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...Bc5: Giuoco Piano
- 3...Nf6: Two Knights Defence
- 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
Less common defenses
A number of less popular continuations are possible. These openings are generally considered to be less sound than those mentioned above.
- 2...Qe7 (the Gunderam Defense)
- 2...Qf6 (the Greco Defence)
- 2...f6 (the Damiano Defence)
- 2...d5 (the Elephant Gambit)
- 2...f5 (the Latvian Gambit)
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
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The Wikibook Chess Opening Theory has a page on the topic of: 1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3 |