Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. b4
13… Qf5−0.21
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack (C56), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. b4, Stockfish 18 recommends 13… Qf5 for Black. The position is roughly equal (−0.21).
Top engine moves
- −0.2113… Qf5 14. b5 gxh4 15. bxc6 Qxf6 16. cxb7 Rb8 17. Nxd4 Rxb7 18. Rxe6+
- +0.5313… Nxb4 14. Bg3 d3 15. cxd3 Bg7 16. Ne4 Rhd8 17. d4 Kf8 18. Rc1
- +0.7313… Qa4 14. Nh5 gxh4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Rg8 17. Rxe6+ fxe6 18. Qf6+
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nf6+ Ke7 13. b4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 13… Qf5 for Black, continuing 14. b5 gxh4 15. bxc6 Qxf6 16. cxb7 Rb8 17. Nxd4 Rxb7 18. Rxe6+. The position is roughly equal (−0.21). The next best moves are 13… Nxb4 (+0.53) and 13… Qa4 (+0.73).
Is the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Yurdansky Attack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.21: 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, Yurdansky Attack?
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+).