Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Plasma Variation C47
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5 Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6 Qf6 11. Nb5 Rb8
- Position after 22 half-moves — White to move.
- Black holds a material edge worth 2 points.
- Family “Four Knights Game” contains 49 recorded variation(s) here.
Variations of this family
| Name | ECO | Main line length |
|---|---|---|
| Four Knights Game | C47 | 6 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Glek System | C47 | 7 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Glek System | C47 | 13 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation | C47 | 7 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Variation, Provincial Opening | C47 | 9 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit | C47 | 7 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Oldtimer Variation | C47 | 16 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Italian Variation | C47 | 7 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Italian Variation, Noa Gambit | C47 | 9 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Naroditsky Variation | C47 | 7 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation | C47 | 7 plies |
| Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted | C47 | 8 plies |
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