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

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Two Knights Defence:Morphy Variation
a b c d e f g h
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
3 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 3
2 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 2
1 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/ppp2pp1/5n1p/3P4/2P1p3/5N2/PPP1QPPP/RNB1K2R b

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

Two Knights Defence:Morphy Variation[edit | edit source]

9. dxc4 Recaptures the piece.

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 5.exd5 Na5 6.d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. cxd4
9 10
dxc4
Bc5		 Nfd2
O-O

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Estimated next move likelihood
Bc5 65%, Bd6 21%, Be7 14%

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References[edit | edit source]

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