Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...d5/5. exd5
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| Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two Knights Defence
edit5. exd5
edit- An automatic move as other moves lose material. Black has a selection of interesting moves leading to diverse tactical positions.
Statistics
editEstimated next move likelihood
Na5 69.1%, Nd4 15.3%, b5 13.2%, Nd5 1.6%, Nb4 0.8%
Theory table
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5. exd5
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Line | exd5 Na5 |
Bb5+ c6 |
dxc6 bxc6 |
Be2 h6 |
∞ |
| Bogoljubov Variation | ... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
Qf3?! Rb8 |
∞ |
| Ulvestad Variation | ... b5 |
Bf1 h6 |
Nxf7 Kxf7 |
dxc6 Bc5 |
+= |
| Fritz Variation | ... Nd4 |
c3 b5 |
Bf1 Nxd5 |
Ne4 Qh4 |
+= |
| Lolli Variation | ... Nxd5!? |
d4 Bb4+ |
c3 Be7 |
Nxf7 Kxf7 |
+= |
| Fried Liver Attack | ... ... |
Nxf7!! Kxf7 |
Qf3! Ke6 |
Nc3 Nb4 |
∞ |
References
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- 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.