Master game · Four Knights Game
Dixit,Nikhil vs Rohith,Krishna S, 2025
1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025. A Four Knights Game game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Dixit,Nikhil (2392)
Black
Rohith,Krishna S (2489)
Event
1st 3-0 Thu 4th Dec 2025
Date
2025
Opening
C47 Four Knights Game
Result
1-0
Play through the game
Click moves to jump, use the controls or arrow keys to step through. Flip the board to see the position from either side.
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe4 13. Qh5 d5 14. f4
Bf5 15. fxg5 Bg6 16. Qxh6 Re6 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Rf6 Qe7 19. Raf1 Re8 20. h4
Qc5+ 21. Kh2 Rxf6 22. gxf6 Qf8 23. Qg5+ Kh7 24. Bf4 Bg6 25. Rf3 Re2 26. Rg3 c5
27. h5 Be4 28. h6 Bg6 29. Qxd5 Rxc2 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Qd7+ Kh8 32. Bg5 Re2 33.
Qxc7 Re6 34. Qf4 Qd6 35. Qxd6 Rxd6 36. f7 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
16. Qxh6!
18. Rf6!
19. Raf1!
20. h4!
21. Kh2!
22. gxf6!
23. Qg5+!
27. h5!
30. Rxg6!
31. Qd7+!
35. Qxd6!
36. f7!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
This game's critical moments are part of the Four Knights Game repertoire on DawnChess. FSRS-6 spaced repetition makes them stick. Free to use.
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