ECO C57

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack is a chess opening classified under ECO C57. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5. 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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