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)20151–0Anand, V. (2791)Mamedyarov, S. (2756)20151–0Yu Yangyi (2752)Mamedyarov, S. (2764)20191–0Caruana, Fabiano (2709)Aronian, Levon (2801)20100–1Svidler, Peter (2726)Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2753)2009½–½Ivanchuk, Vassily (2787)Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2690)2007½–½Wang Hao (2710)Yu Yangyi (2759)2018½–½Wei Yi (2738)Naiditsch, A. (2712)2017½–½
Heroes of this opening Naiditsch, A. · Anand, V. · Yu Yangyi · Aronian, Levon
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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