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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
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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C57.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 10 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
It continues primarily into one named line, Kurkin Gambit.
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- ECO code
- C57
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Direct variations
- 1
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