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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish

ECO C49 · 121 games · Black to move

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3

52% White7% Draw41% Black

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What gets played next

Move	Games	Share	White / draw / Black	Leads to
d6	64	52.9%
Bxc3	20	16.5%

A further 37 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4 King's Pawn Game 1... e5 King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation 2... Nc6 Three Knights Opening 3. Nc3 Four Knights Game 3... Nf6 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation 4. Bb5 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish 4... Bb4Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish 6. d3

Other lines in this family

Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49…1,156 Spanish VariationC48…7,524 Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC48… 4... Bc52,062 Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48… 4... Nd41,091 Spanish Variation, Ranken VariationC48… 4... a6 5. Bxc6407 Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation AcceptedC48… 4... Nd4 5. Nxd4240 Four Knights GameC47…27,441 Scotch VariationC47… 4. d47,834 Scotch Variation AcceptedC47… 4. d4 exd46,512 Gunsberg VariationC47… 4. a31,202

All 20 lines in the family

Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.