Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...Nxe4/5. Bxf7

Two Knights Defence
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkb1r/pppp1Bpp/2n5/4p1N1/4n3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R b
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+
ECO code: C57-C59
Parent: Italian Game

Two Knights Defence

5. Bxf7+

White correctly captures with the bishop, putting Black in check. With Black given no chance at counterplay, White now has a long-term goal of attacking with their queen and minor pieces on the kingside.

Theory table

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+

		5	6	7
		Bxf7+ Ke7	d4 d5	Nc3	+=
			... Nxd4	Nc3 Nf6	+=
			... h6	Nxe4 Kxe7	+=

References

• Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.

• Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.