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Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main Line

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.d4exd45.Nxd4Bb46.Nxc6bxc67.Bd3d58.exd5O-O9.O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main Line118k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
82%96k50%
13%15k55%
3.4%4.0k39%
2%2.4k44%
0.1%16149%
0.1%11051%
0.1%7639%
0.1%6329%
0%4846%
0%2948%
Famous games in this line2.1k master games
Nakamura, Hi (2789) – Carlsen, M. (2872)20140–1Carlsen, M. (2839) – Ding Liren (2804)2018½–½Carlsen, M.. (2862) – Giri, A.. (2764)2020½–½Kramnik, Vladimir (2801) – Aronian, Levon (2825)2012½–½Carlsen, M. (2861) – Nakamura, Hi (2761)2019½–½Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2774) – Caruana, F.. (2842)2021½–½Nepomniachtchi, I.. (2792) – Caruana, F.. (2820)2021½–½Carlsen, M. (2861) – Topalov, V. (2740)2019½–½
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 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O
Classical
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