C46: Three knights game

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3

Three knights game

C46 Sub-variants:

Three knights game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3

Three knights, Schlechter variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nd5 Nf6

Three knights, Winawer defence (Gothic defence)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 f5

Three knights, Steinitz variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6

Three knights, Steinitz, Rosenthal variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nd5

Four knights game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6

Four knights, Schultze-Mueller gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5

Four knights, Italian variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4

Four knights, Gunsberg variation
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3

Overview

Games on Database:

29075

Last Played:

Dec 2025

Overall score:

35%

33.1%

31.9%

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Played frequently by:

White
Igor Glek	97 games
Geza Maroczy	58 games
Daniel H Campora	47 games

Black
Oleg Korneev	45 games
Vladimir P Malaniuk	42 games
Michele Godena	42 games

Possible continuations:

3... Nf6

23564

33.4 %

36.1 %

30.5 %

3... Bc5

2564

41.5 %

15.8 %

42.6 %

3... Bb4

928

41.5 %

21.4 %

37.1 %

3... g6

846

38.2 %

29 %

32.9 %

3... d6

817

42.7 %

25.5 %

31.8 %

3... Be7

134

55.2 %

19.4 %

25.4 %

3... a6

45.6 %

20 %

34.4 %

3... f5

39.3 %

19.6 %

41.1 %

3... Nge7

52.6 %

21.1 %

26.3 %

3... Nd4

64.3 %

14.3 %

21.4 %

3... b6

33.3 %

25 %

41.7 %

3... h6

81.8 %

18.2 %

3... f6

50 %

3... d5

80 %

20 %

3... Bd6

33.3 %

3... Nh6

66.7 %

33.3 %

3... Ke7

100 %