ECO C57 · Italian Game

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

6… Nxd4+0.32

White is slightly better. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit (C57), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4, Stockfish 18 recommends 6… Nxd4 for Black. White is slightly better (+0.32).

Top engine moves

  1. +0.326… Nxd4 7. c3 h6 8. cxd4 Bxd4 9. Qb3 hxg5 10. Bxg5 d6 11. O-O
  2. +0.446… Bxd4 7. Bb3 Qe8 8. Nf3 Bb6 9. Nc3 d6 10. Nd5+ Nxd5 11. exd5
  3. +0.686… exd4 7. Bd5 Qe8 8. O-O d6 9. Bxc6 Qxc6 10. c3 h6 11. cxd4

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 6… Nxd4 for Black, continuing 7. c3 h6 8. cxd4 Bxd4 9. Qb3 hxg5 10. Bxg5 d6 11. O-O. White is slightly better (+0.32). The next best moves are 6… Bxd4 (+0.44) and 6… exd4 (+0.68).
Is the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at +0.32: 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, Traxler Variation, Trencianske-Teplice Gambit?
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+).