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Three Knights Opening: Steinitz-Rosenthal Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3g64.d4exd45.Nd5
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Three Knights Opening: Steinitz-Rosenthal Variation1.1k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
89%96439%
4.1%4450%
2.1%2333%
1.7%1822%
1.3%1429%
1%1127%
0.1%1100%
0.1%10%
0.1%1100%
0.1%10%
Famous games in this line120 master games
Delchev, Aleksander (2614) – Vocaturo, Daniele (2536)20131–0Jonkman, Harmen (2498) – Krasenkow, Michal (2632)2002½–½Mammadov, Z. (2470) – Istratescu, A. (2630)20150–1Borgo, Giulio (2448) – Krasenkow, Michal (2643)19990–1Berger, Stev (2435) – Lagarde, Max (2604)20190–1Smagin, Sergey (2540) – Djuric, Stefan (2485)19941–0Delgado Ramirez, N. (2620) – Gemy, J. (2401)20181–0Lemmers, Oscar (2395) – Naiditsch, Arkadij (2623)20051–0
Heroes of this opening Delchev, Aleksander · Istratescu, A. · Krasenkow, Michal · Lagarde, Max
Family
Three Knights Opening
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C46
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5
Fianchetto
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