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Italian Game: Classical Variation (C53)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3

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Italian Game: Classical Variation (ECO C53) is a chess opening starting with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3. See its main lines, common continuations, and win/draw/loss statistics from real games.

Common Continuations
Qe7
Italian Game: Classical Variation, Closed Variation
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Nf6
Italian Game: Classical Variation
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