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Giuoco Pianissimo
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black knighth8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black bishopd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white bishopd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 white pawne3 black kingf3 white knightg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqk1nr/pppp1ppp/2n5/2b1p3/2B1P3/3P1N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQK2R b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3

Giuoco Pianissimo

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With 4.d3, White plays the Giuoco Pianissimo (Italian: "very quiet game"). White aims for a slow buildup deferring d4 until it can be prepared. By avoiding an immediate confrontation in the center White prevents the early release of tension through exchanges and enters a positional maneuvering game. If White plays c2-c3, the position can take some characteristics of the Ruy Lopez if his bishop retreats to c2 via Bc4-b3-c2. (The alternative move order 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 is common in master play.) Despite its drawish reputation, this variation became more popular after being taken up by Anatoly Karpov in the 1978 World Championship[citation needed].

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 ...
d6		 O-O
Nf6		 Nc3
h6		 h3
O-O		 a3
a6		 b4
Ba7		 -/+1
2 ...
... 		c3
Nf6 		Bb3
O-O 		h3
Be6 		Nbd2
a6 		Qe2
Ba7 		g4
Nd7 		Bc2
d5 		-/+
2 ...
... 		...
... 		O-O
O-O 		Bb3
a6 		Nbd2 =
3 ...
Nf6 		Bg5
h6 		Bh4
d6 		Nbd2
a6 		a4
g5 		Bg3
Nh5 		c3
Qf6 		Qe2
Nf4 		=
4 ...
... 		Bb3
d6 		c3
a6 		O-O
Ba7 		Nbd2
O-O 		h3
Be6 		Bc2
h6 		Re1
Ne7 		-/+

Notes

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1: Good chances for Black

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References

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