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Tree path 12 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Italian Game › Two Knights Defense › Knight Attack › Normal Variation › Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense › Bishop Check Line › Italian Game: Two Knights Defense › Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense › Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Italian Game C50
  6. Two Knights Defense C55
  7. Knight Attack C57
  8. Normal Variation C57
  9. Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense C58
  10. Bishop Check Line C58
  11. Italian Game: Two Knights Defense C58
  12. Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense C59
  13. Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation C59 you are here
C59

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation

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Overview

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C59), arising from a recognised theoretical position.

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 20 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qc7.

The line refines Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C59
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
20
Parent
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense

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Statistics from Lichess

9,812 games · White 43.8% / Draw 4.9% / Black 51.2%

MovesGamesW / D / B
d46,979
f41,192
Nc4962
Ng4661
d34
Nxf74
Nc33
c32

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:26:16

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense:

https://chesscodex.org/openings/italian-game-two-knights-defense-polerio-defense-goring-variation