Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Three Knights Opening › Four Knights Game › Spanish Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Three Knights Opening C46
- Four Knights Game C47
- Spanish Variation C48 you are here
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation
Overview
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C48), arising from a recognised theoretical position.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 7 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5.
The line refines Four Knights Game, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.
The line splits into 4 documented sub-systems: Classical Variation, Double Spanish, Ranken Variation, and others.
Together the deeper variations number 23 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C48
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Four Knights Game
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 23
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Variations (4)
Show all 23 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C48 Classical Variation 8-ply
- C49 Double Spanish 8-ply
- C48 Ranken Variation 9-ply
- C48 Rubinstein Variation 8-ply
- C48 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation 18-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish 11-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation 11-ply
- C48 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation 9-ply
- C48 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation Accepted 9-ply
- C48 Marshall Gambit 12-ply
- C48 Marshall Variation 12-ply
- C48 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Spielmann Variation 20-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 12-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Alatortsev Variation 14-ply
- C48 Maróczy Variation 18-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation 12-ply
- C49 Janowski Variation 15-ply
- C49 Svenonius Variation 14-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation 14-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation 13-ply
- C49 Metger Unpin 16-ply
- C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation 20-ply
- C49 Blake Variation 20-ply