Chessmate

Two Knights Defense for White

Polerio Defense, Bd3 (C58)

Claim central space and open lines for the bishop and queen. This is the starting point for the Italian setup.

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Italian Four KnightsDifficulty 3/3

White repertoire · ECO C55

Sample line with full explanations: Four Knights Italian, Bxd5.

Italian GameDifficulty 1/3

White repertoire · ECO C41–C55

Sample line with full explanations: Giuoco Pianissimo, Core Setup.

Two Knights Defense for BlackDifficulty 3/3

Black repertoire · ECO C55–C58

Sample line with full explanations: Two Knights Defense, Castling Slip.

All lines in this course

ECO C55–C58

Every one of these lines is explained move by move in the app — with recall practice and spaced review.

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  1. Polerio Defense, Bd3Sample

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 f5 12. Nxe5 Qf6 13. Nf3

  2. Polerio Defense, Be2

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5

  3. Polerio Defense, Qf3

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Be7 9. Bxc6+ Nxc6 10. Qxc6+ Bd7 11. Qf3

  4. Fried Liver Attack

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Ncb4 9. O-O c6 10. d4

  5. Traxler Counterattack, Safe Answer

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Kf8 6. Bb3

  6. Two Knights Defense, ...Nxe4 Counterattack

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4 h6 7. Nxe4 Kxf7 8. dxe5 Qe8 9. f4

  7. Two Knights Defense, ...Qe7 Counterattack

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Qe7 5. Bxf7+ Kd8 6. Bb3 h6 7. Nf7+ Ke8 8. Nxh8

  8. Two Knights Defense, ...h6 Blunder

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 h6 5. Nxf7 Qe7 6. Nxh8

  9. Ulvestad Variation

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bf1 Nd4 7. c3

  10. Fritz Variation

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nd4 6. c3 b5 7. Bf1 Nxd5 8. Ne4

  11. Two Knights Defense, Scotch Gambit Transposition

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3