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Bishop's Opening Classical Defence
3. Nf3
White position is quite sharp, an attack on the e5 pawn, a possible break on d4 would gain a tempo on the Black Bishop. Black has one one move to try for equality, that's 3...Nc6 and transpose into the Giuoco Piano.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3
3
4
Giuoco Pianoby transposition
Nf3Nc6
=
...d6
c3
+=
...Nf6?!
Nxe5
+=
References
Goeller, Michael. The Bishop's Opening.
Bishop's Opening