Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Qh4
10. Nxa7+−0.19
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Qh4, Stockfish 18 recommends 10. Nxa7+ for White. The position is roughly equal (−0.19).
Top engine moves
- −0.1910. Nxa7+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. Qxd5+ Ke7 13. Nd2 Nxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Bxa7
- −0.3910. Nd4+ c6 11. Nf3 Ng3+ 12. Kxf2 Ne4+ 13. Ke3 Qf2+ 14. Kd3 Bf5
- −0.7210. Qxd5 Bc5 11. Qd8+ Qxd8 12. Nxd8+ Kxd8 13. Nd2 Nxd2+ 14. Bxd2 c6
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Qh4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 10. Nxa7+ for White, continuing Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. Qxd5+ Ke7 13. Nd2 Nxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Bxa7. The position is roughly equal (−0.19). The next best moves are 10. Nd4+ (−0.39) and 10. Qxd5 (−0.72).
Is the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Keidansky Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.19: the position is roughly equal. 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, Keidansky Variation?
C56. 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+).