C49: Four knights, double Ruy Lopez

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4

Four knights, double Ruy Lopez

C49 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 4855
Last Played: May 2023
Overall score:
35.1%37.5%27.4%
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Played frequently by:

White  
Geza Maroczy 35 games
Dawid Markelowicz Janowski 32 games
Jose Raul Capablanca 27 games
Black  
Frank James Marshall 32 games
Richard Teichmann 22 games
Akiba Rubinstein 18 games

Possible continuations:

5. O-O  3737
34.4 % 40.7 % 25 %
5. d3  614
37.1 % 29.5 % 33.4 %
5. Bxc6  246
41.1 % 21.5 % 37.4 %
5. a3  120
35.8 % 18.3 % 45.8 %
5. Nd5  102
30.4 % 38.2 % 31.4 %
5. Qe2  14
28.6 % 35.7 % 35.7 %
5. d4  12
58.3 % 33.3 %
5. Na4  2
50 % 50 %
5. Bc4  2
50 % 50 %
5. Ne2  2
50 % 50 %