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C49

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation

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Overview

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical 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 is reached after 14 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, Blake Variation.

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ECO code
C49
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
14
Parent
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)