The four knights game : a new repertoire in an old chess opening

The Four Knights variation is one of the oldest chess openings, dating back to the 16th century. In recent years it has been injected with numerous fresh ideas and has shaken off the reputation of being a peaceful choice. White has quite a few ways to create tension and play for the attack.Russian International Master Andrey Obodchuk has written a repertoire book for white players based on the Spanish Four Knights variation. He covers a range positional themes as well as amazing, sharp adventures, and creates an easy-to-handle toolbox for amateur chess players of intermediate level.Players of the white pieces will discover how to build on the strong points of their position, while black players will learn how to defend. As a special extra there is an additional chapter on the Belgrade Gambit, another variation of the Four Knights Game, containing some fantastic lines, ideal for uncompromising players. The Four Knights Game is one of the oldest chess openings and continues to be a popular choice among beginners and club players. In recent years leading grandmasters such as Alexey Shirov and Emil Sutovsky have injected the Four Knights with numerous fresh ideas and changed its peaceful reputation. White has quite a few ways to create tension and play for the attack. Russian International Master Andrey Obodchuk has written a repertoire book for white players based on the Spanish Four Knights variation (starting with 4.Bb5). Covering a range of positional themes as well as sharp and amazing adventures, Obodchuk has created an easy-to-handle toolbox for amateur chess players of intermediate level, as well as a challenging exposition for stronger players FRONT 1 Contents 6 Introduction 8 Chapter 1 - The Three Knights' Opening 10 Chapter 2 - The Four Knights Black avoids the main line on move 4 58 Chapter 3 - The Symmetrical Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 74 Chapter 4 - The Metger System 98 Chapter 5- The Rubinstein System 114 Chapter 6 - 5.Bc4 in the Rubinstein 162 Chapter 7 - The Belgrade Gambit 204 Afterword 226 Bibliography 228 Index of Variations 230 Index of games 234 Index of Players 236 BACK 242