Main Variations
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| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h |
White must respond to the attack on his e-pawn (For explanation of notation, see Chess Opening Theory Table).
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre or Traxler Variation | Ng5 Bc5!? |
Bxf7+! Ke7 |
Bb3! - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| Lolli Variation | ... d5 |
exd5 Nxd5?! |
d4! - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| Fried Liver Attack | ... ... |
... ... |
Nxf7!? Kxf7 |
Qf3+ Ke6 |
Nc3 Nb4 |
a3! Nxc2+ |
Kd1 Nxa1 |
- - |
|
| Morphy Variation | ... ... |
... Na5 |
d3 h6 |
Nf3 e4 |
Qe2 Nxc4 |
dxc4 Bc5 |
- - |
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| Main Line | ... ... |
... ... |
Bb5+ c6 |
dxc6 bxc6 |
Be2 h6 |
Nf3 e4 |
Ne5 - |
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| Steinitz Variation | ... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
Nh3 - |
- - |
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| Ulvestad Variation | ... ... |
... b5 |
Bf1! Nd4 |
c3 Nxd5 |
Ne4 - |
- - |
- - |
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| Fritz Variation | ... ... |
... Nd4 |
c3 b5 |
Bf1! Nxd5 |
Ne4 - |
- - |
- - |
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| Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit | Nc3 Nxe4 |
0-0 Nxc3 |
dxc3 Qe7 |
Ng5 Nd8 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| Giuoco Pianissimo, by transposition | d3 Bc5 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| 3 | ... d5!? |
exd5 Nxd5 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| 4 | ... Be7 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| 5 | d4 exd4 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| 6 | ... ... |
0-0 Nxe4 |
Re1 d5 |
Bxd5 Qxd5 |
Nc3 - |
- - |
- - |
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| Max Lange Attack | ... ... |
... Bc5 |
e5 d5 |
exf6 dxc4 |
Re1+ Be6 |
Ng5 Qd5 |
Nc3 Qf5 |
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| 8 | ... ... |
e5 d5 |
Bb5 Ne4 |
Nxd4 Bc5 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| 9 | ... ... |
... Ne4 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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| 10 | ... ... |
... Ng4 |
- - |
- - |
- - |
- - |
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