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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation (C49) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6. In 307 games between strong players, White wins 43%, 17% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 7.Bg5 (52%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.O-O O-O 6.d3 d6
- ECO
- C49
- Games between strong players
- 307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.Bg5 | 52% (158) | – | |
| 7.Ne2 | 30% (92) | – | |
| 7.Bxc6 | 11% (34) | – | |
| 7.h3 | 5% (16) | – | |
| 7.Nd2 | 2% (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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