Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3
10… Be6−0.50
Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack (C54), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3, Stockfish 18 recommends 10… Be6 for Black. Black is slightly better (−0.50).
Top engine moves
- −0.5010… Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c3 Ne6 15. Qf3
- −0.2610… c6 11. Rf2 h5 12. Qf1 Be6 13. Kh1 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Qe6 15. Qxe6+
- +1.4710… O-O 11. Bxf6 Qc5 12. Bd3 Ne2+ 13. Kh1 Nxc3 14. Qh5 gxf6 15. Rf3
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Qe7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nc3, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 10… Be6 for Black, continuing 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c3 Ne6 15. Qf3. Black is slightly better (−0.50). The next best moves are 10… c6 (−0.26) and 10… O-O (+1.47).
Is the Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.50: black is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Holzhausen Attack?
C54. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).