King's Knight Opening
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Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | C40 (–C99) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Open Game |
The King's Knight Opening is a chess opening consisting of the moves:
The opening is likely to continue into one of a number of other named openings, depending mainly on Black's second move.
Main line: 2...Nc6
Most games (more than 80%) continue with 2...Nc6.
Some moves from here include:
- 3. Bb5: Ruy Lopez
- 3...a6: Ruy Lopez, Morphy Defence (main line)
- 3...Nf6: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
- 3...d6: Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defence
- 3...f5: Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence
- 3...Bc5: Ruy Lopez, Classical Defence
- 3. Bc4: Italian Game
- 3. d4: Scotch Game
- 3. Nc3: Three Knights Game
- 3...Nf6: Four Knights Game
- 3...g6: Three Knights Game (main)
- 3. c3: Ponziani Opening
Other Black defenses
- 2...Nf6: Petrov's Defense (C42)
- 2...d6: Philidor's Defense (C41)
Less common defenses
A number of less popular continuations are possible. These openings are generally considered to be less sound than those mentioned above. These openings are all categorized in the ECO under code C40.
References
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
External links
The Wikibook Chess Opening Theory has a page on the topic of: 1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3 |
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