Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Three Knights Opening › Four Knights Game › Halloween Gambit › Oldtimer Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Three Knights Opening C46
- Four Knights Game C47
- Halloween Gambit C47
- Oldtimer Variation C47 you are here
Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Oldtimer Variation
Overview
Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Oldtimer Variation is a gambit, classified under ECO code C47 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 16 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Ng6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Bc4 Bb4 8. Qf3 f5 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C47
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 16
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