ECO C57

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C57. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

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