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Italians (mixed) d3's Played Fredthebear's Piano
Compiled by Retarf
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Battlegrounds of the Romans...

The intent is to collect games that contain d3 instead of d4. White may play c3 or Nc3 with d3. Fredthebear has zipped through a ton of Italian games of all varieties. Italian games with various move orders are easy to misplace, and some are mislabeled originally.

This collection has not been completely edited since changes were made, so a mix still exists. For example, the Evans Gambits need removed, but they're not hurting anything for now.

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

Giuoco Piano (Canal Variation)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5

Giuoco Piano (Cracow Variation)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1

Giuoco Piano (Evans Gambit)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4

Giuoco Piano (Evans Gambit-Compromised Defense) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3

Giuoco Piano (Moller Attack)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5

Giuoco Piano (Pianissimo)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3

Giuoco Piano (Rousseau)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5

"Gioachino Greco (1600 – 1634) was an Italian chess player and writer who recorded some of the earliest known chess games. He was the first to use the initials NN to describe an anonymous opponent and his writings are said to have influenced many future Grandmasters. His rivals and chess comrades of the day were Ruy Lopez de Segura and Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, both legendary and influential players in their own right. Mikhail Botvinnik considered Greco to be the first professional chess player.

He played chess during the age of the "Italian Romantic Style", for which he studied the Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4) and published his analysis in the form of short games around 1625. These games are regarded as classics of early chess literature and some are still taught to beginners today. What a legacy – to continue influencing the chess community almost 400 years later!"

-- pakchess.org

* Don't Shoot the Piano Player! DO NOT Shoot the Piano Player! Game Collection: "Don't Shoot the Piano Player!"

Italian, Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0 3...Nd4 is bad
C Luciani vs M Petrovic, 2001 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense; 5 mover: Bxf7+ followed by Ng5+
Lusgin vs A L Ioffe, 1968 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Not Unpin - Know this pattern: Bxf7+ followed by Ng5+ miniature
L Monosson vs M Fauque, 1935 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Italian, Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1Don't grab that pawn!
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1911 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

Italian, Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1 Running won't help
Kozelek vs Holzmann, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0 Gain time&space
F Palmiotto vs R Hirsch, 1988 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit Accepted?! (C50) 1-0
Franz Schett vs B Schoerghuber, 2000 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0

Dr. Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825) Direct ancestor of Immortal Game
T Bowdler vs H Conway, 1788 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 1-0, Bxf7+, Ng5+ Q trap
E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def (C24) 1-0 Sacs+ K, discover Q
Tiviakov vs T Roussel-Roozmon, 2009 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 0-1 Pawn roller
Short vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Anderssen Def Copycat (C25) 1-0 The Ns dig in
Blackburne vs Bird, 1895 
(C25) Vienna, 44 moves, 1-0

A Black Evan's Gambit: Q+ sac, Dbl check, Reti's # before Reti
J Schulten vs Horwitz, 1846 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Napoleon Attack (C20) 1-0 Declines repetition of position
P Dimitrov vs N Vlashki, 2008 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Damiano Gambit Chigorin Gambit (C40) 1-0Black Q is trapped
J Krejcik vs R Muenz, 1911 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit, Pseudo 4 Knights (C40) 1-0 Smothered Mate Mini
Kranzle vs Krause, 1939 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

P-K4 McConnell Defense (C40) 1-0 Qf6 is a common trap square
Koltanowski vs W Nolan, 1960 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

A different ending to the same Philidor Defense book trap (C41)
Y Rantanen vs T Tuomala, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

An early Philidor, pry open the h-file, back rank mate
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Alapin-Blackburne G (C41) 0-1Dangerous dbl attack
J Szigeti vs L Deak, 1988 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense vs Italian c3, d3(C41) 1-0 Smothered Q is next
F de la Paz Perdomo vs A H Wohl, 2001 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense 4.c3, 7.d3 (C41) 0-1 Discovered+ coming
A Bollengier vs G Olarasu, 1994 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 More than one threat
Tg Zulkifli vs W Lai, 1992 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) 1-0 R is immune from capture
Rublevsky vs Jakovenko, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

K's Knight Opening (C44) 0-1 Instructive 3.Bd3? catastrophe
Mohishunder vs Cochrane, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Three Knights Opening: Steinitz Def (C46) 0-1 Black won on time
Paulsen vs Steinitz, 1870 
(C46) Three Knights, 37 moves, 0-1

Three Knights 3...Bb4 (C46) 1-0 Legall's Mate w/2 Ns & 2 Bs
W Pollock vs E Hall, 1890 
(C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: (C46) 0-1 Double Rook Sacs
J M de Oliveira Gomes vs J G Caetano Netto, 1942 
(C46) Three Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Good to know miniature w/Legal's Mate
A Cheron vs Jeanloz, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0

Italian (C50) 0-1 Typical attack, first smothered mate
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: General (C50) 1-0 Legall's Mate
F Knauer vs H Boehm, 1995 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0

Italian (C50) 1-0 The old center pawn fork trick pays off big!
R Kohoutova vs K Stodolova, 1995 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0

Latvian G. /Giuoco Pianissimo. Lucchini Gambit(C50) 0-1 P mate
M General vs Dubois, 1850 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

11...Qh1+! is a decoy which sets up a double check and mate
Schwartz vs C Hartlaub, 1918 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo 4d3 d6 5Ng5 Qf6 (C50) 0-1 f3 is futile
NN vs Philip Stamma, 1737  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 Black K walk
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Italian (C50) 0-1 Unsound attack on f7
E Geake vs Kolisch, 1860 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo d3, Be3 vs Nge7 (C50)1-0 3 piece attack on f7
L Kottnauerova vs L Vilimova, 1992 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50)1-0 KEG annotates!
Blackburne vs G Marco, 1901 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 0-1 Fire on the g-file!
Boucek vs Duras, 1902 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game 5.d3 (C50) 0-1 Demolition on kingside
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Italian Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1Fishing pole into Legal's #
Fucini vs Olivari, 1895 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 Deflection, Q fork
Kasimdzhanov vs Ganguly, 2004 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1 keypusher tells us
Staunton vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 Tremendous!
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 1-0

Italian Game 5.d3 (C50) 1-0 Roaming Queens
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo 4.d3; The Chess World 1867/68, p. 451
S Loyd vs S Rosenthal, 1867 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian Game 5.d3 (C50) 1/2-1/2 Black has outside passer
Giri vs Nakamura, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Classical Variation (C53) 1-0 Battery on h-file
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical Var (C53) 1-0 B-N-Q mating pattern vs. h6
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 1-0 f6 and g5 lose!!
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Hook Mate
C Stanley vs Morphy, 1857 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 casual
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1

Game 62 in A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical Giuoco Pianissimo (C53)1-0 2 free pawns
Kasparov vs O Tsekouras, 2001 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo 5.d3 (C53) 1-0 Simple outnumber the defender
Kasparov vs G P Gomez, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo 5.d3 (C53) 1-0 Blockade, Rob the pin
Kasparov vs A Queiroz, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening 4.d3, 7.c3 (C55) 1-0
Kasparov vs Morozevich, 1995 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 N on rim, R sac
Kasparov vs S Matabeek, 1995 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Remove Def
Kasparov vs D Johnson, 1998
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Festival
Kasparov vs Timman, 1999 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 59 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Bird's Attack (C53) 1-0 Famous Reinfeld # puzzle
Bird vs Burn, 1886 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Bird's Attack (C53) 0-1Pawn pushing on both sides
Bird vs Zukertort, 1882 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Bird's Attack c3-b4-d3 (C53) 0-1 Endgame blunder
Bird vs Zukertort, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 90 moves, 0-1

Italian, Bird's Attack c3, b4, d3 (C53) 1/2-Dbl R sac 4Arabian
Bird vs Englisch, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game (C50) 0-1 3 minors mate king w/aid of Q & R sacs
NN vs W Curran, 1876 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game (C50) 1-0Philidor's Legacy is a Q sac, smothered #
Koltanowski vs M Hofferbert, 1947 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal(C50) 1/2- Opposite Bs Ending
Areshchenko vs Eljanov, 2015
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

4N Italian 6.d3; It's good to copy Capablanca, right?
Capablanca vs NN, 1918 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian 4 Knts Copycat (C50) 0-1 Pin perils
V Green vs Steinitz, 1863 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Copycat (C50) 0-1 Pawn fork
Loewenthal vs Staunton, 1851 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Resembles Giuoco Pianissimo (C55) Kside Attack!
A Kosten vs M Hebden, 1987 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Chess variants (000) 1-0 Open diagonals and pins are powerful!
Tarrasch vs Sergel, 1891 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Giving Q odds still produces K walk
W Potter vs NN, 1870 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo (C54) 0-1 A painful pawn push pulls his teeth
G Von Schenk vs Kramnik, 1996 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Variation (C54) 1-0
H Papamichail vs G Pashos, 2001
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0

Italian, ClassicalGreco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack(C54) 1-0
Euwe vs J J O'Hanlon, 1919 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0 Full development
Euwe vs W Craig, 1919 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional (C54) 1-0 2 Pins
Euwe vs K Jutte, 1927 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Classical Greco Gambit Traditional (C54) 1-0 Overlooked
J Schoepe vs E Jost, 1987 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0

Impressive miniature using a decoy sacrifice and pawn mate
Busnardo vs NN, 1590 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit (C54) 1-0 Climb the vine
Robson vs R Hess, 2012 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Standard Quick DrawItalian Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack
Estrin vs Kholmov, 1955 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian, Classical Greco Gambit Mason G (C54) Bxh6-Qxh6 penetra
F B Jacobsen vs Kirill Fedchuk, 2015
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Lasting pins are painful
Blackburne / Steel vs Zukertort / Hoffer, 1881 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) Quick 1/2-1/2
Kramnik vs Anand, 1989 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) ·
Shankland vs Sevian, 2015 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo Main line
Karpov vs Yusupov, 1986 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 61 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0
A Dgebuadze vs T Timman, 2006
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 61 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0
M Jarabinsky vs M Cesaro, 2009
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Take it or leave it
J Furhoff vs Nyback, 2007 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: 2 Knights Def (C55) 0-1 Reinfeld puzzle
J Smith vs G H Derrickson, 1860 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 0-1 Concentrated
Tagansky vs I Glazkov, 1975 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Defense. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 10...NxRa1
H Steiner vs C Sensenig, 1945 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack (C57) 1/2-1/2
V Kirillov vs I Zilber, 1957
(C57) Two Knights, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two Knights Def. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57)1-0
P Leisebein vs Wolfgang Pohl, 1990 
(C57) Two Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

2Knights Def. Traxler Counterattack K March (C57) 1-0 Whewooie$
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983 
(C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 0-1 Boden's #
Ajeeb vs C Devide, 1888 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

2Knights Def. Traxler Cntrattack K March (C57) 0-1 Open h-file
K Dietrich vs J Hempel, 1966 
(C57) Two Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

If White doesn't find 6.Bf1,h6; 7.Nxf7,Kxf7; 8.dxc6,Bc5; 9.Be2
K Burger vs Zweiburg, 1964 
(C57) Two Knights, 21 moves, 0-1

2Knights Def. Traxler Cntrattack N sac line (C57) 0-1 Wrangled
Estrin vs J Nun, 1965 
(C57) Two Knights, 16 moves, 0-1

Two Knts Def Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 0-1 Q sac, Greco #
Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

-Two Knights Def Ponziani-Steinitz G- 0-1 13 moves Interference
Van den Behaerdt vs D Gedult, 1971 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

-Two Knights Def Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit- 1-0, 20 moves, Q sac
B Knorr vs L Simchen, 1990 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 0-1 Sterling Sacrifices
Kharlov vs Topalov, 2004 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 53 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Bird's Attack (C53) 1/2-1/2
So vs Caruana, 2011 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian, Classical c3, d3. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1Brilliant
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2011 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0Rob the pin
Tiviakov vs G Sargissian, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit (C53) 0-1 The Prom
Jobava vs Kamsky, 2012 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1/2-1/2
M Kobalia vs Korchnoi, 2003
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

A nice straightforward Evans Gambit by Morphy
Morphy vs C Golmayo, 1864 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 No sense of danger
P Seuffert vs Blackburne, 1894 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 36 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack
Mackenzie vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Blindfolded
Blackburne vs NN, 1872 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack
Chigorin vs Gunsberg, 1895 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 5 Sacrifices!
Blackburne vs NN, 1898 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Lasker Defense (C52) 1-0 Blindfolded
Blackburne vs NN, 1875 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 0-1 Notes by JHB; Nf3 block
Allies vs Blackburne, 1894  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Paulsen Variation
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Goering Attack
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Anderssen Variation Cordel Line
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Compromised Defense
Fischer vs Fine, 1963 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Chigorin rarely played the Evans G. after this (Lasker version)
Chigorin vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 47 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack
Short vs Huebner, 1997 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 51 moves, 1-0

Two Knights with 4.Ng5 and 8.Qf3.
E Paoli vs J Sefc, 1949 
(C58) Two Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Two Knights with 8.Qf3. Some say Black just loses a pawn
C Purdy vs L Baijot, 1947 
(C58) Two Knights, 32 moves, 1-0

Two Knights with 8.Qf3 discovered attack miniature
B Barthel vs P Campidelli, 1991 
(C58) Two Knights, 15 moves, 1-0

Paoli loves the Two Knights with 4.Ng5 and 8.Qf3.
E Paoli vs Sliwa, 1954 
(C58) Two Knights, 43 moves, 1-0

White dares an early queen sacrifice against the Two Knights
Van der Wiel vs S Ernst, 2004 
(C58) Two Knights, 23 moves, 1-0

GM Short believes Black just loses a pawn in the Two Knights
Short vs M Hebden, 2006 
(C58) Two Knights, 59 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2 Knts Def Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 7...Ke6 required
L Dubois vs J B Mapelle, 1989 
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

-Fried Liver Attack- 9 moves
B Wall vs Bell, 1979 
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Fried Liver dinner in 17 bites.
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Fried Liver dinner in 18 bites.
Speelman vs J T Fletcher, 1969 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

Fried Liver dinner in 24 bites.
O Giordanengo vs R Gehrke, 1991 
(C57) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

Ate way too much Fried Liver dinner.
Renate Schmidt vs R Solice, 1993 
(C57) Two Knights, 89 moves, 1-0

%2 Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack B sac (C57) 0-1
B Fijlstra vs H Jonkman, 2000 
(C57) Two Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

%3 5d4 10c3 !! WHITE
L Zinn vs J Nun, 1968 
(C57) Two Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

%4 4 ... d5 5 exd5 Nd4 BLACK
S Ivankovic vs H Messing, 2007 
(C57) Two Knights, 37 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57
E Spicakova vs R Walter, 1978 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

3 in a Row!!! Triple sac ending in Boden's mate...
O Balk vs R J Barnes, 1926 
(C58) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def B Check line (C58) 0-1 Blitz game
Short vs Kasparov, 2011 
(C58) Two Knights, 41 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Polerio Defense Bogoljubow Var (C58) 1/2-1/2
N Das vs Romanishin, 2008
(C58) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening Be7 (C55) 1-0
F Lucas vs H Daurelle, 1989
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening Be7 (C55) 1/2-1/2
A Novikova vs O Zhuravleva, 2001
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 0-1 Pins
B Abramovic vs A Mikhalchishin, 1993 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

1964 Fischer simul exhibition tour; 2 Knights Def. Lolli Attack
Fischer vs T Rouse, 1964 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

2 kNights Def. Traxler Counterattack N sac (C57) 0-1Discovered+
H Leo vs K Dyke, 1974 
(C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0 Slaughter
P Ricardi vs J Faustino, 2001 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian, Two Knights Def. Open Var (C55) 1-0 Castle opposite
K Regan vs A Lein, 1977 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Defense. Polerio, Suhle Def (C59) 0-1 K walk
Fomenko vs L Radchenko, 1967 
(C59) Two Knights, 25 moves, 0-1

Italian Game 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 (C50) 0-1 Notes by JHB
NN vs Blackburne, 1871  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical Variation 6.d3 (C53) Black goes wrong
Kudrin vs O Palos, 1984 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Sudden end
Albin vs O Bernstein, 1904 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1 K walk
Gunsberg vs M Harmonist, 1887 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 Ravaging Rs
Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 Dbl R sacrifice, P mate
A Lasker vs Ed. Lasker, 1909 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 White K painted self into a corner
R Harper vs I Sokolov, 2010
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 The power of a N pair in the middle
B Vergani vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Blackburne saddles Black w/a bad B
Blackburne vs Zukertort, 1882 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 1-0

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Simple pins win
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1900 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 49 moves, 0-1

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Notes by Capa
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Pawn lever power, R lift
A Zemouli vs A Rizouk, 2000 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1 Heady work w/the Ns and Q
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 0-1

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1Pin & pawn roller
G Teitz vs B Wall, 1984 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo Nbd2 (C50) 1-0 Deflection at its finest
J Mason vs Winawer, 1882 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo sac attack! (C50) 0-1 Dubois-Steinitz 1862
T Helin vs J Kiltti, 1996 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0 Ng7?! fails
B Carlier vs R Burton, 1987 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0
K Piorun vs A Puranik, 2015 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

2 Ns Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0Open e-file discovery/pin
J Armas vs T Hartung, 1988 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0
Vitiugov vs T Haimovich, 2016
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Modern Bishop's Opening 2Knights Def. (C55) 1-0 Very efficient
Kramnik vs J Polat, 2001
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

TwKnights Def. Modern B's Opening (C55)0-1 2 steps forward, 1
Kudrin vs M Hebden, 1983
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 54 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1/2-1/2 Symmetrical
A Dounia vs Geller, 1980 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1/2-1/2 Uneventful
Psakhis vs Geller, 1983
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening(C55) 0-1 Nibbling off pawns
S Jessel vs M Hebden, 2008 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 75 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening(C55) 0-1 Zugzwang
E Gardon vs M Hebden, 2006 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening(C55) 0-1 Lawn mower mate
D J Ledger vs M Hebden, 2004 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening(C55) 1/2-1/2 Symmetrical Ps
Chandler vs Romanishin, 1987
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening(C55) 0-1 2units out-of-play
R Pert vs M Hebden, 2001
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening(C55) 0-1 2Ns beat 2Bs
C W Baker vs M Hebden, 2001
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Defense d3, Nc3 Copycat (C55) 0-1 Super kNight
J A Blanco vs Capablanca, 1901 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 77 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1-0 Epaulette Mate
M Gascunana Granados vs P Riego Saavedra, 2001 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1 2 hogs on the 2nd
A Schwarz vs Zukertort, 1882 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Var (C50) 0-1 g-file battle to Arabian #
A C Vazquez vs Blackburne, 1891  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 0-1 Q+ & fork B
J H Lohr vs Euwe, 1923 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian 4 Knights (C50) 0-1 Minor pieces EG
J Noa vs Zukertort, 1883 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian 4Knights (C50) 0-1 Q sac falls short
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1

The tournament book ends with 20.Qe2 Qxh1 White resigns.
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1

Italian Four Knights d3, Nc3 (C50) 1-0 Notes by R. Teichmann
J Mason vs Tarrasch, 1895  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian 4 Kts (C50) 1-0Black unpin will fail
E Daniels vs G Walker, 1841 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0

Four Knights, Italian fork trick (C55) 0-1 0-0-0 and Bxa2 snare
L Forgacs vs H Caro, 1904 
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo c3, d3 (C53) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy w/B assist
J M Hanham vs Steinitz, 1894 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo c3-d3 (C53) 1-0 Black goes quietly.
Najdorf vs P Trifunovic, 1949 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo ML (C50) 0-1 Kside attack
T Shaked vs Kaidanov, 1993 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 0-1

The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas by Christoph Scheerer
E Torre vs Kamsky, 1990 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 67 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 1Q vs 2Qs
Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Unpin Q sac, anything but quiet!
L Vajda vs Sutovsky, 2006 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Modern Bc4, d3, c3 (B50) 0-1Time trouble error
A Timofeev vs Kasparov, 2004 
(B50) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

3...Qa5 Bc4, d3, Nge2 (B01) 1-0White is active; Dbld Rs strike
N Starr vs C Oquendo Serrano, 2004 
(B01) Scandinavian, 42 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 Another f3 suicide
S Martinovic vs Velimirovic, 1981 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Var 4.0-0 (C50) 1/2- Rapid; Mate in 60?!
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2017 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game Var 4.0-0 (C50) 0-1 Battery on g-file despite pin
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Var 4.0-0 (C50) 1-0 Exchange sacs P race
Carlsen vs Adams, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 66 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 26.?
C Hertan vs J Curdo, 1987 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Var 4.0-0 (C50) 1-0 She got caught
T Abrahamyan vs C Baginskaite, 2013 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 h-pawn lever
B Miller vs A Mounib, 1992 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1

Game 7, p. 22 in Secrets of Practical Chess by John Nunn
Nunn vs M Pribyl, 1996 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 Pin Pepers Black
Patricia Peper vs G E Pearce, 1944 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1 Hammerin' the 3rd!!
M Silon vs O Budis, 2000
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation 4.0-0 (C50) 0-1
P Rout vs A Muzychuk, 2016
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 61 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation 4.0-0 (C50) 1/2-1/2
Harikrishna vs A Gupta, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Italian Var 4.0-0 (C50) 1-0 a Colle w/stacked Ns
Fressinet vs I Khmelniker, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Var/B's Opening d3 c3 (C50) 1-0 P fork
V Spasov vs G Schroll, 2008 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game (C50) 0-1 The Black N gets away w/the R
Anand vs Aronian, 2017 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1

Game 215 of 'Three Hundred Chess Games' by Siegbert Tarrasch.
Tarrasch vs Taubenhaus, 1891 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense vs 5.d3 Italian (C41) 0-1 Pin, Bishop forks
C Lutz vs Bacrot, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

GK's 1st victory in a purely positional style over a GM
Kasparov vs T Giorgadze, 1979 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Var 4.Nc3 d6 (C50) 1-0 White Q will blast
M Napolitano vs A Viaud, 1950
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1-0 23.?
V Plotkin vs V Drkulec, 2009 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 This should be a draw
V Spasov vs P Dimitrov, 2008 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0

Both Petrosian & Anand got to play this Qh8+/Nxf7+ tactic twice
Anand vs Mamedyarov, 2019 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian 4 Knts (C50) 1-0 21.?
M Mueller-Seps vs Y Naydenova, 2010 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) · 0-1
Y Yu vs Harikrishna, 2019 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 76 moves, 0-1

Chernev's "Winning Chess Traps" #75
E Canal vs A Becker, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0

Italian Game d3, c3, Nbd2 (C50) 1-0 P fork or back ranker
Anand vs Giri, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game d3, c3; exhanges on e3 (C50) 1-0 Black in a Bind
Carlsen vs Anand, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical c3, d3 Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 RxNf7 pin
Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2012 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def Modern B's Opening d3, c3 (C55) 1/2-1/2
M Kobalia vs Karjakin, 2004
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo c3, d3, Be3 (C53) 1-0 N#
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1890
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0Unusual White Ns
C Bauer vs J M Iruzubieta Villaluenga, 2010 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53)1-0 Q self-trap
A Das vs I Ben Artzi, 2012
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Support #
S B Hansen vs Bronstein, 1991 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo ML (C53) 1-0
R Praggnanandhaa vs J van Foreest, 2017
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Bxh6 clearance
F Vallejo Pons vs W Spoelman, 2009 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo 5.d3 0-0 (C53) 1/2-1/2 R sac for stalemate
Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2014 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Kside expansion
Morozevich vs Adams, 2008 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1match series
C B Isaacson vs Lasker, 1892 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Bird's Attk (C53) 0-1Bxh3 & R sac mates w/N pair
Albin vs Chigorin, 1898 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1battery thwarted
Albin vs Chigorin, 1896 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 0-1

Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1896 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 49 moves, 0-1

Chigorin vs Lasker, 1895 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 24.?
Chigorin vs Charousek, 1896 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1/2- Pin & Tie
Blackburne vs Von Bardeleben, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Nuremberg
Blackburne vs Chigorin, 1896 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 55 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Superior N
Blackburne vs Chigorin, 1883
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 JHB notes
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1896  
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 keypusher
M Morgan / S L Stadelman vs Lasker, 1907 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo 000 vs 00 (C53) 1-0
Alekhine / Znosko-Borovsky vs Bogoljubov / Kmoch / Adam, 1929 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 1-0

M Govbinder vs Smyslov, 1979
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1

Tseshkovsky vs P Nikolic, 1981
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0

Short vs Korchnoi, 1987 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Bologan vs Adams, 1994 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 0-1

C Bauer vs Adams, 1996
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 0-1

Bologan vs Adams, 1995 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1998 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 0-1

Adams vs Z Gyimesi, 1997
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs S Kindermann, 1994
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 61 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Khalifman, 1992 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs J Xie, 1996 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1-0

G Hernandez Guerrero vs Piket, 2000
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 0-1

A Semeniuk vs Grischuk, 2001
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 62 moves, 0-1

Deep Fritz vs Nimzo-8, 2001
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 55 moves, 0-1

Leko vs Piket, 2002
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs D Howell, 2002 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Delchev vs L Kritz, 2003
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 57 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Krasenkow, 2003 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 80 moves, 1-0

P Motwani vs Short, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1

Tiviakov vs I Sokolov, 2004
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

J Aagaard vs S Pedersen, 2006
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Grischuk vs I Khmelniker, 2006 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Efimenko vs Shirov, 2006
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1

S B Hansen vs Aronian, 2011 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1

Jobava vs R Hovhannisyan, 2014 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0

Ganguly vs D Kollars, 2016
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Ponomariov vs Leko, 2017 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1-0

Caruana vs Z Izoria, 2018 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 82 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo ...0-0-0? (C53) 1-0
Nunn vs S G Finlayson, 1981 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53)0-1 19...? Stockfish
Topalov vs So, 2016 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo 7.a4 Ba7 (C53) 1/2-
Giri vs Mamedyarov, 2019
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1/2-1/2 Links
T Kosintseva vs N Kosintseva, 2006 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53)1/2-1/2 P surge
Karjakin vs Ding Liren, 2019
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Giuoco Piano (C50) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish agrees
Nakamura vs Grischuk, 2019 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

All of Black's pieces are en prise, yet he mates with two pawns
Svidler vs Carlsen, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Tactics
Giri vs Karjakin, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1

Italian, Classical.Giuoco Pianissimo (C53)1-0site Schadenfreude
Duda vs So, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Q sac for pin,
Nepomniachtchi vs Grischuk, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Slugfest
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2017 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 0-1 KEG annotates
Von Popiel vs H Wolf, 1900 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 67 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Greco's Mate
Koltanowski vs Meyers, 1941
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian Game 3...Nbd7?! 4.Nc3 (C50) 1-0 Ng5, Bxf7+, etc.
B Hirst vs C B Lockwood, 1945 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Greco's #
Lutikov vs B Malisov, 1968 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 28.?
Gavrilov vs Kevorkian, 1990 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 TN 9. ... d5? as per CG
A Shilov vs Keres, 1935 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 K walk allows Q
E Jenay vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Blitz fun
Leko vs Abdusattorov, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 66 moves, 1-0

editor's pick as Best Game of Volume 139 of Chess Informant
A Goganov vs A Puranik, 2019 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 An idea
Vachier-Lagrave vs Aronian, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 1-0 Stockfish
Tarrasch vs H Suechting, 1894 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1-0 csmath annotates!
Carlsen vs So, 2019 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 0-1 Q decoy sac
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1907 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Kside assault
A Volokitin vs I Ben Artzi, 2015
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 1-0 Blastin' Bishops
K Amerika vs Nicole Valdivia Cano, 2014 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Tartakower vs M Monticelli, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Stepan Tetyuev vs S Bolkvadze, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

V Plotkin vs V Drkulec, 2008 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Exch Sac,
So vs Aronian, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal Ba3, Bb3 (C50) 1-0
Radjabov vs Bacrot, 2011 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: 2Ns Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0 Qs cut rug
K Mayerhofer vs Kieseritzky, 1851 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) KEG annotates
Gunsberg vs L Didier, 1901 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs Yates, 1925 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs G A Thomas, 1925 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 49 moves, 0-1

Steinitz - Lasker World Champ Match (1894), Montreal CAN, Rd 17
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 No Trade
So vs Anand, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

E Canal vs P Johner, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Var (C50) 1-0 U12 allows a passer?
M Boudechiche vs A Debbeche, 2000 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo ML (C53) 0-1 Passers
N Rosenthal vs Carlsen, 2017 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 0-1 apple bite 37...?
NN vs Cochrane, 1822 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Italian Game Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1Illustration
Horwitz vs Staunton, 1851 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Piano (C50) 0-1 Qs & Ns ending
K Alekseenko vs Giri, 2020 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 98 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian d3, c3 (C50) 0-1 Internet
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1blitz; Stockfish notes
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2020 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Var (C50) 1-0 blitz
E Can vs N Petrov, 2019 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Corresp
M Semrl vs S Sabaev, 2009 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Nxg7!
J Emms vs D J Ledger, 2006 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: General (C50) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs A Genin, 1959 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Var (C50) 0-1 "Dill Pickle"
S R Dill vs E McCutcheon, 1875 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 "lucky"
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 video link
Grischuk vs Giri, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo 000 vs. 00 (C53) 0-1
E B Loughran vs F K Esling, 1891 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 3 Ns on edge
G Lane vs N Garcia Vicente, 1989 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Time
Anand vs Giri, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 pin Greco#
D Itkelwar vs S Tejaswini, 2008 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1-0 jaw dropping sac
Charousek vs V Lehner, 1897 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 1-0 Qside play
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 58 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: General (C50) 1-0 Discovered check lurks
Alekhine vs F Freixa, 1928 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0

Two ugly knights become fallen heroes contributing to victory
Coldwell vs Marshall, 1907 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1

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