C49 · Open · a plan for White
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5Bb45.O-OO-O6.d3d6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation56k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
55%31k58%
16%9.1k52%
7.1%3.9k46%
5.8%3.2k52%
4.1%2.3k42%
3.6%2.0k48%
0.6%32847%
0.4%24138%
0.2%13348%
Famous games in this line1.5k master games
Naiditsch, A. (2706) – Carlsen, M. (2865)Anand, V. (2791) – Mamedyarov, S. (2756)Yu Yangyi (2752) – Mamedyarov, S. (2764)Caruana, Fabiano (2709) – Aronian, Levon (2801)Svidler, Peter (2726) – Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2753)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2787) – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2690)Wang Hao (2710) – Yu Yangyi (2759)Wei Yi (2738) – Naiditsch, A. (2712)Heroes of this opening Naiditsch, A. · Anand, V. · Yu Yangyi · Aronian, Levon
- 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 d6
Classical
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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger UnpinC49 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Blake VariationC49 7.Bg5 Ne7 8.Nh4 c6 9.Bc4 d5 …
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