Three Knights Opening: Schlechter Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nd5 Nf6

ECO C46

The Three Knights Opening: Schlechter Variation is a chess opening line in the Three Knights Opening complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nd5 Nf6.

It is catalogued under code C46 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nf6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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