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C5713 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, King March Line

The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, King March Line 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 7 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Ke3. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black q
Black k
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
White n
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
5
Black p
4
White b
Black n
3
White k
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
White q
e
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position