C47 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.a3

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Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation658k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

312k48%

118k55%

69k50%

66k47%

43k47%

15k47%

11k48%

8.2k47%

4.2k42%

3.8k48%

Famous games in this line793 master games

Caruana, F. (2816) – Kramnik, V. (2792)20180–1 Caruana, F. (2816) – Karjakin, Sergey (2782)20180–1 Caruana, F. (2816) – Aronian, L. (2764)2018½–½ Nepomniachtchi, I. (2775) – Grischuk, A. (2766)2019½–½ Dubov, Daniil (2714) – Ding Liren (2799)2021½–½ Motylev, A. (2686) – Karjakin, Sergey (2777)20140–1 Mamedov, Rau (2709) – Yu Yangyi (2751)2017½–½ Guseinov, G. (2661) – Caruana, F. (2781)20220–1

Heroes of this opening Karjakin, Sergey · Kramnik, V. · Caruana, F.

Family: Four Knights Game
Category: Open
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C47
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3

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