← All Openings
C5423 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Krause Variation

The Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Krause 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 12 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Kf6 12. f3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

8
Black r
Black b
Black q
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black k
5
Black p
White n
4
Black n
White p
Black n
3
White q
White p
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
d
e
White k
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position