Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5

ECO C50

The Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit is a chess opening line in the Italian Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5.

It is catalogued under code C50 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move f5 is chosen by Black on move 3.

The Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit is a line of the Italian Game. The Italian Game is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. Read the complete Italian Game guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

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