Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
ECO C55 · 4,502 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
| O-O | 1,423 | 31.6% | | |
| c3 | 1,107 | 24.6% | | |
| Nc3 | 782 | 17.4% | | |
| h3 | 307 | 6.8% | | |
| Bg5 | 224 | 5.0% | | |
| a3 | 152 | 3.4% | | |
| Be3 | 114 | 2.5% | | |
| Ng5 | 96 | 2.1% | | |
| a4 | 48 | 1.1% | | |
| Nbd2 | 44 | 1.0% | | |
| Bb3 | 11 | 0.2% | | |
A further 194 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55…20,475Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50… 4... Bc514,780Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55… 4... h6 5. O-O d6261Two Knights DefenseC55…50,878Two 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. d44,855Scotch GambitC56… 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O2,858
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.