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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Two Knights Defense C55
- Knight Attack C57
- Normal Variation C57
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense C58
- Kieseritzky Variation C58
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Maróczy Variation C58 you are here
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Maróczy Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Maróczy Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C58.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 18 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Be7.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C58
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 18
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