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C5419 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack

The Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack 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 10 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position