Tree path 8 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, Nimzowitsch Variation
- 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
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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
Overview
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as 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 11 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. Bxc6.
It is a variation of Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C49
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 11
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Statistics from Lichess
30,588 games · White 48.8% / Draw 8.5% / Black 42.7%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| dxc6 | 20,469 | |
| bxc6 | 7,037 | |
| Bxc3 | 3,020 | |
| d6 | 46 | |
| b6 | 4 | |
| a6 | 2 | |
| Bc5 | 2 | |
| d5 | 1 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:29:39
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