C59: two knights defence, Steinitz variation

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. Nh3

two knights defence, Steinitz variation

C59 Sub-variants:

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, Knorre variation
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 Bd6 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bd2

two knights defence, Goering variation
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 Qc7

two knights defence, Steinitz variation
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. Nh3

Overview

Games on Database:

340

Last Played:

Sep 2026

Overall score:

41.2%

28.5%

30.3%

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Played frequently by:

White
Boris Taborov	7 games
Yuri Kruppa	6 games
Georgy Timoshenko	6 games

Black
Yuri Kruppa	7 games
Vladimir Sergeev	6 games
Alexey I Kosikov	6 games

Possible continuations:

9... Bd6

116

41.4 %

30.2 %

28.4 %

9... Bc5

108

45.4 %

25.9 %

28.7 %

9... g5

35.7 %

24.3 %

40 %

9... Bxh3

35.3 %

29.4 %

9... Be7

28.6 %

50 %

21.4 %

9... Rb8

25 %

50 %

25 %

9... Be6

100 %

9... Qd5

50 %

9... Bf5

50 %