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C5722 plies · white to move

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation

The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C57 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 11 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nc7. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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

Resulting Position