Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation

The book line for Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation is e4, e5, Nf3, Nc6, Nc3, Nf6, Bb5. This page collects the 28 named lines under that variation.

28 named lines · ECO C48, C49 · 3,222 tagged puzzles in the source database

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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation

Play the next move in the line.

  1. e4
  2. e5
  3. Nf3
  4. Nc6
  5. Nc3
  6. Nf6
  7. Bb5

Moves in the main line

  1. White pawn moves from e2 to e4.
  2. Black pawn moves from e7 to e5.
  3. White knight moves from g1 to f3.
  4. Black knight moves from b8 to c6.
  5. White knight moves from b1 to c3.
  6. Black knight moves from g8 to f6.
  7. White bishop moves from f1 to b5.

Named lines

  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation (C48) 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
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Be2
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. f4
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation Accepted (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Gambit (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 O-O
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Bc5 6. O-O O-O
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Maróczy Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Be2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 d6 9. Na4 Bb6
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Spielmann Variation (C48) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd4 8. O-O Qxe5 9. Re1 Be6 10. d4 Qd5
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Alatortsev Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Qe7 7. Ne2 d5
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Gunsberg Counterattack (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. exd5 e4
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Janowski Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Re1
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Svenonius Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d5
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation (C49) 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 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Bg4
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Blake Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8. Nh4 c6 9. Bc4 d5 10. Bb3 Qd6
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Metger Unpin (C49) 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
  • Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch Variation (C49) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Be6

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