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Four Knights Game — opening family

49 catalogued lines · ECO C47–C50

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The shortest catalogued line of the family runs 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 — the position below. The continuation chips count how many catalogued lines extend this head with each next move; any branch can be explored on the interactive tree and played against the engine from there.

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Main continuations

Bb5 · 24d4 · 9Nxe5 · 3a3 · 2g3 · 2Nd5 · 1

All 49 lines

NameECOMain line length
Four Knights GameC476 plies
Four Knights Game: Glek SystemC477 plies
Four Knights Game: Gunsberg VariationC477 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch VariationC477 plies
Four Knights Game: Naroditsky VariationC477 plies
Four Knights Game: Italian VariationC477 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish VariationC487 plies
Four Knights Game: Halloween GambitC477 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation AcceptedC478 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC488 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC488 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC498 plies
Four Knights Game: Italian VariationC508 plies
Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation, Provincial OpeningC479 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause GambitC479 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade GambitC479 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger VariationC489 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC489 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken VariationC489 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation AcceptedC489 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Oxford GambitC4710 plies
Four Knights Game: Italian Variation, Noa GambitC479 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit, Leonhardt DefenseC4710 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid DefenseC4710 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC4911 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC4811 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch VariationC4911 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical VariationC4912 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit, Modern DefenseC4712 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish VariationC4912 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall VariationC4812 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall GambitC4812 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical VariationC4913 plies
Four Knights Game: Glek SystemC4713 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch VariationC4914 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Alatortsev VariationC4914 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical VariationC4914 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Svenonius VariationC4914 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Gunsberg CounterattackC4914 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski VariationC4915 plies
Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Oldtimer VariationC4716 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger UnpinC4916 plies
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main LineC4717 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben VariationC4818 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Maróczy VariationC4818 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Blake VariationC4920 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical VariationC4920 plies
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Spielmann VariationC4820 plies
Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Plasma VariationC4722 plies