C46: Four knights, Italian variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4

Four knights, Italian variation

C46 Sub-variants:

Three knights game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3

Three knights, Schlechter variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nd5 Nf6

Three knights, Winawer defence (Gothic defence)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 f5

Three knights, Steinitz variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6

Three knights, Steinitz, Rosenthal variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5

Four knights game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6

Four knights, Schultze-Mueller gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5

Four knights, Italian variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4

Four knights, Gunsberg variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3

Overview

Games on Database:

8601

Last Played:

Dec 2024

Overall score:

35.7%

18.4%

45.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Saviely Tartakower	19 games
Sara Afonso	13 games
Andrei Belozerov	8 games

Black
Julia Diehle	10 games
Katerina Palkova	9 games
Sandra Santos	8 games

Possible continuations:

4... Bc5

3777

39.1 %

19.3 %

41.6 %

4... Nxe4

2083

21.4 %

16.5 %

62.1 %

4... Bb4

1200

42.9 %

16.8 %

40.3 %

4... Be7

648

31.2 %

25.6 %

43.2 %

4... h6

354

39.3 %

18.6 %

42.1 %

4... d6

328

49.4 %

15.5 %

35.1 %

4... g6

58.1 %

38.7 %

4... Qe7

60 %

20 %

4... Na5

68 %

20 %

4... a6

44 %

4... d5

95.8 %

4... Nd4

80 %

4... Bd6

78.9 %

21.1 %

4... Ng4

47.1 %

41.2 %

4... b6

50 %

4... b5

66.7 %

33.3 %

4... Nb4

66.7 %

33.3 %

4... a5

50 %

4... Ne7

50 %