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C44

King's Knight Opening: Konstantinopolsky

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Overview

King's Knight Opening: Konstantinopolsky is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C44.

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 5 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3.

It is a variation of King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C44
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
5
Parent
King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation

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Statistics from Lichess

663,558 games · White 46.0% / Draw 4.6% / Black 49.4%

MovesGamesW / D / B
Nf6275,863
Bc5215,462
d677,371
d529,090
f518,195
h68,986
g68,677
a66,225

Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:13:13

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