C46: Three knights, Steinitz variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6

Three knights, Steinitz 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:

844

Last Played:

Mar 2025

Overall score:

38.4%

28.7%

32.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Dolfi Drimer	7 games
Moshe Czerniak	7 games
Daniel H Campora	6 games

Black
William Steinitz	11 games
Paul Keres	9 games
Efim Geller	8 games

Possible continuations:

4. d4

654

39.4 %

30 %

30.6 %

4. Bc4

124

33.1 %

27.4 %

39.5 %

4. Bb5

34

44.1 %

20.6 %

35.3 %

4. g3

9

77.8 %

4. h4

8

75 %

4. d3

6

16.7 %

16.7 %

66.7 %

4. Nd5

5

40 %

40 %

20 %

4. a3

2

100 %

4. Be2

2

100 %