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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5
A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.
| Band | White | Draw | Black | Blunder | Book exit | Games | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | 51.8% | 3.3% | 44.9% | 53.9% | ply 9.5 | 20,854 | C |
| 1000 | 53.4% | 2.9% | 43.7% | 53.3% | ply 9.5 | 92,122 | B |
| 1400 | 51.4% | 2.9% | 45.6% | 63.6% | ply 9.5 | 46,331 | C |
| 1800 | 49.9% | 3.5% | 46.6% | 47.8% | ply 9.5 | 58,682 | C |
Results by band
All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.
At 600, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation scores 51.8% for White across 20,854 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 53.9% include an early material blunder (26 games at 600).
At 1000, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation scores 53.4% for White across 92,122 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 53.3% include an early material blunder (92 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation scores 51.4% for White across 46,331 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 63.6% include an early material blunder (33 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation scores 49.9% for White across 58,682 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 47.8% include an early material blunder (46 games at 1800).
Variations
The lines that continue the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation, most played first at your band. Switch the band in the header and both the figures and the order follow.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5
0.1% of games at 600, n = 2,9790.2% of games at 1000, n = 25,1490.2% of games at 1400, n = 19,4370.2% of games at 1800, n = 32,320
Blunders and traps
The known traps that live inside the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation. The rates are how often each one actually lands in your band, counted against every sampled game in that band.
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5
Sprung by White. The move that invites it is Nxd5.
Recapturing with the knight on d5 walks into the knight sacrifice on f7. The king is dragged to e6 and White's attack is worth more than the piece. Black should play 5...Na5 instead.
Read as: how often this trap line is completed per sampled game in the band.
How the Blunder Rate is measured. A material swing of three points or more inside the first 24 half-moves after leaving book, detected without an engine evaluation. It is a proxy for how sharp a position is in practice, not an engine verdict, and it is computed from a monthly game sample rather than the full corpus behind the win rates. Trap hit rates count a trap only when its full line is completed on the board.
Questions
At 600, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation scores 51.8% for White across 20,854 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 53.9% include an early material blunder (26 games at 600).
At 1000, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation scores 53.4% for White across 92,122 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 53.3% include an early material blunder (92 games at 1000).
The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Knight Attack, Normal Variation (C57) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5.