Openings/Four Knights Game
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken Variation C48
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6
55 tournament games from this position · White wins 64%, draws 25%, Black wins 11%
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxc6 | 52 | 63% 27% | 1980 | 2026 |
| bxc6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2040 | 2018 |
Top games
| Karthik, V42571–Subelj, Jan2545 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Sengupta, D2473–Bhattacharyya Soham2219 | ½-½ | 2nd Maharashtra GM Open | 2023 |
| Imashev, I2225–Pershin, Denis2336 | 1-0 | 38th Nezhmetdinov Mem | 2016 |
| Arakelyan, Manvel2219–Okara, A2341 | ½-½ | Andranik Margaryan Mem IM | 2025 |
| Vinter Schou, U2321–Thorsbro, P2192 | 1-0 | Fredericia IM 2022 | 2022 |
| Subervi, J2020–Bortnyk, Mykola2395 | 0-1 | New York Spring IMB 2025 | 2025 |
| Nikolova, A2303–Shabanaj, E2046 | 1-0 | 15th ch-EUR w 2014 | 2014 |
| Solodovnichenko, Y2517–Cherix, Lily1774 | 1-0 | 6th Maurice David 2025 | 2025 |
| Gao, Etienne2249–Lauron, Wesley1939 | ½-½ | 20th St Lo Open 2018 | 2018 |
| Stanford, Maxim Barth2275–Banerjee, Aryan1896 | 1-0 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | 2024 |
Four Knights Game variations
Four Knights GameC47Glek SystemC47Gunsberg VariationC47Scotch VariationC47Italian VariationC47Naroditsky VariationC47Spanish VariationC48Halloween GambitC47Scotch Variation AcceptedC47Spanish Variation, Classical VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49Italian VariationC50Gunsberg Variation, Provincial OpeningC47Scotch Variation, Belgrade GambitC47Scotch Variation, Krause GambitC47Spanish Variation, Rubinstein VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger VariationC48Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation AcceptedC48Scotch Variation, Oxford GambitC47Italian Variation, Noa GambitC47Scotch Variation, Krause Gambit, Leonhardt DefenseC47Scotch Variation, Schmid DefenseC47Spanish Variation, Double SpanishC49