Chess Openings·Italian Game, Giuoco Piano

Open Game

Italian Game, Giuoco Piano

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+

Step through

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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 d4 · e4. 2 pieces have left the board. Neither side has castled yet. The last move gives check.

The position

Length
12 moves
To move
White
Legal replies
7
Minor pieces out
White 2 · Black 3
Material
level
Castling rights left
KQkq
FEN
r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/8/1bBPP3/5N2/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 1 7

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.c3White: Pawn c2→c3
  8. 4…Nf6Black: Knight g8→f6
  9. 5.d4White: Pawn d2→d4
  10. 5…exd4Black: Pawn e5→d4 (capture)
  11. 6.cxd4White: Pawn c3→d4 (capture)
  12. 6…Bb4+Black: Bishop c5→b4 (check)

Nearby lines

first 6 moves shared

Italian Game, Evans Gambit…b4Italian Game, Giuoco Pianissimo…d3 Nf6 O-O d6Italian 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 Piano?

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+

Q. Which family does it belong to?

Open Game — Everything that starts 1.e4 e5.

Q. Who is to move next?

After 12 moves it is White to move.