in the Giuoco Pianissimo that is very fashionable today. This patient handling of the central pawns makes it an ideal training ground for positional principles.