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C5413 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo

The Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo is a chess opening classified under ECO code C54 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 7 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black q
Black r
Black k
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
Black n
5
Black b
Black p
4
White b
White p
3
White p
White p
White n
2
White p
White p
White n
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
White q
e
f
White r
g
White k
h

Resulting Position