C48 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5a65.Bxc6

Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken Variation377k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

303k43%

73k37%

16510%

8114%

3422%

2813%

2843%

1229%

96%

743%

Famous games in this line38 master games

Motylev, Alexander (2651) – Kharlov, Andrei (2613)20041–0 Movsesian, Sergei (2659) – Kharlov, Andrei (2581)2003½–½ Delchev, Aleksander (2625) – Radulski, Julian (2593)20101–0 Yudasin, Leonid (2630) – Sagalchik, Gennadij (2515)19951–0 Grigoriants, Sergey (2532) – Kharlov, Andrei (2607)20041–0 Telepnev, Igor Viktorovich (2474) – Zajontz, Rainer (2504)2012½–½ Smagin, Sergey (2495) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2475)19860–1 Badev, Kiril (2348) – Radulski, Julian (2593)20100–1

Heroes of this opening Motylev, Alexander · Delchev, Aleksander · Yudasin, Leonid · Grigoriants, Sergey

Family: Four Knights Game
Category: Open
First move: 1.e4
ECO: C48
Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6

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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Spielmann VariationC48 5…dxc6 6.Nxe5 Nxe4 7.Nxe4 Qd4 8.O-O …

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Four Knights Game: Italian Variation, Noa GambitC47 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.Bxf7 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause GambitC47 4.d4 Bb4 5.Nxe5 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade GambitC47 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5

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