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Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation trainer

Type a move and press Enter: e4, Nf3, O-O, or from and to squares like g1f3 (e7e8q to promote). The board is also played with the mouse.

Practise the Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation

The Scotch Variation of the Four Knights Game is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4, also called the Scotch Four Knights. Play White's moves of the line from memory — 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 — and the trainer plays Black's replies; "Play the other side" turns it around.

"Drill all" adds the 8 named lines that continue it, such as Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main Line, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid Defense, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit, Modern Defense, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Oxford Gambit, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit, Leonhardt Defense.

Read about the line, its statistics on Lichess and Stockfish's evaluation on the Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation page, or pick another opening in the opening trainer.