Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Three Knights Opening › Four Knights Game › Spanish Variation › Classical Variation › Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben 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
- Classical Variation C48
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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation
Overview
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C48.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8. f4 Nc6 9. e5 Bb4, after 18 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C48
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 18
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