600Your bandA at 600
At 600, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense scores 60.7% for Black across 4,218 games. That is comfortably above average at this level.
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Italian GameTwo Knights Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5
A line for Black. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
- Win rate, Black
- 60.7%59.4%60.7%58.7%
- Band 600, n = 4,218Band 1000, n = 18,699Band 1400, n = 9,888Band 1800, n = 11,669
- Blunder rate
- pendingpendingpendingpending
- Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
- Tier
- AAAA
- Black, band 600Black, band 1000Black, band 1400Black, band 1800
- Share of games
- 0.1%0.1%0.1%0.1%
- Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 36.1% | 3.2% | 60.7% | - | - | 4,218 | A |
| 1000 | 36.9% | 3.7% | 59.4% | - | - | 18,699 | A |
| 1400 | 35.6% | 3.6% | 60.7% | - | - | 9,888 | A |
| 1800 | 36.8% | 4.6% | 58.7% | - | - | 11,669 | A |
Results by band
What it actually does, band by band.
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
1000Your bandA at 1000
At 1000, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense scores 59.4% for Black across 18,699 games. That is comfortably above average at this level.
1400Your bandA at 1400
At 1400, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense scores 60.7% for Black across 9,888 games. That is comfortably above average at this level.
1800Your bandA at 1800
At 1800, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense scores 58.7% for Black across 11,669 games. That is comfortably above average at this level.
Questions
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At 600, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense scores 60.7% for Black across 4,218 games. That is comfortably above average at this level.
At 1000, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense scores 59.4% for Black across 18,699 games. That is comfortably above average at this level.
The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5.