King's Knight Opening
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
The King's Knight Opening is a chess opening consisting of the moves:
The opening is likely to continue into one of a number of other named openings, depending mainly on Black's second move.
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[edit] Popular continuations
- 2...Nc6 (by far the most-played continuation, and can continue into many familiar opening lines such as the Ruy Lopez, Italian Game, Giuoco Piano, Scotch Game, Four Knights Game, etc.)
- 2...Nf6 (Petrov's Defence)
- 2...d6 (the Philidor Defence)
[edit] Other continuations
A number of less popular continuations are possible. These openings are generally considered to be less sound than those mentioned above.
- 2...Qe7 (the Gunderam Defense)
- 2...Qf6 (the Greco Defence)
- 2...f6 (the Damiano Defence)
- 2...d5 (the Elephant Gambit)
- 2...f5 (the Latvian Gambit)
These openings are all categorized in the ECO under code C40.
[edit] References
- Batsford Chess Openings 2 (1989, 1994). Garry Kasparov, Raymond Keene. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
[edit] External links
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