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C5618 plies · white to move

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation

The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C56 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 9 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Qh4. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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White r
White k
White q
White b
White n
White r
2
White p
White p
Black b
White p
White p
White p
3
4
Black q
Black n
5
White p
Black p
White b
6
White n
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
Black r
g
f
e
Black k
d
c
Black b
b
a
Black r

Resulting Position