Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit
ECO: C57Open Games1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4
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About the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit
The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit is a line of the Italian Game, catalogued under ECO code C57 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Nxe4, 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.
Other lines of the Italian Game
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- 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: Two Knights DefenseC55 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- Italian Game: Classical VariationC53 · 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3