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Two Knights Defence:Fritz variation
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN) r1bqkb1r/ppp2ppp/5n2/3Pp1N1/2Bn4/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R
Parent: Two Knights Defence

Two Knights Defence:Fritz variation

5 ... Nd4 The Fritz Variation of the Two Knights.
This move put the Knight in a central position and can lead to a number of tactical possibilities, however the Knight is always vulnerable to being attacked by a c3 pawn and then having few squares to retreat so the Knight is often exchanged or sacrificed.

Theory table

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 Nd4

	5	6	7
1	... Nd4	Nc3 h6	Nf3 Bg4	∞
2	... ...	d6 Qxd6	Bxf7+ Ke7	∞
3	... ...	c3 b5	Bf1 Nxd5	∞

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References

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.