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King's Knight OpeningBETA

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After 2. ... Nc6, to defend the black e5 pawn, white can place the Bishop on b5 or c4. That is either Ruy Lopez or the Italian game.

Black could also go for Nf6, known either as Russian game or Petrov's. At the highest level of chess, Petrov's is often seen as a drawing weapon. In the Master Database on Lichess, it's represented with a draw percentage of 59%.