C46: Four knights game

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

Four knights game

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:

32634

Last Played:

Jun 2026

Overall score:

34%

35.4%

30.6%

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Played frequently by:

White
Igor Glek	106 games
Geza Maroczy	60 games
Daniel H Campora	47 games

Black
Frank James Marshall	46 games
Michele Godena	44 games
Oleg Korneev	44 games

Possible continuations:

4. Bb5

12129

35.6 %

36 %

28.4 %

4. d4

10583

31.5 %

43.4 %

25.1 %

4. Bc4

4677

33.5 %

19.2 %

47.2 %

4. g3

2508

40.7 %

33.4 %

26 %

4. a3

883

34.8 %

35 %

30.2 %

4. d3

643

28.3 %

19.1 %

52.6 %

4. Be2

561

31.2 %

31.7 %

37.1 %

4. h3

315

33 %

41.3 %

25.7 %

4. Nd5

105

24.8 %

48.6 %

26.7 %

4. a4

32.9 %

39.5 %

27.6 %

4. Nxe5

45.5 %

18.2 %

36.4 %

4. Bd3

19.1 %

80.9 %

4. b3

26.9 %

15.4 %

57.7 %

4. Rb1

27.3 %

45.5 %

4. Ng5

87.5 %

4. Qe2

100 %

4. h4

100 %