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C4722 plies · white to move

Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Plasma Variation

The Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit, Plasma Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C47 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 11 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5 Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6 Qf6 11. Nb5 Rb8. The resulting position leaves white to move.

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White r
White b
White k
White q
White b
White r
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
3
4
White p
5
White n
6
Black n
Black q
White p
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
Black r
g
Black n
f
Black b
e
Black k
d
c
Black b
b
Black r
a

Resulting Position