C48 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Gambit

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5Nd45.Ba4Bc56.Nxe5O-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Gambit1.8k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%74055%
36%64245%
16%29647%
5.2%9447%
0.5%950%
0.4%736%
0.3%633%
0.3%580%
0.2%3100%
0.1%20%
Famous games in this line224 master games
Kasparov, G. (2812) – Dominguez Perez, L. (2739)20171–0Morozevich, Alexander (2760) – Svidler, Peter (2769)20131–0Ivanchuk, V. (2704) – Radjabov, T. (2734)20140–1Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2686) – Leko, Peter (2749)20050–1Shirov, Alexei (2740) – Short, Nigel D (2685)1994½–½Anand, Viswanathan (2715) – Ivanchuk, Vassily (2700)1995½–½Rapport, Richard (2693) – Bacrot, Etienne (2714)2013½–½Shirov, Alexei (2710) – Lautier, Joel (2655)1995½–½
Heroes of this opening Kasparov, G. · Morozevich, Alexander · Radjabov, T. · Leko, Peter
Family
Four Knights Game
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C48
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 O-O
GambitClassical
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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical VariationC49 4…Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Belgrade Gambit, Modern DefenseC47 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 Nxe4 6.Qe2 f5Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall VariationC48 5.Nxe5 Bc5 6.O-O O-O
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