Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation (C56) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4. In 1,164 games between strong players, White wins 39%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 45%; the most played move is 4…exd4 (96%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4
- ECO
- C56
- Games between strong players
- 1,164
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…exd4 | 96% (1,117) | Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense | |
| 4…Nxe4 | 2% (24) | – | |
| 4…d6 | 1% (7) | Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense 3,744 games
- Italian Game: Scotch Invitation Declined 212 games
More Italian Game lines
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- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening 13,374 games
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal 10,039 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo 7,467 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation 7,003 games
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo 3,667 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack 3,250 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation 3,093 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense 2,567 games
- Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Attack 2,526 games
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 2,397 games
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