Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...Nxe4/5. Bxf7/5...Ke7
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Two Knights Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECO code: C57-C59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent: Italian Game |
Two Knights Defence[edit | edit source]
5... Ke7[edit | edit source]
In this position, White must make one more critical move to retain their advantage. If Black manages to trade knights with 6...Nxg5, Black will be able to stabilize their position.
The move 6. d4! prevents this as 6...Nxg5 7. Bxg5 skewers the king and queen. Black capturing the d-pawn is now the least of their worries as White can begin to mount a powerful offensive.
Theory table[edit | edit source]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Ke7
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7 |
8 | |||
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h6
Nxe4 |
Kxf7 d5 |
Nd4
c3 |
+= |
References[edit | edit source]
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.