Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4
The Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO C50, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4. It is a line of the Italian Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 10 times by this move order. White won 30%, 10% were drawn and Black won 60%. The most popular continuation is 6. Nf7 (90% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.42 (Stockfish, depth 34; best line 6. h4 Nh6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Na4 Qf6)
- ECO
- C50
- Moves
- 10 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng5 f4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 7 | |
| 1500-1999 | 3 | |
| All | 10 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 6. Nf7 | 9 (90%) | |
| 6. Qh5+ | 1 (10%) |
Master games
2 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 50%, draw 50%, Black 0%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-30
- Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) – Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) 1-0 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-30
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Comes from
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Lucchini Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 f5
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Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.