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The Four Knights Game: A New Repertoire in an Old Chess Opening is a chess opening book by Andrey Obodchuk that builds a White repertoire around one of chess’s oldest openings, with a practical focus on active play, pressure and attacking chances.

What this book covers

The Four Knights Game has long been a familiar choice for beginners and club players, but modern practice has given it a fresh edge. Obodchuk shows how White can steer the game from calm-looking positions into sharper lines, using ideas that create tension and initiative rather than passive development.

The repertoire is built around the Spanish variation after 4.Bb5, and it combines positional themes with more direct continuations. That makes the book useful not only for memorising moves, but also for understanding when to create complications and how to make the most of less obvious attacking chances.

Inside the repertoire

This book presents a complete White repertoire in the Four Knights Game and is aimed at players studying opening theory for opening study, tournament preparation, club play and online play. It covers both solid plans and more dynamic paths, so it can support improving players as well as stronger readers looking for material to analyse further.

The repertoire also includes the Belgrade Gambit as a sharp side line. If you are building a broader opening library, you may also be interested in a related chess opening book.

One of the strengths of this repertoire is that it is relatively straightforward to put into practice without feeling superficial. It is a good choice if you want an opening that may catch opponents off guard while still giving you serious content to work with.

Key details

• Product type: chess opening book
• Opening: Four Knights Game
• Repertoire side: White
• Main line: 4.Bb5
• Side line: Belgrade Gambit
• Author: Andrey Obodchuk
• Usage: opening study, tournament preparation, club play and online play