Two Knights Defence
Italian Game · C55 · you play White. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O
About the Two Knights Defence
In the Two Knights Defence Black develops the knight to f6 instead of the bishop to c5, inviting the sharp 4.Ng5. This course answers with the calm 4.d3, which keeps all the advantages of the Pianissimo structure and avoids the heavy theory. White castles, plays Re1 and c3, and prepares d4 at leisure.
As White you reach the Two Knights Defence after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7. It belongs to the Italian Game (C55), which has 5 lines on this site. Learn the Two Knights Defence move by move, then play it against the computer until the book moves come automatically. Knowing the moves is only half the work, so this page also covers the plans for the middlegame, the endgames to aim for and some grandmaster games. Add it to your set of lines to play with White, and repeat it in speed mode or the drill until you no longer have to think about it.