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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5

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Black to move
6,302 games · 1857-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4...Bb4

2,750

33.8%

39.6%

26.7%

4...Nd4

1,808

28.5%

50.4%

21.1%

4...Bd6

547

32.5%

33.1%

34.4%

4...d6

541

43.3%

32.3%

24.4%

4...Bc5

526

43.9%

30%

26%

4...a6

130

46.9%

23.8%

29.2%

4...Be7

36

47.2%

33.3%

19.4%

4...Qe7

5

80%

20%

4...d5

2

50%

50%

4...g6

2

100%

4...h6

Capablanca vs D W Pomeroy, 1912 1/2-1/2

4...Bc5 =0.00 (35 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857 (0-1)
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933 (1-0)
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914 (0-1)
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919 (0-1)
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913 (1-0)

DEBUT: T Lichtenhein vs B Raphael, 1857 (1-0)
RECENT: D Dvirnyy vs K Solomon, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Four Knights for White by prime rib
silver fox's favorite games by silver fox
4 Knights by raydot

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C48: Four Knights (3379)
C49: Four Knights (2745)
C66: Ruy Lopez (120)
C77: Ruy Lopez (30)
C62: Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (26)
000: Chess variants (1)
C78: Ruy Lopez (1)

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