C47 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Plasma Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Nxe5Nxe55.d4Nc66.d5Ne57.f4Ng68.e5Ng89.d6cxd610.exd6Qf611.Nb5Rb8
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Plasma Variation985 games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
32%31771%
19%18766%
19%18243%
12%11847%
4%3936%
3.7%3650%
2.3%2341%
2.3%2348%
1.3%138%
0.9%950%
Family
Four Knights Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C47
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5 Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6 Qf6 11. Nb5 Rb8
GambitClassical
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