but is now usually only seen among beginners.
Those theorists are always putting me down.
This is pretty much all I play, though now I've started using openings like e4 Nf3 Bb5 or Bc4. Despite my countless games of experience, I have nothing to share... I could always look at some of my games for you.
Everytime I'm in that position, I play Nxe4. Seriously. It's called the Halloween Gambit, and it's so sharp and powerful for white, it's nearly considered a refutation of the four nights, although I think there's some theory up to the ninth move with just a mild advantage for white. Check it out on chessgames.com.
Thanks, guys, for your insights. I'm going to look into 4.g3 for White 
This is a fine opening. In the current Corus tournament, Nigel Short used it to beat Erwin l'Ami in just 19 moves. Short is an ex-world championship challenger, and l'Ami is 2600+, so that's high level! It's seen not every day, but still pretty regularly, and it's perfectly suited for lower rated players.
Interesting variations are
4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4, the Scotch variation, White simply develops, which is always dangerous;
4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5!?, the Belgrade gambit, which is a gambit so it's hard to play (must constantly find the best moves to justify the pawn deficit), but it can be very dangerous;
4.d4 Bb4 5.Nxe5 can get rather wild rather quickly, fun
4.Bb5 Bb4, symmetrical, I think this usually gives a somewhat slower game, but I don't really know it
4.Bb5 Nd4!?, Black mixes it up, this can also get pretty wild (see that Short-l'Ami game, and also a Mamedyarov game from a few years back where he wins very quickly as Black).
4.g3 is a slower, more positional approach that I personally don't understand.
All in all, fine opening with plenty of opportunities for sharp tactics.
lol. i've been playing the halloween attack in nearly every game, and the success rate is..well..incredible..
Found them - what do you mean, just for beginners? :-) The Mamedyarov game isn't as short as I remembered it, but it's still pretty spectacular.
Well RosarioVampire, you can practice a lot since you only play with the white pieces.
Four Knights Game (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6)
I know this opening was quite popular about 100 years ago but is now usually only seen among beginners.
I vary somewhere between 1200-1300 on here, so I'm not a total beginner. But recently an (apparently) successful chess coach recommended I switch to this opening for White. (Until then I was playing the King's Indian Attack, the Torre Attack and the Ruy Lopez).
Does anyone have any experience of the Four Knights' Game and any interesting viewpoints?
Thanks for any feedback :-)
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