Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation Accepted C48
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4
299 tournament games from this position · White wins 13%, draws 69%, Black wins 18%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 299 | 69% 18% | 2364 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2843–Ding Liren2778 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2791–Aronian, L2782 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Duda, J2757–Aronian, L2767 | 0-1 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Praggnanandhaa, R2690 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2023 | 2023 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2745–Wei Yi2754 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |
| Ivanchuk, V2731–Karjakin, Sergey2756 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Wei Yi2753–Sindarov, Javokhir2721 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Yu Yangyi2714–Ding Liren2734 | ½-½ | 4th CHN Rapid/Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Liang, Awonder2719–Aronian, L2729 | ½-½ | American Cup Elim | 2026 |
| Popov, Iv Rus2656–Karjakin, Sergey2772 | 0-1 | 67th Moscow Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
Four Knights Game variations
Four Knights GameC47Glek SystemC47Gunsberg VariationC47Scotch VariationC47Italian VariationC47Naroditsky VariationC47Spanish VariationC48Halloween GambitC47Scotch Variation AcceptedC47Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49Italian VariationC50Gunsberg Variation, Provincial OpeningC47Scotch Variation, Belgrade GambitC47Scotch Variation, Krause GambitC47Spanish Variation, Ranken VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger VariationC48Scotch Variation, Oxford GambitC47Italian Variation, Noa GambitC47Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit, Leonhardt DefenseC47Scotch Variation, Schmid DefenseC47Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49