King knight game

	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H
8th									8th
7th									7th
6th									6th
5									5
4th									4th
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	G	H

Trains

1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5
2. Ng1 – f3

ECO key

C40-C99

Named after

Königspringer's move Ng1 – f3

The King Knight Game is the introduction to a group of openings in the game of chess . The king knight game is one of the open games and describes the moves (see also: chess notation ):

1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5

2. Ng1-f3

The white king knight on the f3 square threatens the pawn on e5 and controls the d4 square. This supports the striving of the white man to take control of the center . The king knight can later be moved to g5, where in some variants it provides valuable services in the fight for the weak f7-square.

Only in rare cases, however, is a game of chess referred to as a "king knight game" - even if it started that way. Because the following further moves decide which development / main / secondary variant / play arises from it.

The following openings result from the Königsspringer game:

Opening moves	Surname	ECO key
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – b5	Spanish game	C60-C99
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – c4 Bf8 – c5	Italian game	C51-C59
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – c4 Bf8 – e7	Hungarian Defense	C50
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – c4 Ng8 – f6	Two knights in the aftermath	C55
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – c4 Nc6 – d4	Blackburne Gambit	C50
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – c4 Bf8 – c5 4. b2 – b4	Evans gambit	C51
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. d2 – d4	Scottish game	C45
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Nb1 – c3 (without 3.… Ng8 – f6)	Three knights game	C46
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. Nb1 – c3 Ng8 – f6	Four knights game	C47-C49
2.… Nb8 – c6 3. c2 – c3	Ponziani opening	C44
2.… Ng8 – f6	Russian defense	C42
2.… d7 – d6	Philidor Defense	C41
2.… f7 – f5	Latvian gambit	C40
2.… d7 – d5	Middle Gambit in the aftermath	C40
2.… f7 – f6	Damiano's defense	C40
2.… Qd8 – e7	Gunderam Defense	C40
2.… Qd8 – f6 ?!	Greco defense	C40