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C58: two knights defence, Bogolyubov variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3

two knights defence, Bogolyubov variation

C58 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 606
Last Played: Nov 2025
Overall score:
45.2% 19.1% 35.6%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Enrico Paoli 12 games
John TH Van der Wiel 8 games
Yuri N Sakharov 5 games
Black  
Arthur Bernard Bisguier 3 games
Evgeny Tomashevsky 3 games
Bela Lengyel 3 games

Possible continuations:

8... Rb8  169
37.3 % 17.8 % 45 %
8... Bb7  111
66.7 % 22.5 %
8... Be7  80
32.5 % 18.8 % 48.8 %
8... Qc7  56
41.1 % 25 % 33.9 %
8... h6  51
37.3 % 25.5 % 37.3 %
8... Bd7  50
48 % 28 % 24 %
8... cxb5  38
39.5 % 36.8 % 23.7 %
8... Qb6  30
56.7 % 36.7 %
8... e4  5
60 % 40 %
8... Bg4  5
100 %
8... Qd5  5
60 % 40 %
8... Qd7  2
50 % 50 %