Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6
10. Qf3+0.61
White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6, Stockfish 18 recommends 10. Qf3 for White. White is slightly better (+0.61).
Top engine moves
- +0.6110. Qf3 O-O 11. Rxe6 fxe6 12. f7+ Kh8 13. Nxe6 Qe7 14. Bg5 Qxf7
- −0.3910. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Rxe6+ Kf7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Rxe8 Qxe8 14. Nd2 d3
- −0.5710. Nd2 Qd5 11. Nde4 O-O-O 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bd2 Kb8
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 10. Qf3 for White, continuing O-O 11. Rxe6 fxe6 12. f7+ Kh8 13. Nxe6 Qe7 14. Bg5 Qxf7. White is slightly better (+0.61). The next best moves are 10. Nxe6 (−0.39) and 10. Nd2 (−0.57).
Is the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.61: white 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, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense?
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+).