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)2013½–½Nepomniachtchi, I. (2776)Tomashevsky, E. (2718)20191–0Ivanchuk, Vassily (2787)Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (2690)2007½–½Cheparinov, Ivan (2678)Jakovenko, Dmitrij (2760)20091–0Artemiev, V. (2709)Andreikin, D. (2719)20180–1Shirov, Alexei (2710)Anand, Viswanathan (2715)19950–1Wei Yi (2736)Firouzja, Alireza (2682)20191–0Svidler, Peter (2723)Karpov, Anatoly (2693)20031–0
Heroes of this opening Nepomniachtchi, I. · Cheparinov, Ivan · Andreikin, D. · Anand, Viswanathan
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
Classical
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