Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation C48
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. f4
21 tournament games from this position · White wins 43%, draws 43%, Black wins 14%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nxb5 | 21 | 43% 43% 14% | 2333 | 2026 |
Top games
| Yu Yangyi2738–Wang Hao2756 | ½-½ | Yinzhou Cup Men 2019 | 2019 |
| Yu Yangyi2738–Matlakov, M2699 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nihal, Sarin2696–Nogerbek, Kazybek2538 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2025 |
| Muzychuk, A2522–Ju, Wenjun2559 | 1-0 | 14th Norway Armageddon w | 2026 |
| Kadric, D2418–Kovalev, Vl2485 | 1-0 | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Lokander, M2427–Sorensen, Hampus2460 | ½-½ | ch-SWE 2026 | 2026 |
| Siddharth, R2372–Babujian, L2510 | ½-½ | Chennai GM Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Lagno, Kateryna2506–Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim2344 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2026 |
| Kadric, D2561–Gelbenegger, Patrick2260 | 1-0 | TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2022-23 | 2022 |
| Liu, Xiangyi2370–Kushagra, Mohan2400 | ½-½ | 2nd Quang Ninh GM1 2025 | 2025 |
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