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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
- Modern Bishop's Opening C55
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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C55.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C55
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
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Statistics from Lichess
2,760,051 games · White 47.7% / Draw 5.3% / Black 47.0%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| O-O | 862,890 | |
| c3 | 636,226 | |
| Nc3 | 489,712 | |
| h3 | 194,279 | |
| Bg5 | 162,659 | |
| a3 | 117,958 | |
| Ng5 | 93,797 | |
| Be3 | 91,032 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:53:02
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