[Event "5.Ne5 Qe7 Analysis "] [White "Four Knights Opening"] [Black "Rubinstein Variation"] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Annotator "Havanur, Nagesh"] [Result "*"] [Date "2023.05.22"] [PlyCount "56"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {The Four Knights Opening} 4. Bb5 (4. Bc4 Nxe4 $1 5. Nxe4 d5 $11 {leads to well-analysed old lines.} )Nd4 {The Rubinstein Variation.} 5. Nxe5 {An old, weak line.} (5. Ba4 {The first modern continuation.} )(5. Bc4 {The second modern continuation. It is examined in CBM 213.} )Qe7 6. f4 Nxb5 7. Nxb5 d6 8. Nf3 Qxe4+ 9. Kf2 Ng4+ 10. Kg3 Qg6 11. Nh4 Qh5 12. Nxc7+ Kd8 13. h3 Nf6 14. Nxa8 Qxh4+ $3 15. Kxh4 Ne4 16. Qh5 Be7+ 17. Qg5 Bxg5+ 18. fxg5 h6 19. g6 fxg6 20. Rf1 g5+ 21. Kh5 Ng3+ 22. Kg6 Nxf1 23. Kxg7 Re8 24. g4 Be6 25. d3 Kd7 26. Kxh6 Rxa8 27. Bxg5 Rf8 28. Kg6 Rf2 $1 $19 ({ The weaker} 28... Rf3 $2 {led to a draw in Speisser, P-Armani, G ICCF 2016 after a prolonged struggle.} )*