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- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Game C44
- Scotch Gambit C44
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Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack
Overview
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack 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 begins with 25 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. b4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Scotch 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
- 25
- Parent
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit
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Statistics from Lichess
548 games · White 61.7% / Draw 4.9% / Black 33.4%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Qf5 | 460 | |
| Nxb4 | 47 | |
| Qxb4 | 27 | |
| Qb5 | 8 | |
| Qb6 | 6 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 03:31:03
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