Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish

About the Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish

The Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish is a line of the Four Knights Game, catalogued under ECO code C49 in the Open Games section of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.

It arises after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4, with Black playing the move that gives the line its name.

The Four Knights Game has 49 named lines in our opening book; the ones closest to this position are listed below.