ECO C57

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO C57. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4. 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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