Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Three Knights Opening › Four Knights Game › Scotch Variation › Oxford Gambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Three Knights Opening C46
- Four Knights Game C47
- Scotch Variation C47
- Oxford Gambit C47 you are here
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Oxford Gambit
Overview
Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Oxford Gambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C47 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 10 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. d5 Nd4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C47
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
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