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The Two Knights Defense (also called the Prussian Defense) is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6. First recorded by Giulio Cesare Polerio [2] (c. 1550 – c. 1610) in the late 16th century, this line of the Italian Game was extensively developed in the 19th century.
The Traxler Counterattack, also known as the Wilkes-Barre Variation, is a chess opening that begins with the moves: . 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5!?. The opening is a variation of the Two Knights Defense [1] [2] where White has chosen the offensive line 4.Ng5, immediately attacking the f7-square with the knight and bishop, and Black has replied 4...Bc5, counterattacking the f2-square.
However, the traditional naming "Two Knights Defense" prevailed in the end. With the ECO code, as the German wiki article explains, the "Prussian Game" got to be exclusively reserved for the Ng5 variation - which is, for history's sake, a good solution, because von Bilguer dealt only with Ng5, with a special focus on the Fried Liver Attack.
B11 Caro–Kann, Two knights, 3...Bg4 Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation: 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4; Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Retreat Line: 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5; Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line: 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4 ...
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Nxf7: ECO: C57: Origin: Polerio vs. Domenico, Rome c. 1610: Named after: Italian dish ("Fegatelli" is pork liver sliced up, wrapped in fat netting and cooked over a fire; likewise Black's king is wrapped in White's mating net [1]) Parent: Two Knights Defense: Synonym(s) Fegatello Attack
3.Nc3 is the Three Knights Game of Petrov's Defence. It can also be reached via 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 (the Vienna Game ). 3...Nc6 transposes to the Four Knights Game . With the reply 3...Bb4 (or some others), it remains the Three Knights Game proper.
Two knights may refer to: Two Knights Defense – chess opening; Two knights endgame – chess endgame; Two Knights from Brooklyn – 1949 film; Two Arabian Knights – 1927 film; Two Nights with Cleopatra – 1953 film; Two for the Knight – 2002 concert by Brian McKnight and Regine Velasquez; Two Knights (band) – an American Midwest emo ...
Granada Gambit of the Italian Game, Two Knights Defense, Blackburne Variation – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Qf3 cxb5 9.Qxa8; Graz Variation of the Ruy Lopez – 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bc5; Graz Attack of the Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack – 1.b3 d5 2.Ba3