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Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit

Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit (C47) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5. In 249 games between strong players, White wins 41%, 15% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 5…Be7 (35%).

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5

ECO
C47
Games between strong players
249
To move
Black
41%15%44%

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.

MovePlayedResultsLeads to
5…Be735% (86)40%19%41%–
5…Nb432% (79)35%14%51%–
5…d69% (22)45%18%37%–
5…Bc59% (22)36%55%–
5…Nxe46% (15)47%40%–
5…Nxd54% (11)73%18%–

Where it comes from and where it goes

Branches from Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4

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