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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski Variation
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski Variation (C49) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 Bxc3 7.bxc3 d6 8.Re1. In 65 games between strong players, White wins 37%, 18% are drawn and Black wins 46%; the most played move is 8…Ne7 (48%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 Bxc3 7.bxc3 d6 8.Re1
- ECO
- C49
- Games between strong players
- 65
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8…Ne7 | 48% (31) | – | |
| 8…h6 | 17% (11) | – | |
| 8…a6 | 15% (10) | – | |
| 8…Qe7 | 9% (6) | – | |
| 8…Bd7 | 8% (5) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4
More Four Knights Game lines
- Four Knights Game 15,371 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 5,098 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation 4,748 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted 4,184 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation 2,123 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main Line 1,800 games
- Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation 1,663 games
- Four Knights Game: Italian Variation 1,239 games
- Four Knights Game: Glek System 795 games
- Four Knights Game: Naroditsky Variation 602 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation 536 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation 520 games
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