C48 · Open · a plan for White

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

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5Nd45.Nxe5Bc56.O-OO-O
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Variation3.5k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
37%1.3k37%
26%88142%
11%36746%
10%35747%
5.2%18146%
3.4%11834%
3.3%11347%
1%3336%
0.8%2629%
0.6%2020%
Famous games in this line24 master games
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2700) – Costachi, M. (2476)20221–0Feller, S. (2602) – Gozzoli, Y. (2573)2016½–½Naiditsch, A.. (2649) – Costachi, M.. (2471)2021½–½Libiszewski, Fabien (2465) – Fontaine, Robert (2563)20081–0Chekhov, Valery A (2520) – Kupreichik, Viktor D (2490)1977½–½Iotov, Valentin Dimitrov (2546) – Vinchev, Simeon (2436)20131–0Pihlajasalo, Antti (2441) – Melkumyan, Hrant (2519)20090–1Madl, Ildiko (2418) – Rabiega, Robert (2487)2001½–½
Heroes of this opening Deac, Bogdan-Daniel · Libiszewski, Fabien · Iotov, Valentin Dimitrov · Melkumyan, Hrant
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. Nxe5 Bc5 6. O-O O-O
Classical
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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 GambitC48 5.Ba4 Bc5 6.Nxe5 O-O
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