Tree path 10 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 › Svenonius Variation
C49

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Svenonius Variation

Open in Lichess
Share: X Reddit Telegram Facebook
Play from here → Click pieces to play, or use ← / → arrows.

Overview

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Svenonius 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.

The line arises from 14 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d5.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

Use the board to walk through every move, check how the position has scored on Lichess, or take it head-to-head against Stockfish.

ECO code
C49
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
14
Parent
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation

This overview is generated automatically from the opening's metadata. A more detailed, human-written description is on the way — and you can speed it up by suggesting one yourself.

Statistics from Lichess

Loading…

Description

Write a description

Markdown supported (headings ###, bold, lists, links). Submissions are reviewed before publishing.