Italian Game: Two Knights Defense

The book line for Italian Game: Two Knights Defense is e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Bc4, Nf6. This page collects the 46 named lines under that variation.

46 named lines · ECO C55, C56, C57, C58, C59 · 18,143 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nc6
  5. Bc4
  6. Nf6

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  5. White bishop moves from f1 to c4.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.

Named lines

  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Qh4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. g4 Qg6 12. Nce4 Bb6 13. f4 O-O-O
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Krause Variation (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Ng4 7. c3
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bf8
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Perreux Variation (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Ng5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack (C56) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. b4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nc7
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fritz Variation (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fritz, Gruber Variation (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. c3 b5 7. Bf1 Nxd5 8. Ne4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Kloss Gambit (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nb4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Lolli Attack (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Pincus Variation (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Bb4+
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, King March Line (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Ke3
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation, Kurkin Gambit (C57) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bf1 h6 7. Nxf7
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Blackburne Variation (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 cxb5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Colman Variation (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Rb8
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Maróczy Variation (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Be7
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Paoli Variation (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. Bd3
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bogoljubow Variation (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Yankovich Variation (C58) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. Nfd2
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knorre Variation (C59) 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. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bd2
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation (C59) 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. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qc7
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense (C59) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6
  • Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Steinitz Variation (C59) 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

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