Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Two Knights Defense › Open Variation › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense › Italian Game: Scotch Gambit › Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Krause Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Two Knights Defense C55
- Open Variation C56
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense C44
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit C56
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Krause Variation C56 you are here
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Krause Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Krause Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C56.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 Ng4 7. c3, after 13 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.
- ECO code
- C56
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
- Parent
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit
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