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C4811 plies · black to move

Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation

The Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C48 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 6 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. f4. The resulting position leaves black to move.

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Black r
Black b
Black k
Black b
Black r
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black q
Black p
Black p
Black p
6
Black n
5
White b
White n
4
Black n
White p
White p
3
White n
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
1a
White r
b
c
White b
d
White q
e
White k
f
g
h
White r

Resulting Position