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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