Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation C48
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8. f4 Nc6 9. e5 Bb4
15 tournament games from this position · White wins 33%, draws 53%, Black wins 13%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exf6 | 10 | 30% 50% 20% | 2348 | 2023 |
| d5 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2391 | 2019 |
Top games
| Howell, D2655–Khademalsharieh, S2452 | 1-0 | Gibraltar Masters 2017 | 2017 |
| Li, Ruifeng2583–Lee, Micha2414 | 1-0 | 46th Annual World Open | 2018 |
| Gochelashvili, D2416–Petrov, N2562 | ½-½ | Malaya Zemlya Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Liu Guanchu2366–Lin Chen2519 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2016 | 2016 |
| Bashirli, Nail2324–Asadli, Vugar2471 | ½-½ | 74th ch-AZE 2019 | 2019 |
| Bressac, S2358–Kosten, A2419 | 1-0 | TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 | 2019 |
| Bulmaga, I2372–Khademalsharieh, S2397 | 0-1 | Fraubundesliga 2015-16 | 2016 |
| Abhishek, D2274–Arvola, B2469 | ½-½ | 19th Sant Marti Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Narva, M2238–Khademalsharieh, S2429 | ½-½ | Olympiad Women 2016 | 2016 |
| Vehi Bach, V2331–Nielsen, Andre2175 | 1-0 | 21st Sants Open 2019 | 2019 |
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 DefenseC47Scotch Variation, Schmid DefenseC47