features ...Rxf3 fatal sacrifice; queen & bishop collaboration
NN vs Lasker / Maroczy, 1900  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
short game won by Black
A Zybura vs G Derraugh, 2009 (C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1
...Kf8, ...Qe7 line; queens exchanged; rook endgame win
A B Gikas vs K Markidis, 2005 (C54) Giuoco Piano, 49 moves, 0-1
queen exchange at a3; ...Kg8, ...g6 line; bishop vs. knight
P Klerides vs S Howell, 2008 (C54) Giuoco Piano, 50 moves, 0-1
...Kf8, ...Qe7 line; queen exchange; rook endgame win
L Webb vs G Jones, 2011 (C54) Giuoco Piano, 52 moves, 0-1
...Bb4+, Nc3, ...Nxe4 line; Black gains a pawn and plays ...f6.
M Gokcek vs A Kobayashi, 2008 (C54) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 0-1
same as #6 Nc3, ...Nxe4 line tranposed; ...b6, ...Bb7 plan
Fritz vs Anand, 1999  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 0-1
Nc3, ...Nxe4 line; Qf4 & Ba3 tandem; white knight trapped
V Anicic vs M Godena, 2009 (C54) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1
Very tactical line, complex middlegame
P Jolivel vs T Hisler, 2001  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1
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