Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nc7
12. dxe5−0.53
Black is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation (C57), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nc7, Stockfish 18 recommends 12. dxe5 for White. Black is slightly better (−0.53).
Top engine moves
- −0.5312. dxe5 Kf7 13. O-O Ke8 14. Rd1 Qd7 15. Qe1 Qg4 16. Ne4 Bf5
- −0.6312. Bd2 Kf7 13. dxe5 Be6 14. O-O-O Ke8 15. f4 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Nd5
- −0.6412. O-O Kf7 13. dxe5 Be6 14. Qf3+ Kg8 15. Ne4 Qh4 16. Be2 Be7
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. Qe4 c6 10. a3 Na6 11. d4 Nc7, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 12. dxe5 for White, continuing Kf7 13. O-O Ke8 14. Rd1 Qd7 15. Qe1 Qg4 16. Ne4 Bf5. Black is slightly better (−0.53). The next best moves are 12. Bd2 (−0.63) and 12. O-O (−0.64).
Is the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.53: black is slightly better. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation?
C57. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).