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C5920 plies · white to move

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

The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Göring Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C59 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. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 Qc7. The resulting position leaves white to move.

1
White r
White k
White q
White b
White n
White r
2
White p
White p
White p
White b
White p
White p
White p
White p
3
4
Black p
5
White n
Black n
6
Black p
Black n
Black p
7
Black p
Black p
Black q
Black p
8h
Black r
g
f
Black b
e
Black k
d
c
Black b
b
a
Black r

Resulting Position