C56: Two knights defence

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4

Two knights defence

C56 Sub-variants:

Two knights defence
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4

two knights defence, Yurdansky attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. b4

two knights defence, Canal variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Nc3

Overview

Games on Database:

1998

Last Played:

May 2026

Overall score:

26.2%

37.3%

36.5%

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Played frequently by:

White
Martin Fette	10 games
Peter M Gayson	9 games
Joerg Blauert	8 games

Black
Harmen Jonkman	6 games
Klaus Nickl	6 games
Marc Dutreeuw	5 games

Possible continuations:

6. Re1

1934

26.2 %

38.2 %

35.7 %

6. Nxd4

34

17.6 %

70.6 %

6. Nc3

25

44 %

44 %

6. Bd5

5

20 %

80 %