C46
Three Knights Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3
In the Three Knights Game, aim to understand the plans and pawn structures, not just memorize the first moves.
The Three Knights Game is a chess opening classified under ECO code C46. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3: 5 moves in, with Black to play.
Learn its typical plans and pawn structures rather than memorizing moves — that’s what holds up over the board.
Club players rarely lose the Three Knights Game in the opening itself. They lose it a few moves later, when the plan behind the moves runs out: that is what reading your own games in this line shows you.
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