Tree path 8 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Three Knights Opening › Four Knights Game › Spanish Variation › Rubinstein Variation › Marshall 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
- Marshall Variation C48 you are here
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall Variation
Overview
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Marshall 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.
It begins with 12 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Bc5 6. O-O O-O to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C48
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 12
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Statistics from Lichess
6,223 games · White 41.2% / Draw 4.6% / Black 54.1%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| d3 | 1,930 | |
| Bc4 | 1,719 | |
| Nd3 | 880 | |
| Nf3 | 664 | |
| Be2 | 334 | |
| Bd3 | 315 | |
| Ba4 | 159 | |
| h3 | 69 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 02:39:46
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