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Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid Defense

ECO C47 · 168 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxe4
39% White10% Draw51% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
Nxe412976.8%
Nxc6148.3%

A further 25 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6Three Knights Opening 3. Nc3Four Knights Game 3... Nf6Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation 4. d4Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted 4... exd4Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid Defense 5... Nxe4

Other lines in this family

Scotch Variation Accepted, Main LineC47… 5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O411Scotch Variation AcceptedC47…6,512Scotch Variation, Belgrade GambitC47… 5. Nd5295Scotch VariationC47…7,834Four Knights GameC47…27,441Spanish VariationC48… 4. Bb57,524Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC48… 4. Bb5 Bc52,062Gunsberg VariationC47… 4. a31,202Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49… 4. Bb5 Bb41,156Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48… 4. Bb5 Nd41,091

All 20 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.