Openings and endgames
Four Knights Game
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Four Knights Game
An opening where both players develop both knights toward the center within the first three moves.
Four Knights Game, Scotch Variation
A Four Knights branch in which White plays 4.d4 to challenge Black’s e5-pawn immediately.
Four Knights Game, Belgrade Gambit
A Scotch Four Knights gambit in which White plays 5.Nd5 instead of immediately recovering the pawn.
Four Knights Game, Spanish Variation
A Four Knights branch in which 4.Bb5 pressures the knight that helps support Black’s e5-pawn.
Four Knights Game, Rubinstein Variation
The active reply 4...Nd4 to the Spanish Four Knights, breaking symmetry and creating several simultaneous attacks.
Four Knights Game, Halloween Gambit
An aggressive gambit in which White sacrifices a knight on e5 to advance the central pawns with tempo.