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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

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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

Two Knights Defence

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5. exd5

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An automatic move as other moves lose material. Black has a selection of interesting moves leading to diverse tactical positions.

Statistics

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Estimated next move likelihood

Na5 69.1%, Nd4 15.3%, b5 13.2%, Nd5 1.6%, Nb4 0.8%

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

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

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References

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  • Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.


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Chess openings quick reference
1. e4
2. Nf3
With 2...Nc6:
With other 2nd moves:
2. Other
1... other
1. d4
Flank
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