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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense

ECO C55 · 50,878 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
49% White5% Draw46% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d319,72438.8%Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening C55
Ng512,63924.8%Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack C57
Nc36,02811.8%Four Knights Game: Italian Variation C47
O-O5,84511.5%
d44,6879.2%Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation C56
c31,3282.6%Ponziani Opening: Neumann Gambit C44
Qe22030.4%
Bxf7+1360.3%
a3380.1%
h3310.1%
b4190.0%
Nxe5100.0%

A further 190 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Italian Game 3. Bc4Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 3... Nf6

Other lines in this family

Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55… 4. d320,475Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50… 4. d3 Bc514,780Two Knights Defense, Knight AttackC57… 4. Ng512,626Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal VariationC57… 4. Ng5 d510,319Two Knights Defense, Polerio DefenseC58… 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na55,962Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check LineC58… 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+5,249Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC56… 4. d44,855Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55… 4. d3 Be74,502Scotch GambitC56… 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O2,858Two Knights DefenseC55… 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d51,756

All 105 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.