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C56 · Open · a plan for White

Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Nf64.d4d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined320k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
dxe560%191k60%
O-O11%35k54%
Ng57.7%25k63%
d56.7%21k54%
Nc36.2%20k59%
Bg53.8%12k51%
c32.2%7.2k56%
h31.1%3.4k56%
Bb50.6%1.9k49%
Bxf7+0.6%1.9k49%
Famous games in this line85 master games
Aronian, L. (2782)Artemiev, V. (2699)20211–0Praggnanandhaa, R. (2768)Dubov, Daniil (2674)20250–1Duda, J.. (2729)Artemiev, V.. (2709)2021½–½So, W. (2752)Yakubboev, Nodirbek (2666)20241–0Vidit, S. (2724)Nihal, Sarin (2670)20220–1Sindarov, Javokhir (2677)Bologan, V. (2598)20241–0Aronian, L. (2729)Sosa, T ARG (2515)20241–0Idani, P. (2633)Dardha, Daniel (2580)2023½–½
Heroes of this opening Aronian, L. · Dubov, Daniil · So, W. · Nihal, Sarin
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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.

Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C56
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 d6
Classical
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