Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation

C53

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7

How it went

14 ours · 38 masters

White wins 79% Draws 0% Black wins 21%

Continuations

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Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation C53 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 4

Master games

Gunsberg, Isidor — Alekhine, Alexander 0-1 · 1914
Spasov, Vasil — Lazic, Miroljub 1-0 · 1996
Sveshnikov, Evgeny — Gostisa, Leon 1-0 · 2002
Tolnai, Tibor — Mokry, Karel 1-0 · 1992
Tolnai, Tibor — Mokrý, Karel 1-0 · 1993

Games in Spain

Alsina Leal,D (2525) — Taboas Rodriguez,D (2353) 0-1
Alsina Leal,D (2512) — Hresc,V (2256) 1-0
Alvarez Fernandez,E (2349) — Ashiev,E (2202) 0-1
De Nacimiento Montano,Ang (2291) — Van den Berg,I (2031) 1-0
Machin Arbelo,P (1935) — Freundorfer,J (2068) 1-0
Cadenas Falcon, Carlos (1915) — Jimenez Aguilar, Jose Antonio (1780) 1-0
Moncada Rodriguez,C (1859) — Jimenez Aguilar,J (1884) 1-0
Casares Bonals,Asier (1656) — Deulonder Camins,Xavier (1862) 0-1

This line is also written

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Qe7
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 c3 Qe7
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Bc5 c3 Qe7
e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bc4, Bc5, c3, Qe7