Three Knights Opening: Steinitz-Rosenthal Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5

ECO C46

The Three Knights Opening: Steinitz-Rosenthal Variation is a chess opening line in the Three Knights Opening complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5.

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

The defining move Nd5 is chosen by White on move 5.

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