Four Knights Game: Italian Variation, Noa Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ · ECO C47 · Black to move

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What Four Knights Game: Italian Variation, Noa Gambit puts on the board

Material is level, with black to move.

Black has central pawns on e5.

White can still castle either side; Black can still castle either side.

The e-file is half-open for White, giving that side a natural pressure lane.

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