C49 · Open · a plan for White
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5Bb45.O-OO-O6.d3Bxc37.bxc3d68.Re1
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski Variation2.0k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
29%57252%
20%40248%
17%33050%
11%22756%
11%22250%
9.2%18343%
1%1958%
0.5%933%
0.4%850%
0.4%70%
Famous games in this line127 master games
Grischuk, A. (2750) – Carlsen, M. (2832)Carlsen, Magnus (2826) – Gashimov, Vugar (2719)Grischuk, A. (2795) – Leko, P. (2731)Grischuk, A. (2772) – Wang Hao (2709)Sutovsky, Emil (2671) – Kamsky, Gata (2741)Ni, Hua (2701) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2689)Ni, Hua (2701) – Tomashevsky, Evgeny (2689)Howell, D. (2701) – Amin, B. (2685)Heroes of this opening Tomashevsky, Evgeny · Carlsen, M. · Grischuk, A.
- Family
- Four Knights Game
- Category
- Open
- First move
- 1.e4
- ECO
- C49
- Line
- 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Re1
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