Answers.Body: <p>As @JossieCalderon pointed out, any opening could end up with three knights for one side. This would always require a knight promotion of some sort. Usually, knight promotions occur to</p>
  
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  <li><p>Give check to the opponent immediately to move the king to another square or to save a tempo.</p></li>
  <li><p>Avoid a knight fork from the opponent, or give one of your own</p></li>
  <li><p>Avoid stalemate</p></li>
  <li><p>Give checkmate</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I think, however, that you are also asking if there is another opening where knight promotion occurs <em>in the opening phase of the game</em>. The answer is  most likely "<strong><em>no</em></strong>".</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Theoretically, any opening can allow you to end up with three knights, provided that you promote enough pawns.</p>
  
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Body: <p>In Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin counter-gambit, Lasker trap, black ended up with three knights, which should be rare. Here white should not capture the additional knight in the next move (8. Rxg1 Bg4+ and black is winning). Are there any other openings that one side ends up with three or more knights?</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN ""]
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. e3 Bb4 5. Bd2 dxe3 6. Bxb4 exf2 7. Ke2 fxg1=N
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Tags: <opening><knights><queens-gambit-declined>
Title: Is this the only opening that allows one side to end up with three knights?
ThreadText: # Is this the only opening that allows one side to end up with three knights?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-18)
  
  In Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin counter-gambit, Lasker trap, black ended up with three knights, which should be rare. Here white should not capture the additional knight in the next move (8. Rxg1 Bg4+ and black is winning). Are there any other openings that one side ends up with three or more knights?
  [FEN ""]
  1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. e3 Bb4 5. Bd2 dxe3 6. Bxb4 exf2 7. Ke2 fxg1=N
  
  **Tags:** opening, knights, queens-gambit-declined
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-18. Score: 3
  
  As @JossieCalderon pointed out, any opening could end up with three knights for one side. This would always require a knight promotion of some sort. Usually, knight promotions occur to
  
  1. Give check to the opponent immediately to move the king to another square or to save a tempo.
  2. Avoid a knight fork from the opponent, or give one of your own
  3. Avoid stalemate
  4. Give checkmate
  
  I think, however, that you are also asking if there is another opening where knight promotion occurs *in the opening phase of the game*. The answer is most likely "***no***".
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2019-04-18. Score: 0
  
  Theoretically, any opening can allow you to end up with three knights, provided that you promote enough pawns.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: I think that the OP is asking if there is another *known* line in which one side has three knights.  
  
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