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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line

ECO C57 · 511 games · Black to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7
45% White3% Draw52% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Bxf2+45088.1%
Qe7479.2%

A further 14 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... Nf6Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack 4. Ng5Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack 4... Bc5Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line 5. Nxf7

Other lines in this family

Two Knights Defense, Traxler CounterattackC57…1,408Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice LineC57… 5. Bxf7+711Two Knights Defense, Knight AttackC57…12,626Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal VariationC57… 4... d510,319Two Knights Defense, Polerio DefenseC58… 4... d5 5. exd5 Na55,962Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check LineC58… 4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+5,249Two Knights Defense, Fritz VariationC57… 4... d5 5. exd5 Nd41,382Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad VariationC57… 4... d5 5. exd5 b51,195Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver AttackC57… 4... d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf71,126Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubow VariationC58… 4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf31,060

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.