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[ECO code C50] Move Move Here
GIUOCO PIANO - Canal Var.
The Normal Variation
Black's Q-side Kt to K2(e7) targeted White's QKt.
White's Q3(d3) Pawn on to Q4(d4) attacks the dark bishop. The historical term "Normal" implied this was the best start point for analysis. W-Alt.
    White  Black	White  Black
 1. P-K4   P-K4	     6.	B-KKt5 P-KR3
 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3    7.	BxKt   QxB
 3. B-B4   B-B4	     8.	Kt-Q5  Q-Q1
 4. P-Q3   Kt-B3     9.	P-B3   Kt-K2
 5. Kt-B3  P-Q3	    10.	P-Q4
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