Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, King March Line
- 1.e4e5
- 2.Nf3Nc6
- 3.Bc4Nf6
- 4.Ng5Bc5
- 5.Nxf7Bxf2+
- 6.Kxf2Nxe4+
- 7.Ke3
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A sharp Traxler Counterattack line in which White's king steps up to e3 after 6...Nxe4+, holding extra material while Black chases it with the queen.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the King March Line
The King March Line answers 6...Nxe4+ with 7. Ke3, advancing the king to attack the knight on e4 rather than retreating it to g1. Modern engines favor this move. White keeps the extra material with the king exposed in the center, and the engine rates the position as balanced. Black nearly always continues 7...Qh4, with 7...Qf6 the main alternative. In online games Black scores well, though 7...d5 fares poorly.