1. e2e4  1... e7e5  2. g1f3  2... g8f6  3. b1c3  3... b8c6 The Four Knights is one of the oldest openings in chess. It had a renaissance in the 1980s when particularly the English top players such as Short and Nunn played it with some success. The fact that it is still being contested in top -level chess shows the versatility of the opening. 4. d2d4  4... e5d4  5. f3d4  5... f8b4  6. d4c6  6... b7c6  7. f1d3  7... d7d5  8. c1d2  8... e8g8  9. e1g1  9... b4c3  10. d2c3  10... d5e4  11. c3f6  11... d8f6  12. d3e4  12... f6b2  13. e4c6  13... a8b8  14. a1b1  14... b2b1  15. d1b1  15... b8b1  16. f1b1  16... f8d8  17. c6f3  17... c8f5  18. b1b7  18... f5c2  19. b7c7  19... c2e4  20. f3e2  20... g7g5  21. h2h3  21... a7a5  22. c7a7  22... d8a8  23. a7e7  23... e4d5  24. e2f3  24... d5f3  25. g2f3 This endgame is completely drawn, but, of course, the rules dictate that the players have to reach move 30 before a draw can be agreed upon. 25... f7f6  26. g1g2  26... a8c8  27. e7a7  27... c8c5  28. f3f4 White's only try for an advantage, trying to find a path through for the white king. 28... g5f4  29. g2f3  29... c5c3 Rapport chooses to defend with an active rook rather than holding the fifth rank, but that too would have been sufficient for a draw. 30. f3g4 