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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Two Knights Defense C55
- Knight Attack C57
- Normal Variation C57
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Kloss Gambit C57 you are here
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Kloss Gambit
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Kloss Gambit belongs to the gambit family of chess openings (ECO C57, Open Games). It trades material for attacking chances — a classic trade-off that has fascinated players from the Romantic era to modern correspondence chess.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It is reached after 10 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nb4.
The line refines Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C57
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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Statistics from Lichess
19,439 games · White 49.9% / Draw 3.7% / Black 46.3%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d6 | 7,857 | |
| Bb5+ | 3,427 | |
| Nc3 | 1,992 | |
| c3 | 1,458 | |
| a3 | 1,262 | |
| O-O | 1,262 | |
| Nxf7 | 586 | |
| Qf3 | 436 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:18:24
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