King's Knight Opening (C40)

C40 · Chess Openings Reference Guide
Openings Directory / King's Knight Opening

Target Position

♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♜ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♞ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♜ ♞ ♝ ♛ ♚ ♝ ♞ ♜
Engine Eval: +0.19

Master Game Statistics

Based on master-level chess games in the database.

White Wins: 37.6% Draws: 30.9% Black Wins: 31.5%

Strategic Overview

The King's Knight Opening (ECO code C40) is a key chess opening. From the starting board position, it is defined by the following move sequence:

Move Sequence (SAN)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
UCI Move Path
e2e4 e7e5 g1f3
Repertoire Training

Import this opening directly into your client-side repertoires to drill or review using spaced repetition.

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Variations in this Family

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