Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...d5/5. exd5/5...Na5/6. d3
Two Knights Defence:Morphy Variation | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 |
Two Knights Defence:Morphy Variation
edit6 d3 Morphy Variation.
An attempt to fully hang onto the pawn. This variation does not inspire, giving up a good bishop for the currently out of play Knight is not something many players would choose. Therefore this variation is seldom played.
Theory table
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- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.d3
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
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... h6 |
Nf3 e4 |
Qe2 Nxc4 |
dxc4 Bc5 |
Statistics
editEstimated next move popularity
h6 81%, Nxc4 10%, Be7 6%, Bg4 3%