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C5621 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line

The Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack, Main Line is a chess opening classified under ECO code C56 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 11 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bd2 Qd5 11. Bg5. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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

Resulting Position