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The Four Knights is unfairly criticized as dull. Here’s a lively little game that started out 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O d6? 6. d4 exd4 7. Nd5! Bc5 8.Bg5 Bd7 9. Re1 a6 and now how would you continue? See if you can see some of the side variations.


The game finished this way: 10. e5 ! dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 11... Be6 12. Bxf6 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qd6 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Qg4 gxf6 16. Rxe6 12. Rxe5+ Kf8 13. Nxf6 gxf6 13...axb5 14. Nxh7+ 14. Bh6+ Kg8 15. Qf3 and mate is unavoidable.

 


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