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Moves | 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ECO | C40 (–C99) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parent | Open Game |
The King's Knight Opening is a chess opening consisting of the moves:
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).