Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.d4

ECO C57

The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit is a chess opening line in the Italian Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Ke7 6.d4.

It is catalogued under code C57 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move d4 is chosen by White on move 6.

The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit is a line of the Italian Game. The Italian Game is a chess opening that begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4. Read the complete Italian Game guide: what it is, how to reach it, its main variations, how to play against it, and its history.

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