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Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch VariationC49

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch Variation is the source catalogue’s name for the exact position reached by the move order below. It is filed under ECO C49, in volume C (open games after 1.e4 e5 plus the French Defense).

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Be6
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Position after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Be6 — Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation, Tarrasch Variation
ECO code
C49
Opening family
Four Knights Game
Recorded half-moves
14
Last numbered move
7
Side to move
White
Castling rights
No castling rights remain
Material
Material is level
FEN
r2q1rk1/ppp2ppp/2npbn2/1B2p1B1/1b2P3/2NP1N2/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 2 8

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