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Position after 3.Bc4 ECO C50
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Black rook
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Black queen
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Black pawn
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1.e4 1…e5 2.Nf3 2…Nc6 3.Bc4
◇ start 1.e4 1…e5 2.Nf3 2…Nc6 3.Bc4
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Italian Game · C50

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In master play

48,726 games
White 29.7% Draw 46.9% Black 23.4%

Continuations

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  1. 3…Bc5 48,111 g.
    • C51 Evans Gambit 1,708
    • C53 Classical Variation 14,038
    • C50 Giuoco Piano 25,559
    • C51 Evans Gambit Declined 220
    • + 6 more
  2. 3…Nf6 22,514 g.
    • C55 Two Knights Defense 21,405
    • C56 Scotch Gambit 1,024
    • C56 Scotch Invitation Declined 85
  3. 3…Be7 1,043 g. Hungarian Defense
  4. 3…d6 701 g. Paris Defense
  5. 3…f5 15 g. Rousseau Gambit
  6. 3…h6 28 g. Anti-Fried Liver Defense
  7. 3…Nd4 2 g. Blackburne-Kostić Gambit
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