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, Symmetrical Variation › Metger Unpin
- 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
- Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation C49
- Metger Unpin C49 you are here
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin
Overview
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin 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 16 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 to reach the canonical position.
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, Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation.
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
- 16
- Direct variations
- 1
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