Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...d5/5. exd5/5...Na5/6. d3

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Two Knights Defence:Morphy Variation
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8 a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8 h8 8
7 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 7
6 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 6
5 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 5
4 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 4
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2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
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[edit] Two Knights Defence:Morphy Variation

6 d3 Morphy Variation.
An attempt to fully hang onto the pawn. This variation does not inspire, giving up the good bishop for the currently out of play Knight is not something many players would choice, therefore this variation it is rarely played.

[edit] Theory table

For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation..

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.d3
6 7 8 9
...
h6
Nf3
e4
Qe2
Nxc4
dxc4
Bc5

[edit] Statistics

Estimated next move popularity
h6 81%, Nxc4 10%, Be7 6%, Bg4 3%

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[edit] References