Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. O-O
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O |
Italian Game, Two Knights Defence
[edit | edit source]4. O-O
[edit | edit source]White sacrifices a pawn for a lead in development and king safety. This is not the soundest line in the Italian Game, but completely playable.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O
References
[edit | edit source]- The Two Knights Defence (1983) Yakov Estrin. ISBN 0-7134-3991-2.
- Kasparov, Garry, & Keene, Raymond 1989 Batsford chess openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
- Nunn's Chess Openings. 1999. John Nunn (Editor), Graham Burgess, John Emms, Joe Gallagher. ISBN 1-8574-4221-0.
2. Nf3
2. Other
1. e4 ...other:
2. other
With 2...e6:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black:
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch defence
Dutch defence
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox