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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation (C48) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4. In 2,123 games between strong players, White wins 37%, 23% are drawn and Black wins 40%; the most played move is 5.Bc4 (30%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4
- ECO
- C48
- Games between strong players
- 2,123
- To move
- White
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.Bc4 | 30% (641) | – | |
| 5.O-O | 25% (536) | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation | |
| 5.Nxd4 | 21% (438) | Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation Accepted | |
| 5.Ba4 | 11% (243) | – | |
| 5.Nxe5 | 6% (136) | – | |
| 5.Bd3 | 3% (57) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5
More Four Knights Game lines
- Four Knights Game 15,371 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation 4,748 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted 4,184 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted, Main Line 1,800 games
- Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation 1,663 games
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish 1,341 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, Classical Variation 520 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Schmid Defense 456 games
- Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit 337 games
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