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King's Knight Opening

♜♝♛♜♚♟♟♟♟♟♟♞♝♞♟♟♞♟♟♟♟♟♝♟♜♞♝♛♜♚

King's Knight Opening is regularly played in classical games between masters. Below you will find its variations, move orders, result statistics and the players who play it most, compiled from games of 2500+ rated players.

14master games
2659avg. Elo
1variations
White wins %43 · draw %36 · Black wins %21

Played by: Abdusattorov, Praggnanandhaa, Duda, Nihal, Kryvoruchko, McShane, Sindarov, Harikrishna

Main line

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.a3 a5 9.Re1 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.c4 Nb6 12.Nc3 Nd7 13.g4 Bg6 14.Bg5 f6 15.Be3 Nc5

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Variations played by masters (1)

Konstantinopolsky · ECO C44 · for White

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.a3 a5 9.Re1 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 …
14 games · avg. Elo 2659 · W/D/L 6/5/3 · Model game: Moussard – Kollars, 2025 (1/2-1/2)

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Other openings

Sicilian DefenseQueen's Gambit DeclinedRuy LopezEnglish OpeningItalian GameIndian DefensePetrov's DefenseNimzo-Indian DefenseFrench DefenseZukertort OpeningCaro-Kann DefenseQueen's Pawn GameKing's Indian AttackFour Knights GameQueen's Gambit AcceptedCatalan Opening

Statistics from classical games of 2500+ rated players. Notation: K king, Q queen, R rook, B bishop, N knight.