Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bc5

ECO C48

The Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Classical Variation is a chess opening line in the Four Knights Game complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bc5.

It is catalogued under code C48 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move Bc5 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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