Giuoco Piano
Steinitz-Sveshnikov
Chess Theory Table

WilhelmSteinitz
Overview Main Line Replay Game Replay
Theory Table PGN file PDF booklet

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 c3 Nf6 5 d4 ed4 6 e5 - Italian Game move order.
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 ed4 4 Bc4 Bc5 4 c3 Nf6 6 e5 - Scotch Gambit move order.
1 e4 e5 2 d4 ed4 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 Bc4 Bc5 5 c3 Nf6 6 e5 - Hogeye Gambit move order.

    6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Evaluation
  Giuoco Piano - Steinitz-Sveshnikov Variation
1 Ne4 Variation ...
Ne4
Bd5
Nf2
Kf2
dc3
Kg3!
cb2
Bb2
0-0
Qc2
d6
Be4
h6
Nbd2
 
 
 
 
 
+/–
2 Ng4 Variation ...
Ng4
Bf7+
Kf7
Ng5+
Ke8
Qg4
d6
Qe4
de5
Nh7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+/–
3 Weak Variation ...
Qe7?
0-0
Ng8
cd4
Bb6
d5
Qc5
Na3
Nd4
Be3
Nf3
Qf3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+/–
4 Check Line I ...
d5
Bb5
Ne4
cd4
Bb4+
Bd2
Bd2
Nbd2
Bg4
0-0
0-0
Bc6
bc6
Qc2
 
 
 
 
 
+/=
5 Check Line II ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Nd2
Nbd2
0-0
Bc6
bc6
0-0
c5
a3
Bd2
Qd2
cd4
Qd4
 
+/=
6 Lasker's Move  
 
 
 
...
Be7
Be3
0-0
Bc6
bc6
Qc2
Bd7
Nbd2
Nd2
Nd2
f6
0-0
 
 
 
+/=
7 Main Line ... Bb6  
 
 
 
...
Bb6
Nc3
0-0
Be3
f5
g3
Ne7
Qb3
c6
Bd3
Kh8
0-0-0
 
 
 
=
8  
 
 
 
...
...
...
...
...
f6
Qb3!
fe5
Bc6
bc6
Ne5
Nf2
0-0
Ng4
Nc6
 
+/=
9  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
...
Ne7
Bd3
Bf5
0-0
f6
Qc2
Nc3
bc3
Bd3
Qd3
 
+/=
10  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
...
Bg4
h3
Bh5
Qc2
Bg6
Qb3
Ne7
0-0
c6
Bd3!?
 
+/=