Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Maróczy Variation C48

C — Open games & French · Family: Four Knights Game · basic reference page

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Be2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bc5 …

Position after 18 half-moves — White to move.
Material is balanced.
Family “Four Knights Game” contains 49 recorded variation(s) here.

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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: Halloween Gambit, Plasma Variation	C47	22 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

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