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C5413 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Cracow Variation

The Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Cracow Variation 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. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position