Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch Variation C49
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Be6
17 tournament games from this position · White wins 41%, draws 18%, Black wins 41%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ne2 | 6 | 67% 17% 17% | 2067 | 2026 |
| Nd5 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 1965 | 2026 |
| d4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1986 | 2024 |
| a3 | 2 | 100% | 1816 | 2021 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 1758 | 2026 |
Top games
| Figueredo Losada, L2297–Venkatesh, Narayan2288 | ½-½ | Cornerstone Hols #2 IMA | 2026 |
| Nikolova, A2354–Vasova, M2047 | ½-½ | 65th ch-BUL w 2016 | 2016 |
| Gao, Etienne2249–Engelmann, H1998 | 0-1 | 33rd Avoine Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Smirnov, Mark2203–Kuandykuly, Danis1989 | 0-1 | 61st World Juniors 2024 | 2024 |
| Trifan, Andrei Ioan2250–Turcsanyi, Vince Gergo1878 | 1-0 | Iuliu Szabo Memorial 2019 | 2019 |
| Toniolo, Samuel2000–Marson, Roy2073 | 1-0 | 15th Chioggia Open A 2022 | 2022 |
| Yarzagaray, Antonio1941–Schnabl, A2101 | 1-0 | 5th Innsbruck Open 2021 | 2021 |
| Tasdogen, Dincer2329–Nurgaliyev, Sauat1685 | 1-0 | 57th World Juniors 2018 | 2018 |
| Ali Firas Qassim2017–Baqer Hameed Khalaf Al-musawi1995 | 1-0 | ch-IRQ 2025 | 2025 |
| Makropoulou, M2153–Corbu, George-Alexandru1851 | 0-1 | GP Stage 5 Braila 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