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Four Knights Game: Italian Variation
Four Knights Game: Italian Variation (C47) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3. In 1,239 games between strong players, White wins 32%, 26% are drawn and Black wins 42%; the most played move is 4…Nxe4 (70%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3
- ECO
- C47
- Games between strong players
- 1,239
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Nxe4 | 70% (870) | – | |
| 4…Bc5 | 21% (255) | – | |
| 4…Bb4 | 5% (58) | – | |
| 4…Be7 | 2% (28) | – | |
| 4…h6 | 1% (12) | – | |
| 4…d6 | 1% (8) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Italian Game: Two Knights Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
More Four Knights Game lines
- Four Knights Game 15,371 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 5,098 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation 4,748 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted 4,184 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation 2,123 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main Line 1,800 games
- Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation 1,663 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish 1,341 games
- Four Knights Game: Glek System 795 games
- Four Knights Game: Naroditsky Variation 602 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation 536 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation 520 games
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