C49 · Open · a plan for White

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch Variation

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1.e4e52.Nf3Nf63.Nc3Nc64.Bb5Bb45.O-OO-O6.d3d67.Bg5Be6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch Variation1.0k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
46%46855%
16%16054%
13%13264%
6.8%7061%
5.6%5757%
3.1%3255%
2.3%2465%
1.7%1774%
1.3%1346%
1.1%1132%
Famous games in this line4 master games
Smagin, Sergey (2520)Borge, Nikolaj (2410)19930–1Figueredo Losada, L. (2297)Venkatesh, Narayan (2288)2026½–½Perez Perez, Osniel (2304)Rios Valdes, Henry Santiago (2223)20091–0Letzelter, Jean Claude (2240)Ott, Roland (2225)19760–1
Heroes of this opening Borge, Nikolaj · Perez Perez, Osniel · Ott, Roland
Category
Open
First move
1.e4
ECO
C49
Line
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Be6
Classical
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