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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation

ECO C56 · 4,855 games

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

Out of 4,855 games from this position: White wins 51%, draws 4%, Black wins 45%.

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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / Black
exd43,54773.1%
Nxe44268.8%
d63387.0%
Nxd41142.3%
d51022.1%
Bd6511.1%
Bb4+350.7%
Na5170.4%
Be7140.3%

A further 211 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

Data: 4.0M rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.