Spanish Four Knights DEEP STRATEGY: How KNIGHTS Dominate BISHOPS

In this video titled "Spanish Four Knights DEEP STRATEGY: How KNIGHTS Dominate BISHOPS," I reveal a surprising positional shift I uncovered while creating my Chessable course on the Spanish Four Knights. I discuss how mirror variations are often weak and can be effectively countered. The key transformation involves maneuvering into a position where a pair of knights is superior to the bishops. Additionally, I demonstrate this strategy with a full game analysis to illustrate my point clearly. If you find this content helpful, don’t forget to subscribe for more insightful chess strategies!
00:00 Introduction.
00:19 Shocking Positional Transformation.
07:32 The old (messy) Mainline.
10:43 Anton Smirnov - Ruotong Chu, (online) 2018.
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Below you can find the PGN for the games analyzed in the video. Simply copy and paste it into chess.com, lichess.org, ChessBase, or whichever platform/app you prefer.

[@mikek3459]

Very nice explanation and thanks for sharing this kind of insight. Really helps me out since im only a 1500+ rated player. Keep up your great work & vids. Cheers from Netherlands!

[@GMJoseGonzalez]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm really glad to hear that my videos are helpful to you. It's always great to connect with chess enthusiasts from all over, and your encouragement means a lot. Keep pushing in your chess journey, and feel free to share any specific topics you'd like to see covered in future videos. Cheers from Barcelona!

[@MainLama-vv2qw]

Nice video hope you keep going

[@GMJoseGonzalez]

Thanks!!

[@walterbrownstone8017]

I play this to avoid the Berlin.

[@GMJoseGonzalez]

I don't blame you 😉. But by playing the Ruy Lopez, you miss out on part of the fun of the Four Knights Opening, which includes facing 3...Bc5 and 3...g6 from time to time. Best wishes, José

[@walterbrownstone8017]

@@GMJoseGonzalez I agree! It was only a few month ago that I started thinking that I should be trying more openings because maybe there's a something to learn from each of them.

[@GMJoseGonzalez]

[Event "Capablanca casual"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1918.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C49"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "1918.??.??"] [EventType "game"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "Capablanca"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Nd5 Nd4 9. Nxb4 Nxb5 10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. Bxf6 Bxf3 13. Ne7+ Kh8 14. Bxg7+ Kxg7 15. Qg5+ Kh8 16. Qf6# 1-0

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[Event "PRO League KO Stage"] [Site "Chess.com INT"] [Date "2018.03.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Smirnov, Anton"] [Black "Chu, Ruotong"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C49"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2284"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2018.03.13"] [EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Australia Kangaroos"] [BlackTeam "Cheng Du Pandas"] [WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "CHN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nh4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Kh8 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 d5 14. Qh5 dxe4 15. Rxe4 Rg8 16. Qxf7 Qf8 17. Qxf8 Rxf8 18. Re7 Rb8 19. Rxc7 Rb2 20. Re1 Rb7 21. Ree7 Rxc7 22. Rxc7 Be6 23. Rxc6 Bxa2 24. Rxa6 Bb1 25. Rd6 Bxc2 26. c4 Ra8 27. Nf5 Kg8 28. Kf2 Ra2 29. Ke3 Bd1 30. Kd4 Rxg2 31. Ne3 Rd2 32. Nxd1 Rxd1 33. Rxf6 Rd2 34. h4 Kg7 35. Rf4 Kg6 36. c5 1-0