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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7
A line for Black. 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 | 56.4% | 3.2% | 40.4% | 0.0% | ply 9.0 | 3,659 | D |
| 1000 | 48.4% | 2.4% | 49.2% | 25.0% | ply 9.0 | 10,373 | C |
| 1400 | 48.3% | 2.3% | 49.4% | 0.0% | ply 9.0 | 3,721 | B |
| 1800 | 46.4% | 2.6% | 51.0% | 0.0% | ply 9.0 | 3,340 | B |
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, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line scores 40.4% for Black across 3,659 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 600).
At 1000, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line scores 49.2% for Black across 10,373 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 25.0% include an early material blunder (8 games at 1000).
At 1400, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line scores 49.4% for Black across 3,721 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (3 games at 1400).
At 1800, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line scores 51.0% for Black across 3,340 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (3 games at 1800).
Blunders and traps
The known traps that live inside the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line. 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 Bc5 5. Nxf7
Sprung by Black. The move that invites it is Nxf7.
5. Nxf7 grabs a pawn and forks, but the counter-sacrifice on f2 drags White into a ferocious attack that is very hard to survive over the board.
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, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line scores 40.4% for Black across 3,659 games. Most openings score better than this at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 0.0% include an early material blunder (4 games at 600).
At 1000, the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line scores 49.2% for Black across 10,373 games. That is below average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 5 on average, and 25.0% include an early material blunder (8 games at 1000).
The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line (C57) is a line for Black. The main line runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7.