ECO C56

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C56. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4. 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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