C47 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.d4exd4

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Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted3.6M games · White to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

3.5M54%

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit170k58%

6.8k43%

4.0k40%

2.2k11%

86631%

76535%

24720%

15525%

13217%

Famous games in this line5.7k master games

Nakamura, Hi (2789) – Carlsen, M. (2872)20140–1 Carlsen, M. (2839) – Ding Liren (2804)2018½–½ So, Wesley (2765) – Carlsen, Magnus (2872)2020½–½ Carlsen, M.. (2847) – Aronian, L.. (2781)2021½–½ Carlsen, M.. (2862) – Giri, A.. (2764)2020½–½ Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) – Aronian, Levon (2825)2012½–½ Carlsen, M. (2861) – Nakamura, Hi (2761)2019½–½ Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) – Aronian, Levon (2820)20121–0

Heroes of this opening Carlsen, M. · Kramnik, Vladimir

Family: Four Knights Game
Category: Open
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C47
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4

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Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade GambitC47 5.Nd5 · 1 deeper line Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid DefenseC47 5.Nxd4 Nxe4 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit, Modern DefenseC47 5.Nd5 Nxe4 6.Qe2 f5 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main LineC47 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 …

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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49 4.Bb5 Bb4 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC48 4.Bb5 Bc5 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48 4.Bb5 Nd4

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