C48 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation4.9M games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
33%1.6M47%
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation25%1.2M48%
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish14%710k49%
12%576k43%
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation9.5%465k51%
2.8%139k47%
2.1%102k46%
0.9%44k42%
0.3%16k43%
0.3%13k43%
Famous games in this line7.6k master games
Carlsen, M. (2837) – Nakamura, Hi (2804)2025½–½Carlsen, M. (2843) – Ding Liren (2778)2018½–½Harikrishna, P. (2766) – Carlsen, M. (2840)2017½–½Carlsen, Magnus (2813) – Aronian, Levon (2782)20101–0Wei Yi (2758) – Carlsen, M. (2837)2025½–½Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2788) – Caruana, F. (2795)2016½–½Grischuk, A. (2750) – Carlsen, M. (2832)20170–1Anand, V. (2784) – Aronian, L. (2792)20161–0
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Anand, V.
Family
Four Knights Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C48
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5
Classical
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Go deeper — named lines from here
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49 4…Bb4 · 7 deeper linesFour Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC48 4…Bc5 · 1 deeper lineFour Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48 4…Nd4 · 4 deeper linesFour Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken VariationC48 4…a6 5.Bxc6 · 1 deeper line
Nearby lines in the family
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