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	The Kenilworthian: Two Knights Defense as Black
		A few new things for players of the Two Knights as Black have recently appeared and so I thought a bibliography update was in order.
		The most recent online contribution to the Two Knights is Pete Tamburro's excellent lecture on the Fritz Variation in the Two Knights at Chess.fm, to which he promises a sequel.
		Its Two Knights Defense coverage is also not that great and generally repeats the same lines as John Emms offers.
	www.kenilworthchessclub.org /kenilworthian/2005/11/two-knights-defense-as-black.html (1326 words)

	Sacramento Knights - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Knights outshot the Strikers 21 to 13, but Knights’ keeper Torguson was well tested as the Strikers put many of those shots on frame.
		The Knights’ attack was creative and very dangerous against Chico on Friday, but it appears as thought the Knights will need to work harder to finish all their chances.
		Two minutes into the second half, Ryan Rhoads, coming off the bench, notched the 9th goal for the Knights on a through ball from college teammate, Patrick Nelle.
	www.sactoknights.com /news.php (4699 words)

	GoldenKnights.com: U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team 2006 Air Show Season
		The two demonstration teams travel all over the country performing aerial demonstrations at air shows and special events in support of Army recruiting goals.
		The two competition teams travel, competing nationally and internationally at various skydiving competitions, continuously bringing home gold, silver and bronze medals.
		The Golden Knights not only perform at air shows, compete on an international level and perform high profile tandems they also visit high schools and work with local recruiters showing young adults what type of opportunities the Army has for them.
	www.goldenknights.com (282 words)

	Chess openings: Two Knights Defense (C55)
		You just have to remember that the 2 Knights is about developement and attack, not material, and you should be ok. Do what I do and just ignore the pawns, and don't trade pieces unless its necessary or you get something back.
		I have played the two knights as fl for a while and on the tenth move white players usually try to restore material equality with 10.Neg5?!
		The Two Knights defense is a perfect example of this.
	www.chessgames.com /perl/chessopening?eco=C55 (1112 words)

	Chess opening - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to IM Jeremy Silman, the purpose of the opening is to create dynamic imbalances between the two sides, which will determine the character of the middlegame and the strategic plans chosen by both sides.
		The Döry Defense is uncommon, but it was sometimes adopted by Keres.
		The Queen's Knight Defense is an uncommon opening that often transposes to the Nimzowitsch Defense after 1.d4 Nc6 2.e4 or the Chigorin Defense after 2.c4 d5, although it can lead to unique lines, for example after 1.d4 Nc6 2.d5 or 2.c4 e5.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chess_opening (5277 words)

	Sweet Melodies - May 10, 2004 - Evans on Chess - Chess News - World Chess Network
		The 19th century was a swashbuckling era filled with naive delight in the sacrifice as an end in itself.
		We unearthed this obscure gem played by two unknowns in 1967 and fed the diagram to a computer to see how long it took to find the killer.
		This king hunt is notable for the last move as well as the dizzying gyrations of Black’s queen from one side of the board to the other.
	www.worldchessnetwork.com /English/chessNews/evans/040510.php (355 words)

	Two Knights Defense - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Black's third move is a more aggressive defense than the Giuoco Piano which would result from 3...Bc5.
		In fact, Bronstein suggested that the term "defense" does not fit, and that the name "Chigorin's Counterattack" would be more appropriate.
		The Two Knights has been adopted as Black by many aggressive players including Chigorin and Keres, and World Champions Tal and Boris Spassky.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Two_Knights_Defense (1107 words)

	Kids Chess Network, Inc
		Loses a knight but draws Black’s king out into the open after 6 … Kxf7 7 Qf3+.
		Moving the king-pawn two squares forward is the most classical move, because is occupies and controls the center, and allows for quick development of the king bishop and queen, which facilitates early castling.
		White's bishop and knight are both hitting the f7 square.
	www.kidschess.com /html/course/strategy.htm (864 words)

	The Perreux Variation of the Two Knights Defense - Links to online resources and references
		The Pitt Archives has many files in various formats on the Two Knights Defense and specific lines, such as the Fried Liver Attack.
		A useful discussion of the literature on the Modern Two Knights.
		Covers the Two Knights from the Black perspective, along with ways of playing against White alternatives.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~goeller/urusov/perreux/links.html (764 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Black will usually respond with 3...Bc5, the Giuoco Piano; 3...Nf6, the Two Knights Defense; or 3...Be7, the Hungarian Defense.
		The Giuoco Piano (Italian: "quiet game") was played by the Portuguese Damiano at the beginning of the 15th century, and the Italian Greco at the beginning of the 16th century.
		The Two Knights Defense was analyzed by Giulio Cesare Polerio (c.1550—c.1610) in 1580.
	pushedpawn.org /test6/Italian_Game.htm (178 words)

	Chessville - Reviews - The Bishop's Opening Explained - by Gary Lane - Reviewed by Rick Kennedy
		Some masters found it a useful way to avoid the Petroff Defense, which was annoyingly drawish at the time, or to play a quiet Giuoco Piano or Two Knights.
		They didn’t seem to mind the fact that they often entered an equal middlegame – as long as they knew the positions and strategic ideas better than their opponents and were confident about outplaying them, they had their “+/=”.
		This means first off that readers are encouraged to keep their earlier books on the opening, as coverage of lines varies from book to book, and all will retain some lines that others have dropped or overlooked.
	www.chessville.com /reviews/BishopsOpeningExplained.htm (1733 words)

	Article
		On the pitching mound, Sorensen and Vaughn are one-two in wins (Sorensen – eight/Vaughn – six), strikeouts (Sorensen – 55/Vaughn – 14) and earned run average (Sorensen – 1.24/Vaughn – 1.53).
		The Knights defense has been tough behind their hurlers as well with a.969 fielding percentage as three starters (junior catcher Renae Vomacka of Middle Amana, Hannemann, and junior outfielder Deb Schindler of Williamsburg) are perfect in the field.
		The Knights and Duhawks split last season’s twinbill in Dubuque.
	www.go-knights.net /news/Article.aspx?ID=462 (723 words)

	Roman Forum Video series page with cart
		Two Knights Defense from White's perspective, concentrating on his new ideas in the system
		In a companion tape to "Dzindzi Indian Defense" the author examines the consequences of White's attempts to avoid the sequence
		Transpositions to Benoni-like structures (the Dzindzi-Benoni!?) and certain variations of the Pirc/Modern complex are explored from Black's perspective.
	www.chess4less.com /2-romanForum.htm (575 words)

	The Campbell Report - "Hard Chess" Columns
		Ra1 c6 and the knight is trapped (25.
		The position after Black's fourth move is important for the theory of the open games outside the Two Knights, since it can also arise from the Scotch Gambit (1.
		In my chess practice, I've found these assets to be sufficient compensation for the pawn and the inefficiently positioned knight and the queenside pawn weaknesses that Black accepts in this variation.
	correspondencechess.com /campbell/hard/h990315.htm (850 words)

	[No title]
		You think that moves like 3...Be7 and 3...d6 are too passive and prefer to play the Two Knights Defence.
		However, 4 Ng5 (the "duffer's move" as Tarrasch called it) is not so easy to refute and you know White will be ready for the 4...d5 main line and the Wilkes-Barre, 4...Bc5.
		I have two miniatures in my database with 6...d5, both quick wins by White.
	www.chesscafe.com /text/kibitz05.txt (1453 words)

	[No title]
		Black is ahead by a Knight to a Pawn, but his King has taken a journey right into the middle of the board.
		That turned out to be pretty dangerous for him - he has several safer options as long as he doesn't mind losing a pawn or two.
		He will be a Knight ahead as long as he watches out for AMBUSHES from the White d-pawn.
	www.chesskids.com /level2/cl6l5.htm (1089 words)

	[No title]
		This is not such a good move - the White Queen is strong on d4 as it cannot be attacked at once by a knight or bishop.
		The two moves we recommend for Black are Bf8-c5 (THREATENING the Knight on d4) and Ng8-f6 (THREATENING the Pawn on e4).
		The White and Black Bishops are in line, with a White Knight in between them.
	www.chesskids.com /level2/cl5l3.htm (841 words)

	Chess is Fun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Complete Defense to King Pawn Openings, Eric Schiller.
		New White Secrets against the Two Knights' Defense.
		GM Dzindzichashvili analyses the Two Knights Defense from White's perspective, concentrating on his new ideas in the system 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5.
	www.queensac.com /twoknights.html (78 words)

	Strand Bookstore: Two Knights Defence; by A. Beliavsky; Co-Authors A. Mikhalchishin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Strand Bookstore: Two Knights Defence; by A. Beliavsky; Co-Authors A. Mikhalchishin
		The Two Knights Defense is an exciting chess opening, brimming over with sacrifices and beautiful combinative ideas.
		From the outset Black offers the sacrifice of a pawn,the consequences of which are a matter of heated controversy.
	www.strandbooks.com /profile?isbn=0713484411 (98 words)

	Chess \| Robert Byrne
		In the space of two weeks, 18-year-old Evgeny Postny of Israel won the National Youth Championship, the National Open Championship, got his first grandmaster norm and a prize of $3,500.
		Players willing to speculate choose the Two Knights Defense, 3...Nf6, a cantankerous gambit.
		In the Two Knights Defense, after 5 ed, Black shies away from 5...Nd5?!
	www.nytimes.com /ref/crosswords/chess/010610chess.html (518 words)

	Chess Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This totally defensive opening has never appealed to me at all.
		I now appear to be a beginner who repeatedly neglects defense.
		But my son Jared stayed focused on the win even after his queen is lost, and he sacrificed a knight to get a good clean victory.
	www.johnpratt.com /items/chess/menu.html (395 words)

	The Two Knights Defence - The Traxler Counter Gambit Chess Book
		After some consideration of 4th move deviations for White, the author sets about the two major lines against the Two Knights’ Defence, namely 4.d4 and 4.Ng5.
		But it is a well-organized and diligently collated digest of the latest theory in all the lines of the Two Knights Defence, which remains popular at club level and in correspondence chess, with the author including a good many of his own suggestions and analysis, in reasonably comprehensible English - British Chess Magazine
		Comprehensive coverage of 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6, the Two Knights' Defense.
	www.chesscentral.com /caissa/two-knights-defence.htm (165 words)

	ChessAssistance.com Old News and Reviews
		Convekta's new opening CD on the King's Indian Defense is similar to their two previous offerings on the French and Sicilian.
		I struggled for a while to place this CD into a separate category from CET, but in the end, I am convinced that there is a fair amount that both CDs have in common.
		That is not to say that there are duplicate exercises between the two (I have not run into any yet).
	www.chessassistance.com /NewsIdx/Page2.html (2218 words)

	IECG - Traxler's Counter Attack in the Two Knights Defense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		IECG - Traxler's Counter Attack in the Two Knights Defense
		The thematic group on Traxler's counter attack in the two knights defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5) is now over: congratulations to Wolfgang Ottenweller and Peter Schneider, both from Germany, for their joint victory in this three stage tournament started 4 years ago.
		New themes are launched quarterly and you are invited to check our homepage regularly.
	www.iecg.org /forum/printthread.php?t=35 (89 words)

	GM Yakov Estrin (2550) - IM Hans Berliner (2500)
		Black plays his opening against the world’s leading authority on the Two Knight’s Defense both in theory and practical play.
		Another new move by Berliner, you have to play through a number of variations (preferably with someone who is a skeptic) to become convinced of the value of this move.
		11.cxd4 Estrin has written that he believed his opponent had somehow forgotten the knight was hanging on d4 – and in a correspondence game – a world championship correspondence game at that!
	www.daytonchessclub.com /EstrinBerliner.html (381 words)

	NM Josh Friedel - Site Pros - About Us - World Chess Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Extreme knowledge and understanding of the Schliemann Defense (3...
		f5 against the Ruy Lopez), Two Knights Defense with d4, 6.
		Two international evens (one World Youth and one Pan Am Youth)
	www.worldchessnetwork.com /English/sitePros/joshfriedel.php (276 words)

	The Perreux Variation of the Two Knights Defense - Introduction
		The Perreux Variation of the Two Knights Defense - Introduction
		The Perreux Variation of the Two Knights Defense typically arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Ng5, or by transposition from the Urusov Gambit.
		White retains at least a slight plus, but Black is not without chances with best defense.
	www.rci.rutgers.edu /~goeller/urusov/perreux/index.html (396 words)

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