Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C49.

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 11 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3.

It is a variation of Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

It branches into 3 notable variations — Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Alatortsev Variation, Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation.

Together the deeper variations number 10 across the full subtree.

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