Three Knights Game
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The Three Knights Game is a chess opening which most commonly begins with the moves:
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Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | C46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Origin | Staunton–Cochrane, London, 1841 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | King's Knight Opening |
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In the Three Knights Game, Black chooses to break symmetry in order to avoid the main lines of what is often considered the drawish Four Knights Game after the usual 3...Nf6.
The relevant ECO code is C46.
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.