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, Rubinstein 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, Rubinstein Variation C56 you are here
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein 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.
It is reached after 22 plies of play, with the move sequence 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. Nce4 Bf8.
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
- 22
- Parent
- Italian Game: Scotch Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
2,040 games · White 48.1% / Draw 4.7% / Black 47.2%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| g4 | 792 | |
| Nxe6 | 519 | |
| Nxf7 | 342 | |
| fxg7 | 229 | |
| Ng3 | 123 | |
| Qh5 | 13 | |
| Qe2 | 6 | |
| Qf3 | 3 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:28:50
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