C56 · Open · a plan for White
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Bc54.O-ONf65.d4exd46.e5d57.exf6dxc48.Re1+Be69.fxg7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack Accepted40k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
Rg8100%40k43%
Rf80.1%437%
Qd50%190%
Qf60%40%
Qd70%333%
Qc80%30%
Kd70%1100%
Qd60%10%
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Harvey, Marcus R (2349) – Borisek, J. (2576)Dimitrov, R. (2494) – Enchev, I. (2409)Ponkratov, P. (2604) – Pastukhov, I. (2230)Kulhanek, Tomas (2441) – Sodoma, Jan (2376)Labra Carreno, Martin (2360) – Araya, Mario (2395)Konnyu, Janos (2316) – Hajnal, Zoltan (2400)Caruso, Augusto (2247) – Diermair, Andreas (2432)Sammour Hasbun, Jorge E (2270) – Kreiman, Boris (2400)Heroes of this opening Harvey, Marcus R · Dimitrov, R. · Ponkratov, P. · Kulhanek, Tomas
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The Italian Game is in the Göttingen manuscript and Polerio's notebooks — chess players have been putting the bishop on c4 for more than four centuries. It fell out of top-level fashion for decades, then returned as a main weapon of Carlsen and Caruana, proving the oldest plans still bite.
- Family
- Italian Game
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C56
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. fxg7
GambitSharpAggressiveClassical
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