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. That is a large edge for an opening position, so check the engine lines before playing it from the other side.
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+).