Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Rosentreter Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.d4 Bxd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.f4

ECO C54

The Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Rosentreter Variation is a chess opening line in the Italian Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.d4 Bxd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.f4.

It is catalogued under code C54 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move f4 is chosen by White on move 9.

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