Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation C49
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7
132 tournament games from this position · White wins 25%, draws 41%, Black wins 34%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nh4 | 70 | 27% 43% 30% | 2341 | 2026 |
| Bxf6 | 37 | 22% 27% 51% | 2228 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 8 | 25% 63% | 2318 | 2025 |
| Ne2 | 7 | 29% 43% 29% | 2279 | 2026 |
| a3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2113 | 2024 |
| h3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2331 | 2016 |
| Ba4 | 1 | 100% | 2278 | 2013 |
| Re1 | 1 | 100% | 2785 | 2015 |
| Nd2 | 1 | 100% | 2159 | 2012 |
Top games
| Naiditsch, A2706–Carlsen, M2865 | 1-0 | 3rd GRENKE Classic TB | 2015 |
| Dardha, Daniel2646–Giri, A2748 | 0-1 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2025 |
| Naiditsch, A2710–Georgiev, Ki2637 | 0-1 | TCh-CRO Ia Liga 2013 | 2013 |
| Wei Yi2551–Mamedyarov, S2775 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Perunovic, Mil2614–Harikrishna, P2685 | ½-½ | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Perunovic, Mil2602–Sargissian, G2686 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Artemiev, V2660–Sevian, Samuel2578 | 1-0 | Lake Sevan 2015 | 2015 |
| Reshetnikov, Al2498–Morozevich, A2731 | 1-0 | Moscow Blitz Final 2014 | 2014 |
| Yeoh, L2497–Wang Hao2711 | ½-½ | 15th Malaysian Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2530–Ni Hua2646 | 0-1 | 4th Hainan Danzhou GM | 2013 |
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