Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Nxe5

ECO C47

The Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit is a chess opening line in the Four Knights Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Nxe5.

It is catalogued under code C47 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Nxe5 is chosen by White on move 5.

One named continuation branches from this position: the Leonhardt Defense.

Named variations

• Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit, Leonhardt Defense — ECO C47

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