Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Two Knights Defense › Open Variation › Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense › Italian Game: Scotch Gambit › Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Italian Game C50
- Two Knights Defense C55
- Open Variation C56
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense C44
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit C56
- Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation C56 you are here
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Berger Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C56.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 26 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. g4 Qg6 12. Nce4 Bb6 13. f4 O-O-O.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C56
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 26
- Parent
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
990 games · White 46.2% / Draw 3.9% / Black 49.9%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| f5 | 966 | |
| fxg7 | 9 | |
| Qf3 | 6 | |
| Nxe6 | 6 | |
| h4 | 1 | |
| Nxf7 | 1 | |
| Kh1 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:31:36
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