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Four Knights Game, Italian Variation - The WRONG MOVE that 22M+ People Played!

#11

@AnshFortnite1 said in #10:

I feel like there is lots of tricky lines in this, a reason higher rated players might pull this out. The evaluation remains a warm ~=0.0, so white can get away with playing it. Overall, it's not really a 'wrong' move, rather just offbeat, is my opinion.

(I would have posted this earlier, but I was having trouble with the chess captcha)
I often use it in blitz OTB, sometimes in rapid against lower-rated players

@AnshFortnite1 said in #10: > I feel like there is lots of tricky lines in this, a reason higher rated players might pull this out. The evaluation remains a warm ~=0.0, so white can get away with playing it. Overall, it's not really a 'wrong' move, rather just offbeat, is my opinion. > > (I would have posted this earlier, but I was having trouble with the chess captcha) I often use it in blitz OTB, sometimes in rapid against lower-rated players
#12

It is no WRONG MOVE
Here is another ICCF correspondence game with it

https://lichess.org/vOSmV9AT#11

It is no WRONG MOVE Here is another ICCF correspondence game with it https://lichess.org/vOSmV9AT#11
#13

I've never seen another move except Bd3 played after d5. I thus concluded (without checking) that other moves are bad. You wrote a blog that reached same conclusion :)

I've never seen another move except Bd3 played after d5. I thus concluded (without checking) that other moves are bad. You wrote a blog that reached same conclusion :)
#14

Bc4 is sound and not "wrong" in my opinion, black can obtain equality after it but not more if white plays well

Bc4 is sound and not "wrong" in my opinion, black can obtain equality after it but not more if white plays well
#15

@mang0sunr1s3 said in #14:

Bc4 is sound and not "wrong" in my opinion, black can obtain equality after it but not more if white plays well
I get your point, you may call Bc4 unchallenging, but I'd still consider it an inaccuracy just because if white lets black have easy equality on move 4, then it's pretty bad

@mang0sunr1s3 said in #14: > Bc4 is sound and not "wrong" in my opinion, black can obtain equality after it but not more if white plays well I get your point, you may call Bc4 unchallenging, but I'd still consider it an inaccuracy just because if white lets black have easy equality on move 4, then it's pretty bad
#16

Bc4 is not necessarily wrong. its a book move. the only wrong part is when white takes on d5 after d5. Bc4 is perfectly fine after Nxe4 Nxe4 d5 Bd3

Bc4 is not necessarily wrong. its a book move. the only wrong part is when white takes on d5 after d5. Bc4 is perfectly fine after Nxe4 Nxe4 d5 Bd3
#17

I don't recommend Nxe4 because of 0-0 and white has a Stafford gambit with an extra Bc4 and white has very good chances
I don't think it's necessarily the "WRONG MOVE" for white

I don't recommend Nxe4 because of 0-0 and white has a Stafford gambit with an extra Bc4 and white has very good chances I don't think it's necessarily the "WRONG MOVE" for white
#18

Way to give away our secrets! How are the rest of us supposed to make 2000 now? :-p

Way to give away our secrets! How are the rest of us supposed to make 2000 now? :-p
#19

Ngl most of the things you said were completely wrong

Ngl most of the things you said were completely wrong
#20

This move is easy to counter : after Nxe4, White plays Bxf7, uncasteling the king, who takes the bishop, and after white can recapture the knight without a black fork.
Same material, black King uncasteled.
1e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Nc3 Nf6
4 Bc4 Nxe4
5 Bxf7 Kxf7
6 Nxe4

This move is easy to counter : after Nxe4, White plays Bxf7, uncasteling the king, who takes the bishop, and after white can recapture the knight without a black fork. Same material, black King uncasteled. 1e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bc4 Nxe4 5 Bxf7 Kxf7 6 Nxe4