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Four Knights (C49)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bb5 Bb4

Number of games in database: 1050
Years covered: 1873 to 2009
Overall record:
   White wins 31.6%
   Black wins 26.4%
   Draws 42.0%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Geza Maroczy  34 games
Siegbert Tarrasch  26 games
David Janowski  25 games
Frank James Marshall  34 games
Richard Teichmann  22 games
Akiba Rubinstein  18 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919
Chigorin vs Pillsbury, 1895
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907
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 page 1 of 42; games 1-25 of 1,050  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Paulsen vs M Fleissig  1-051 1873 ViennaC49 Four Knights
2. C Schwede vs Metger 1-040 1874 UnknownC49 Four Knights
3. Paulsen vs C T Goering 1-034 1877 LeipzigC49 Four Knights
4. Flechsig vs Englisch  ½-½48 1877 LeipzigC49 Four Knights
5. Zukertort vs Englisch 1-060 1877 LeipzigC49 Four Knights
6. H Gifford vs Anderssen 1-047 1878 ParisC49 Four Knights
7. Winawer vs Zukertort 1-045 1878 ParisC49 Four Knights
8. Zukertort vs Mackenzie 0-153 1878 ParisC49 Four Knights
9. A Clerc vs Mackenzie  1-081 1878 ParisC49 Four Knights
10. H Gifford vs Mackenzie  0-148 1878 ParisC49 Four Knights
11. J Mason vs Mackenzie 0-151 1878 ParisC49 Four Knights
12. Metger vs J Minckwitz  ½-½40 1878 WSB-12.KongressC49 Four Knights
13. W Paulsen vs J Minckwitz  1-070 1879 DSB-01.KongressC49 Four Knights
14. A Schwarz vs F Riemann 1-017 1879 DSB-01.KongressC49 Four Knights
15. M Bier vs J Minckwitz  0-136 1879 DSB-01.KongressC49 Four Knights
16. Paulsen vs M Bier  1-045 1879 DSB-01.KongressC49 Four Knights
17. Paulsen vs A Schwarz 1-029 1879 Leipzig mC49 Four Knights
18. A Schwarz vs A Schottlaender  ½-½22 1879 DSB-01.KongressC49 Four Knights
19. A Schwarz vs Englisch 0-140 1879 DSB-01.KongressC49 Four Knights
20. Schiffers vs Chigorin  0-155 1879 St Petersburg m1C49 Four Knights
21. A Schwarz vs Winawer  ½-½50 1880 WiesbadenC49 Four Knights
22. Winawer vs Wemmers 0-120 1880 WiesbadenC49 Four Knights
23. A Schwarz vs Englisch  ½-½29 1880 WiesbadenC49 Four Knights
24. A Schottlaender vs Englisch 0-167 1880 WiesbadenC49 Four Knights
25. A Fritz vs Englisch  0-140 1880 WiesbadenC49 Four Knights
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-13-06   2021: Why is there no kibtizing here?
Dec-13-06   2021: Well, black shouldn't continue to copy-cat white's moves. This opening is a drawish-type opening as you can see: White wins: 30.9%
Black wins: 26.7%
Draw: 42.4%

In other words:
White games won: 271 games
Black game won: 234 games
Draw: 372 games

Dec-14-06   Stevens: 4...Nd4 seems to be an even more drawing line. Following one of the main lines after this move, you get a whopping 98 percent draw rate!

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Jan-01-07   2021: <Stevens> That's why white has every intention to not play that line!
Mar-05-07   olaf4lena: I had this approach take me OOR. Now I see I should simply bore my opponent to death.
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