Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research. W._Steinitz

 C50 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Italian:
3…d6 Italian: Semi-Italian
3…f5 Italian: Rousseau
3…Nd4 Italian: Schilling
3…Nd4 4.Nxe5 Qg5 5.Nxf7 Qxg2 6.Rf1 Qxe4+ 7.Be2 Nf3+ Italian: Schilling (Blackburne)
3…Be7 Italian: Hungarian
3…Be7 4.d4 exd4 Italian: Hungarian (Benima)
3…Be7 4.d4 exd4 5.c3 Nf6 6.e5 Ne4 Italian: Hungarian (Tartakower)
3…Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Italian: Jerome
3…Bc5 4.d3 Italian: Pianissimo
3…Bc5 4.d3 f5 5.Ng5 f4 Italian: Pianissimo (Dubois)
3…Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 Italian: Four Knights
3…Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 Italian: Four Knights (Pianissimo)
3…Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 Italian: Four Knights (Canal)
3…Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.c3 Ne7 10.d4 Italian: Four Knights (Normal)

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