Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Three Knights Opening › Four Knights Game › Spanish Variation › Double Spanish › Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish › Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Alatortsev 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
- Double Spanish C49
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish C49
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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Alatortsev Variation
Overview
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Alatortsev Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C49.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 14 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Qe7 7. Ne2 d5 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C49
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 14
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