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...h6/9. Nh3
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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 9. Nh3 | |
Two Knights Defence:Steinitz Variation
[edit | edit source]9. Nh3
[edit | edit source]Steinitz Variation
Bobby Fischer revived this in the 1960s and Nigel Short in the 1990's.
It has an equally good reputation as the main line move 9 Nf3.
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
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
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| 1 | Nh3 Bd6 |
d3 O-O |
Nc3 Nd5 |
O-O Rb8 |
Kh1 - |
| 2 | ... Be7 |
d3 O-O |
Nc3 Nd5 |
O-O Rb8 |
Kh1 - |
| 3 | ... g5 |
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| 4 | ... Bc5 |
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| 5 | ... Rb8 |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Estimated next move likelihood
g5 34%, Bd6 24.5%, Bc5 24.5%, Be7 7.5% Rb8 5.5%, Bf5 4%
References
[edit | edit source] | Wikipedia has related information at Two Knights Defence. |
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