ECO C55 · Italian Game
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense
The position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6.
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense
6 half-moves in · 4 named continuations
8♜
♝
♛
♚
♝
♜
7♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
♟
6
♞
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5
♟
4
♗
♙
3
♘
2♙
♙
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♙
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b♘
c♗
d♕
e♔
f
g
h♖
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Variations of Italian Game: Two Knights Defense
2 namedItalian Game: Two Knights Defense is filed under ECO C55, a variation of Italian Game. It is the position after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 — 6 half-moves in, with White to move. From here theory names 4 continuations: d3, Ng5, Nc3, d4.