The modern Two Knights Geschenkidee if not most

if not most

the jungle of forced variations

The Stonewall Bishop

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The modern Two Knights Geschenkidee if not mostThe Two Knights Game is one of the oldest openings in chess history. The sharp positions that arise after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 have fascinated practitioners and theorists for over a hundred years! World champions such as Wilhelm Steinitz and Bobby Fischer have shaped the opening and in recent years Nigel Short has used it successfully. In the main variations, Black sacrifices a pawn with fascinating consequences.