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C5819 plies · black to move

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Yankovich Variation

The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Yankovich Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C58 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 10 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. Nfd2. 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
Black p
6
Black n
Black p
5
Black b
White p
4
White p
Black p
3
2
White p
White p
White p
White n
White q
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
White n
c
White b
d
e
White k
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position