ECO C48

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO C48. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4

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The diagram shows the position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4. Play through it move by move in the interactive explorer.

Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • C48: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Be2
  • C48: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. f4

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