C49 · Open · a plan for White
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Blake Variation
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5Bb45.O-OO-O6.d3d67.Bg5Ne78.Nh4c69.Bc4d510.Bb3Qd6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Blake Variation2 games · White to move
Only 2 games reach this position at this level — read it loosely.
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
100%275%
Famous games in this line22 master games
Caruana, Fabiano (2709) – Aronian, Levon (2801)Wei, Yi (2551) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2775)Reshetnikov, Al (2498) – Morozevich, A. (2731)Perunovic, Milos (2614) – Strikovic, Aleksa (2539)Wei Yi (2607) – Mikhalevski, V. (2536)Szabo, Krisztian1 (2517) – Mastrovasilis, Athanasios (2547)Vorobiov, Evgeny E (2578) – Balashov, Yuri S (2481)Gallagher, Joseph G (2517) – Godena, Michele (2498)Heroes of this opening Aronian, Levon · Reshetnikov, Al · Perunovic, Milos · Balashov, Yuri S
- 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 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Nh4 c6 9. Bc4 d5 10. Bb3 Qd6
Classical
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