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Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.a3
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation658k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
47%312k48%
18%118k55%
11%69k50%
10%66k47%
6.5%43k47%
2.3%15k47%
1.7%11k48%
1.2%8.2k47%
0.6%4.2k42%
0.6%3.8k48%
Famous games in this line793 master games
Caruana, F. (2816) – Kramnik, V. (2792)20180–1Caruana, F. (2816) – Karjakin, Sergey (2782)20180–1Caruana, F. (2816) – Aronian, L. (2764)2018½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2775) – Grischuk, A. (2766)2019½–½Dubov, Daniil (2714) – Ding Liren (2799)2021½–½Motylev, A. (2686) – Karjakin, Sergey (2777)20140–1Mamedov, Rau (2709) – Yu Yangyi (2751)2017½–½Guseinov, 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
Classical
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