Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...d5/5. exd5/5...Na5/6. Bb5/6...c6/7. dxc6/7...bxc6/8. Be2/8...h6/9. Nh3
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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5 c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 |
Two Knights Defence:Steinitz Variation edit
9. Nh3 edit
Steinitz Variation
Bobby Fischer revived this in the 1960s and Nigel Short in the 1990's.
It has an equally good reputation as the main line move 9 Nf3.
Theory table edit
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- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
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1 | Nh3 Bd6 |
d3 O-O |
Nc3 Nd5 |
O-O Rb8 |
Kh1 - |
2 | ... Be7 |
d3 O-O |
Nc3 Nd5 |
O-O Rb8 |
Kh1 - |
3 | ... g5 |
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4 | ... Bc5 |
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5 | ... Rb8 |
Statistics edit
Estimated next move likelihood
g5 34%, Bd6 24.5%, Bc5 24.5%, Be7 7.5% Rb8 5.5%, Bf5 4%