Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bf8
12. Nxf7+0.83
White is clearly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bf8, Stockfish 18 recommends 12. Nxf7 for White. White is clearly better (+0.83).
Top engine moves
- +0.8312. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. g4 Qg6 15. Rxe6 gxf6 16. Qf3 Kg7
- +0.3112. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Rg8 15. fxg7 Rxg7 16. c3 d3
- +0.2412. fxg7 Bxg7 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Ng5+ Kg8 15. Nxe6 Re8 16. Ng5 Rxe1+
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 Bf8, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 12. Nxf7 for White, continuing Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. g4 Qg6 15. Rxe6 gxf6 16. Qf3 Kg7. White is clearly better (+0.83). The next best moves are 12. Nxe6 (+0.31) and 12. fxg7 (+0.24).
Is the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Rubinstein Variation a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.83: white is clearly 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, Rubinstein 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+).