Italian Game: Two Knights Defense
ECO: C55Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
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About the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense
The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense is a line of the Italian Game, catalogued under ECO code C55 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.
The Italian Game has 187 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.
Where the line goes next
- Four Knights Game: Italian VariationC47 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight AttackC57 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open VariationC56 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, NormalC50 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5
- Italian Game: Scotch Invitation DeclinedC56 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 d6
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal VariationC57 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's OpeningC55 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7
Other lines of the Italian Game
- Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver DefenseC50 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6
- Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić GambitC50 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4
- Italian Game: Giuoco PianoC50 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- Italian Game: Hungarian DefenseC50 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7
- Italian Game: Paris DefenseC50 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6
- Italian Game: Rousseau GambitC50 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5
- Italian Game: Classical VariationC53 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3
- Italian Game: Evans GambitC51 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4