Chess Openings·Italian Game, Giuoco Pianissimo

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Italian Game, Giuoco Pianissimo

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3

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Pieces, not pawns, are the ones that take the open squares. One of the oldest and most trodden paths in the game. Of the four central squares, pawns stand on e4 · e5. Nothing has been captured yet. White has castled.

The position

Length
11 moves
To move
Black
Legal replies
40
Minor pieces out
White 2 · Black 3
Material
level
Castling rights left
kq
FEN
r1bqk2r/ppp2ppp/2np1n2/2b1p3/2B1P3/2PP1N2/PP3PPP/RNBQ1RK1 b kq - 0 6

Move by move

Each move spelled out: which piece went from where to where.

  1. 1.e4White: Pawn e2→e4
  2. 1…e5Black: Pawn e7→e5
  3. 2.Nf3White: Knight g1→f3
  4. 2…Nc6Black: Knight b8→c6
  5. 3.Bc4White: Bishop f1→c4
  6. 3…Bc5Black: Bishop f8→c5
  7. 4.d3White: Pawn d2→d3
  8. 4…Nf6Black: Knight g8→f6
  9. 5.O-OWhite: King e1→g1 (castling)
  10. 5…d6Black: Pawn d7→d6
  11. 6.c3White: Pawn c2→c3

Nearby lines

first 6 moves shared

Italian Game, Evans Gambit…b4Italian Game, Giuoco Piano…c3 Nf6 d4 exd4Italian Game…Nf3 Nc6 Bc4Italian Game, Two Knights Defence…Nf6Italian Game, Hungarian Defence…Be7Blackburne Shilling Gambit…Nd4

Common questions

Q. What are the moves of Italian Game, Giuoco Pianissimo?

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3

Q. Which family does it belong to?

Open Game — Everything that starts 1.e4 e5.

Q. Who is to move next?

After 11 moves it is Black to move.