Giuoco Piano (Quiet Game)

Mark Serrianne

Giuoco Piano (Quiet Game)
mixed media assemblage
15 x 10 x 10 inches
#29594

The Giuoco Piano is one of the oldest recorded chess openings from the early 16th Century.  Also, sometimes called the Italian Game. White and black aim to develop quickly.  A late 1800s hand from a religious statue in Italy holds the black bishop and readies it for play.  Classic Russian-made chess pieces are pre-perestroika, likely early 1950s.