Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski Variation C49
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Re1
113 tournament games from this position · White wins 36%, draws 38%, Black wins 26%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne7 | 26 | 46% 23% 31% | 2326 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 25 | 16% 52% 32% | 2383 | 2025 |
| a6 | 23 | 30% 43% 26% | 2398 | 2025 |
| h6 | 19 | 37% 47% 16% | 2393 | 2025 |
| Qe7 | 15 | 60% 20% 20% | 2273 | 2024 |
| Bg4 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2074 | 2019 |
| Re8 | 1 | 100% | 2375 | 2016 |
Top games
| Grischuk, A2795–Leko, P2731 | ½-½ | Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Grischuk, A2772–Wang Hao2709 | 1-0 | 2nd IMSA Basque 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2752–Xiong, Jeffery2681 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Sutovsky, E2671–Kamsky, G2741 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Howell, D2701–Amin, B2685 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2019-20 | 2019 |
| Najer, E2676–Tomashevsky, E2700 | ½-½ | 75th ch-RUS 2022 | 2022 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2740–Murzin, Volodar2627 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Naiditsch, A2651–Fedoseev, Vl32683 | ½-½ | TCh-ESP Div Honor 2023 | 2023 |
| Wang Hao2710–Wen Yang2596 | 1-0 | ch-CHN Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Liang, Awonder2630–Gledura, B2644 | 1-0 | SPICE Cup Open 2022 | 2022 |
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