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Four Knights Game · Advanced

A classic for learners. Symmetrical and safe, ideal for understanding opening principles.

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Lines

1. Italian Variation · 6.Bg5 Bg4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 Bg4 7.Nd5 Nd4 8.c3 Nxf3+ 9.gxf3 Bh5 10.d4 exd4 11.Bxf6

2. Italian Variation · 6.Bg5 Be6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 Be6 7.Nd5 Bxd5 8.Bxd5 h6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Bd2

3. 5.d3 O-O

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.a4 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Nd5 Nd4 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.g4

4. Two Knights Defense · 7.Bxe4 Bc5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Bd3 dxe4 7.Bxe4 Bc5 8.O-O O-O 9.d3

5. Two Knights Defense · 7.Bxe4 Bd6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Nxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Bd3 dxe4 7.Bxe4 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1

6. Italian Variation · 6.Bg5 h6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 O-O 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.c3 d6 10.b4 Bb6 11.a4 a6 12.Nxb6 cxb6 13.O-O

7. Italian Variation · 6.Bg5 h6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.O-O

8. Italian Variation · 5.d3 h6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 h6 6.Be3 Bxe3 7.fxe3 O-O 8.h3 d6 9.a4

9. 5.d3 d6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.h3 O-O 7.a4 Be6 8.O-O Bxc4 9.dxc4

10. Italian Variation · 6.Bg5 Be7

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 O-O 6.Bg5 Be7 7.O-O d6 8.a4 Bg4 9.h3