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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. Nh3/9...Bd6

< 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
Two Knights Defence:Steinitz Variation
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black kingg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black kingc7 black kingd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black king7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black bishope6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black pawn6
5a5 black knightb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 white knight3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white bishopf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqk2r/p4pp1/2pb1n1p/n3p3/8/7N/PPPPBPPP/RNBQK2R w

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 Bd6

Two Knights Defence:Steinitz Variation

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9... Bd6

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Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation..

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 Bd6
10 11 12
1 d3
O-O		 Nc3
Nd5		 O-O
Rb8		 Kh1
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References

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