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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5

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3,286 games · 1610-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

4...d5

2,871

41.1%

20.5%

38.4%

4...Bc5

376

27.4%

17.6

55.1%

4...Nxe4

24

45.8%

50%

4...Qe7

9

77.8%

22.2%

4...d6

2

100%

4...g6

M Fierro vs Eiman Fallatah, 2017 1-0

4...b5

H Vedder vs J Friedel, 2009 0-1

4...Na5

Jan Theofel vs T Brookshire, 1996 1-0

4...Nd4

J Mehringer vs Flore Gelders, 2017 1-0

4...d5 =0.00 (43 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890 (0-1)
Estrin vs Berliner, 1965 (0-1)
C Van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983 (1-0)
Polerio vs Domenico, 1610 (1-0)
Bronstein vs E Rojahn, 1956 (1-0)

DEBUT: Polerio vs Domenico, 1610 (1-0)
RECENT: V Gunina vs G Veltkamp, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
98_C57_Traxler Counter Gambit by whiteshark
two knights by zentovic
Wandering Tour through the Traxler Counterattack by takchess

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C58: Two Knights (1290)
C57: Two Knights (1195)
C59: Two Knights (801)

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