Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6
The Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Max Lange Attack, Loman Defense is a chess opening classified as ECO C56, reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6. It is a line of the Italian Game. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 1 times by this move order. White won 0%, 0% were drawn and Black won 100%. The most popular continuation is 10. Nxe6 (100% of games).
Engine evaluation: 0.00 (Stockfish, depth 36; best line 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Rxe6 fxe6 12. f7+ Kh8)
- ECO
- C56
- Moves
- 18 plies
- FEN
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 g6
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 2000+ | 1 | |
| All | 1 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 10. Nxe6 | 1 (100%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- Luciano Justi Antunes (2045) – CM Sharath Radhakrishnan (2013) 0-1 · Titled Tue 17th Dec Late · 2024-12-17
Highest-rated Lichess games
- drvosjeca77 (2116) – minor_chess (2076) 0-1 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
Comes from
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5
More Italian Game lines (all)
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- Italian Game: Deutz Gambit C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (3… Bc5 4. d3) C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (5… d6 6. d3) C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (5. O-O O-O) C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (5… O-O 6. d3) C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Dubois Variation C50
- Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation C50
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.