C50: Giuoco Piano, four knights variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6

Giuoco Piano, four knights variation

C50 Sub-variants:

Italian Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4

Blackburne shilling gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxe5 Qg5 5. Nxf7 Qxg2 6. Rf1 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Nf3+

Rousseau gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5

Hungarian defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7

Hungarian defence, Tartakower variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ne4

Giuoco Piano
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5

Giuoco Piano, four knights variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6

Giuoco Piano, Jerome gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+

Giuoco Pianissimo
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3

Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4

Giuoco Pianissimo
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6

Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian four knights variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3

Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5

Overview

Games on Database:

7477

Last Played:

Mar 2025

Overall score:

38.7%

20%

41.2%

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Played frequently by:

White
Anita Ruedel	14 games
Marthe Benzen	12 games
Nadine Bonfert	11 games

Black
Anita Ruedel	11 games
Marthe Benzen	9 games
NA NA	7 games

Possible continuations:

5. d3

4727

41.5 %

21.5 %

37.1 %

5. O-O

1990

33.5 %

18.8 %

47.6 %

5. Ng5

340

35.9 %

52.4 %

5. h3

192

39.6 %

16.1 %

44.3 %

5. a3

75

30.7 %

24 %

45.3 %

5. Nxe5

42

23.8 %

66.7 %

5. Nd5

22

22.7 %

31.8 %

45.5 %

5. d4

22

31.8 %

54.5 %

5. Qe2

14

35.7 %

57.1 %

5. b3

12

58.3 %

41.7 %

5. Bb5

9

22.2 %

44.4 %

33.3 %

5. Bb3

9

44.4 %

44.4 %

5. Nh4

4

25 %

75 %

5. Na4

4

100 %

5. Bd5

3

33.3 %

66.7 %

5. Rf1

3

33.3 %

33.3 %

33.3 %

5. b4

2

100 %

5. Nb5

2

100 %