King's Knight Opening
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The King's Knight Opening is a chess opening consisting of the moves:
Quick Facts Moves, ECO ...
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Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | C40 (–C99) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Open Game |
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White's second move attacks the e-pawn. Black usually defends this with 2...Nc6, which leads to several named openings. Of the alternatives, the most important are Petrov's Defense (2...Nf6) and Philidor's Defense (2...d6).
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.