Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid Defense C47
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxe4
207 tournament games from this position · White wins 24%, draws 40%, Black wins 36%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxe4 | 178 | 26% 36% 38% | 2238 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 29 | 62% 28% | 2264 | 2026 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2810–Caruana, F2795 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2025 | 2025 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2753–Vallejo Pons, F2695 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2710–Le, Quang Liem2709 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Kobalia, M2651–Andreikin, D2713 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Pavlidis, Ant2566–Mamedyarov, S2734 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2023-24 | 2024 |
| Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son2600–Robson, R2650 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Corrales Jimenez, F2538–Yoo, Christopher Woojin2607 | 1-0 | 52nd Annual World Open | 2024 |
| Sanal, V2547–Pranav, V2596 | ½-½ | TCh-ROU Superliga 2025 | 2025 |
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2607–Tang, Andrew2522 | 0-1 | Armageddon Americas Win | 2023 |
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2607–Tang, Andrew2522 | 0-1 | Armageddon Americas Win | 2023 |
Four Knights Game variations
Four Knights GameC47Glek SystemC47Gunsberg VariationC47Scotch VariationC47Italian VariationC47Naroditsky VariationC47Spanish VariationC48Halloween GambitC47Scotch Variation AcceptedC47Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49Italian VariationC50Gunsberg Variation, Provincial OpeningC47Scotch Variation, Belgrade GambitC47Scotch Variation, Krause GambitC47Spanish Variation, Ranken VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation AcceptedC48Scotch Variation, Oxford GambitC47Italian Variation, Noa GambitC47Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit, Leonhardt DefenseC47Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49