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Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid Defense
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid Defense (C47) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxe4. In 456 games between strong players, White wins 39%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 43%; the most played move is 6.Nxe4 (80%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nxe4
- ECO
- C47
- Games between strong players
- 456
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.Nxe4 | 80% (363) | – | |
| 6.Nxc6 | 20% (93) | – |
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
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: 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: Italian Variation 1,239 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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