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An ECO code groups opening lines, not one forced position. Step through legal notation from the CC0 Lichess dataset. This is a study viewer, without engine evaluation or a claim that a line is best.
The board shows one representative line for each ECO code. All collected branches and their PGN moves remain listed below.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
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C50 · Italian Game
22 PGN · 22 FEN
- Italian Game:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 - Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 - Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 - Italian Game: Giuoco Piano:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 - Italian Game: Hungarian Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 - Italian Game: Paris Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 - Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 - Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 - Italian Game: Jerome Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ - Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d4 - Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 - Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5
C51 · Italian Game
29 PGN · 29 FEN
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit Accepted:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Fontaine Countergambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 b5 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Hein Countergambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 d5 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Cordel Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. Bb2 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Mayet Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bf8 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, McDonnell Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Stone-Ware Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit Declined, Showalter Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. Nc3
C52 · Italian Game
22 PGN · 22 FEN
- Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main Line:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O - Italian Game: Evans Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Bronstein Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Laroche Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 Nf6 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Leonhardt Countergambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 b5 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Pierce Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Sokolsky Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Bg5 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Alapin-Steinitz Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Bg4 - Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 exd4 - Italian Game: 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
C54 · Italian Game
46 PGN · 46 FEN
- Italian Game: Classical Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, with d5:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d5 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. c3 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, Albin Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. b4 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. c3 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. b4 - Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit, Modern Line:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5
C55 · Italian Game
6 PGN · 6 FEN
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6
C56 · Italian Game
24 PGN · 24 FEN
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 - Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 d6 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Double Gambit Accepted:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Janowski Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, de Riviere Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Nakhmanson Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Nc3 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Walbrodt-Baird Gambit:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 - Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Attack:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4
C58 · Italian Game
10 PGN · 10 FEN
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubow Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Blackburne Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 cxb5 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Colman Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Rb8 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Paoli Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. Bd3 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Maróczy Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Be7 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Yankovich Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. Nfd2
C59 · Italian Game
4 PGN · 4 FEN
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Steinitz Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qc7 - Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knorre Variation:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bd2
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