C47

Four Knights Game: Italian Variation, Noa Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+

The Four Knights Game: Italian Variation, Noa Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C47. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+.

It belongs to the Four Knights Game family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.

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