Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...d5
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two Knights Defence[edit | edit source]
4...d5[edit | edit source]
- This is the most commonly played move in the position.
- It blocks White's attempt to win the f7 pawn and can lead to black sacrificing a pawn in return for space and development.
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Estimated next move popularity
exd5 100%
Theory table[edit | edit source]
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
| 4 | 5 | |
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| Ng5 d5 |
exd5 - |
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References[edit | edit source]
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
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