C53 — Italian Game: Classical Variation
Open Games & French (C00–C99)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3
Full page: Italian Game: Classical Variation →ECO C53 covers Italian Game: Classical Variation and related lines (Italian Game: Classical Variation, Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation, Italian Game: Bird's Attack, Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation). Main line 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 with variations, statistics, and the best responses.
8 lines under C53
Italian Game: Classical Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7
Italian Game: Bird's Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. b4
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Mestel Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. Bg5
Italian Game: Classical Variation, La Bourdonnais Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Eisinger Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. d5 Nb8 7. d6
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Tarrasch Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a6 8. h3 Nf6 9. Re1