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C59: Two knights defence

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

Two knights defence

C59 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 1477
Last Played: Feb 2025
Overall score:
39.7% 20.6% 39.7%

Played frequently by:

White  
Boris Taborov 7 games
Graham D Lee 7 games
Georgy Timoshenko 7 games
Black  
Efim Geller 8 games
Yuri Kruppa 7 games
Mikhail Chigorin 6 games

Possible continuations:

9. Nf3  1136
39.3 % 18.3 % 42.3 %
9. Nh3  334
41.3 % 28.4 % 30.2 %
9. Nxf7  7
14.3 % 28.6 % 57.1 %