As White

Four Knights Game · Intermediate

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

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Lines

1. Deadly mate · 7...h6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 O-O 6.Bg5 d6 7.Nd5 h6 8.Nxf6+ gxf6 9.Bxh6 Re8 10.Nh4 f5 11.Bxf7+ Kxf7 12.Qh5+ Ke6 13.Qxf5+ Ke7 14.Ng6#

2. Deadly mate · 7...b6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 h6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 b6 8.e5 Bc5 9.Qf4 Nh5 10.Qxf7#

3. Opponent's mistake · 5...Nxd5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bxd5 Nd4 7.Nxe5

4. Opponent's mistake · 8...Qxe6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 d6 5.Ng5 Be6 6.Nxe6 fxe6 7.Bxe6 Qe7 8.Nd5 Qxe6 9.Nxc7+ Kd7 10.Nxe6 Kxe6 11.h4

5. Opponent's mistake · 8...c6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 Bg4 7.Nd5 Nd4 8.c3 c6 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.cxd4 exd4 11.Bh4

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. 6.O-O Bxc3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bb4 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O Bxc3 7.bxc3 d5 8.exd5

8. 6.bxc3 d6

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bb4 5.d3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 d6 7.Bb3 Bg4 8.h3

9. 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

10. 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 d6 8.a3 Bg4 9.Rf1

11. 6.bxc3 O-O

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bb4 5.d3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 O-O 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d6 9.Bb3

12. 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

13. 6.O-O d6

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Bb4 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Ne2 Bg4 8.Ng3