Chess Codex
Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Two Knights Defense › Knight Attack › Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack › Bishop Sacrifice Line › Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Italian Game C50
  6. Two Knights Defense C55
  7. Knight Attack C57
  8. Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack C57
  9. Bishop Sacrifice Line C57
  10. Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit C57 you are here
C57

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit

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Overview

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C57 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.

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. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4, after 11 plies of opening development.

It is a variation of Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C57
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
11
Parent
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Bishop Sacrifice Line

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