Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Three Knights Opening › Four Knights Game › Spanish Variation › Rubinstein 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
- Rubinstein Variation C48 you are here
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Overview
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C48.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 8 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4.
It is a variation of Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
It branches into 4 notable variations — Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation Accepted, Marshall Gambit, and others.
Together the deeper variations number 5 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C48
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 5
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Statistics from Lichess
586,543 games · White 46.9% / Draw 5.9% / Black 47.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxd4 | 170,213 | |
| Bc4 | 109,034 | |
| Nxe5 | 99,262 | |
| O-O | 70,728 | |
| Ba4 | 69,454 | |
| d3 | 36,590 | |
| Be2 | 14,640 | |
| Bd3 | 11,885 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:52:30
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