Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Gunsberg Counterattack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. exd5 e4
8. dxc6−0.13
The position is roughly equal. Stockfish 18, depth 18.
Analyze this positionIn the Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Gunsberg Counterattack (C49), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. exd5 e4, Stockfish 18 recommends 8. dxc6 for White. The position is roughly equal (−0.13).
Top engine moves
- −0.138. dxc6 dxc6 9. Be2 exf3 10. Bxf3 Re8 11. d4 Qf6 12. a4 Be6
- −0.218. Ne1 Nd4 9. a4 Nxb5 10. axb5 Bd6 11. d3 f5 12. g3 b6
- −1.538. g3 exf3 9. dxc6 dxc6 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Be4 Qf6 12. c3 Rae8
Frequently asked questions
What is the best move in the Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Gunsberg Counterattack?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. exd5 e4, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 8. dxc6 for White, continuing dxc6 9. Be2 exf3 10. Bxf3 Re8 11. d4 Qf6 12. a4 Be6. The position is roughly equal (−0.13). The next best moves are 8. Ne1 (−0.21) and 8. g3 (−1.53).
Is the Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Gunsberg Counterattack a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −0.13: the position is roughly equal. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Gunsberg Counterattack?
C49. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.
Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).