Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...d5/5. exd5/5...Na5/6. Bb5/6...c6/7. dxc6/7...bxc6/8. Be2/8...h6
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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. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5 c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 |
Two Knights Defence
[edit | edit source]8 ... h6
[edit | edit source]White now has two choices to place the knight either out of immediate play on h3 or the more normal f3 square where it can be provoked again with 8 ... e4
Theory table
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- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6
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Steinitz Variation | Nh3 - |
Main Line | Nf3 - |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Estimated next move likelihood
Nf3 66%, Nh3 34%