C48

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8. f4 Nc6 9. e5 Bb4

The Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C48. It is reached after the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8. f4 Nc6 9. e5 Bb4.

It belongs to the Four Knights Game family — one of many ways the line can branch. Understanding the parent system’s plans is the fastest way to play this variation well.

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