C49 · Open · a plan for White
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin
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1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Nc3Nf64.Bb5Bb45.O-OO-O6.d3d67.Bg5Bxc38.bxc3Qe7
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin6.7k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
41%2.7k49%
19%1.3k47%
15%96745%
10%69945%
3.6%24045%
2.5%17047%
1.9%12644%
1.6%10957%
1.6%10946%
1.5%9759%
Famous games in this line762 master games
Ivanchuk, V. (2731) – Nakamura, Hi (2786)Nepomniachtchi, I. (2776) – Tomashevsky, E. (2718)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2787) – Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2690)Cheparinov, Ivan (2678) – Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2760)Artemiev, V. (2709) – Andreikin, D. (2719)Shirov, Alexei (2710) – Anand, Viswanathan (2715)Wei Yi (2736) – Firouzja, Alireza (2682)Svidler, Peter (2723) – Karpov, Anatoly (2693)Heroes of this opening Nepomniachtchi, I. · Cheparinov, Ivan · Andreikin, D. · Anand, Viswanathan
- 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 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7
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