2 | Knights capture as bishops, and bishops capture as knights.
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9 figcaption Left: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6. Right: after 3.Bxe5 Nxe4
11 p The minor pieces are thus, in a way, more balanced.
16 | The variant is reported by Jörg Knappen in 2002, but is probably anterior
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