Four Knights Game How to Play the Belgrade Gambit


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This chess opening lesson will help you learn the Belgrade Gambit variation of the Four Knights Game. On this page, you can read information about the Belgrade Gambit variation and see Video 4 on the Four Knights Game which will show you how to correctly play the Belgrade Gambit variation of this chess opening in a visible way.

I. Four Knights Game, Belgrade Gambit: Data


Before you see the video below, please read the following information... The Four Knights Game starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6. Then, this chess opening may turn into its Belgrade Gambit variation with the following designated moves 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 (see in the picture below). Usually, Black here is to answer by one of the following 4 moves:

Four Knight Game Belgrade Gambit variation

• 5... Be7;     • 5... Nxd5;
• 5... Nb4;     • 5... Nxe4.
The Gambit can be declined by 5... Bc5.

The Belgrade Gambit was developed for the Four Knights Game chess opening. The Gambit was very popular in the 1970s, but today this variation is not so popular at the chess master level as it was before. White sacrifices the pawn and move the knight on... The line 5... Nxe4 is risky, but using exactly this line Black may be better...

II. Four Knights Game, Belgrade Gambit: Video


Video 4 is below (it runs for 3:11), and it will show you how to play 4 lines of the Belgrade Gambit variation of the Four Knights Game. In the video, you can find some useful opening ideas. To see the video Four Knights Game: How to Play the Belgrade Gambit, just click the Play button below:




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Four Knights Game How to Play Scotch Variations


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This lesson will help you learn the Scotch Variations of the Four Knights Game. On this page, you can read information about the Scotch variations and see Video 3 on the Four Knights Game which will show you how to correctly play 2 proven lines of the Scotch variations of this opening.

I. Four Knights Game, Scotch Variations: Data


Before you see the video, please read the following. The Four Knights Game starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6. After the line 4.Bb5 Bb4, the Scotch variations of the Four Knights Game (they run via 4.d4) is the 2nd most common. There are 3 Scotch variations of the Four Knights Game (read and see below):

Four Knight Game Scotch variation

• Scotch variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4
• Scotch, variation 4... exd4: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4
• Scotch, Krause variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Nxe5

Within the Krause variation, there is a sharp line which is not shown in the video. You can learn this line using the following chess notation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Nxe5 Nxe4 6.Qg4 Nxc3 7.Qxg7 Rf8 8.a3 Nd4 9.axb4 Nxc2+ 10. Kd2 Nxa1 = The position is equal.

II. Four Knights Game, Scotch Variations: Video


Video 3 is below (it runs for 2:47), and it will show you how to correctly play 2 variations of the Four Knights Defense: Scotch, variation 4... exd4 and Scotch, Krause variation. To see the video Four Knights Game: How to Play Scotch Variations, just click the Play button below:




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Four Knights Game How to Play 4.Bb5 Bb4


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This lesson will help you learn the 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation of the Four Knights Game. On this page, you can read information about the 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation and see Video 2 on the Four Knights Game which will show you 2 proven lines within the 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation of the Four Knights Game in a visible way.

I. Four Knights Game, 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation: Data


Before you see the video, please read this information. The Four Knights Game starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6. The move-answer 4.Bb5 of White is the most common (by statistics it is 35%). In its turn, the line 4.Bb5 Bb4 is the most common play within the Four Knights Game chess opening.

Four Knight Game 4.Bb5 Bb4 variation

Video 2 will display Line 1 and Line 2. The both Lines are "almost symmetrical development", easy to learn, and were invented long time ago. Within the Lines, it is very important for Black to take the White knight on c3. Today, the both Lines are replicated for 80-90% and are popular.

II. Four Knights Game, 4.Bb5 Bb4 Variation: Video


It is better to see once than to hear a hundred times. Video 2 is below (it runs for 2:05), and it will show you how to correctly play 2 proven lines within 4.Bb5 Bb4 of the Four Knights Defense. To see the video Four Knights Game: How to Play 4.Bb5 Bb4, just click the Play button below:




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This lesson will help you get knowledge on and study the Four Knights Game chess opening. The lesson includes the text description of the Four Knights Game, 4 chess videos on this opening (the links below), and PGN File "The Four Knights Chess Opening" (the link to download is at the bottom of this page).

Video 1 will show you a general picture on the the Four Knights Game. Videos 2, 3, and 4 show how to play the opening. PGN File "The Four Knights Chess Opening" includes 32 chess games played by FIDE masters rated 2250 and higher - to see the tendencies on playing the Four Knights Game.

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I. Four Knights Game: Data and Description


Chess Opening Name: Four Knights Game
Type: Open Game (Open Games begin with 1.e4 e5)
Moves Order: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
ECO Codes: C47-C49

Four Knights Game chess opening

The Four Knights Game is an Open Game. The opening was very popular until 1940. Today, it is relatively popular at all levels. It is a quite positional play, with some sharp variations. The opening is popular among the beginners who stick to the rule "develop the knight before the bishop."

By statistics, White answers the Four Knights Game by the following moves: [4.Bb5 ~ 35%], [4.d4 ~ 30%], [4.Other ~ 35%: Bc4, g3, a3, or Be2]. Roughly, the Four Knights Game opening has 9 playing lines (of them: 4 most common lines and 5 less common), which you can see in Video 1 below.

II. Four Knights Game: 4 Videos to Play


Video 1 will show you a general picture on the Four Knights Game, the answering statistics, 4 most common lines, 5 less common, and 5 variations. To start Video 1: Four Knights Game - General Information and see the opening in a visible way, click the Play button below:




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Video 2: Four Knights Game - How to Play 4.Bb5 Bb4

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Video 3: Four Knights Game - How to Play Scotch Variations

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Video 4: Four Knights Game - How to Play Belgrade Gambit

III. Four Knights Game: PGN File


Just below, find the link to download the PGN File "The Four Knights Game Chess Opening." The file will help you learn more... You will see the general description of the Four Knights Game chess opening and 32 chess games played in the year 2010 by FIDE masters rated 2250 and above.

Within the file, you will see the players' ratings without their names. The openings positions were estimated by a computer program. To read the PGN File, you will need a PGN Viewer Program. See Lesson 16, which explains you how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.

To download the Four Knights Game PGN File, click the following link:

Download Four Knights Game Chess Opening PGN File, 23 KB

Note 1. The above file is to be downloaded from Google Drive. First click the above link to open, then click the download icon to download.
Note 2. To read the above PGN File and see chess games inside, you will need a PGN Viewer software. See Lesson 16, which explains how to download a decent freeware PGN Viewer Program.

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