White's Third Move
White has four main choices for his third move:
- 3.Nc3, which may transpose to the Four Knights Game or the Three Knights Game
- 3.Bc4, which may lead to the Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit or transpose to the Two Knights Defence
- 3.Nxe5, the Classical variation
- 3.d4, the Steinitz Variation
White usually prefers 3.Nxe5, 3.Nc3 or 3.d4.
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