C48 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5Nd4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation466k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
19%87k52%
16%74k51%
11%50k53%
7.1%33k47%
2%9.1k48%
0.2%1.1k19%
0.2%1.0k49%
Famous games in this line2.7k master games
Carlsen, M. (2843)Ding Liren (2778)2018½–½Carlsen, M.. (2862)Dubov, Daniil (2702)2020½–½Carlsen, Magnus (2813)Gelfand, Boris (2750)20101–0Wei Yi (2743)Caruana, F. (2811)2018½–½Morozevich, Alexander (2742)Kramnik, Vladimir (2809)2002½–½Kasparov, G. (2812)Dominguez Perez, L. (2739)20171–0Nakamura, Hi (2768)So, W. (2771)20220–1Svidler, Peter (2749)Karjakin, Sergey (2785)2012½–½
Heroes of this opening Carlsen, Magnus · Kasparov, G. · So, W.
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C48
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4
Classical
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