Chess opening · ECO C44
King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation is catalogued under ECO code C44. It is reached after 2 moves (4 half-moves): 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6. After the last move it is White to play. White opens 1. e4. It is a named variation of the King's Knight Opening, which has 3 catalogued lines in total. Many deeper lines continue from here, listed below.
Comes from
Continues with
- Irish GambitC44
- King's Pawn Game: Tayler OpeningC44
- Ponziani OpeningC44
- Scotch GameC44
- Three Knights OpeningC46
- Italian GameC50
- Ruy LopezC60
- Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch CounterattackC44
- Four Knights GameC47
- Italian Game: Giuoco PianoC50