Spanish Variation, Bardeleben Variation
- 1.e4e5
- 2.Nf3Nc6
- 3.Nc3Nf6
- 4.Bb5Bc5
- 5.O-OO-O
- 6.Nxe5Nxe5
- 7.d4Bd6
- 8.f4Nc6
- 9.e5Bb4
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A sharp line of the Four Knights Game in which White answers 4...Bc5 with a center fork trick after castling, driving Black's pieces back with pawns.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Bardeleben Variation
This sharp branch of the Classical Variation, 4...Bc5, begins after 5. O-O O-O. White plays the fork trick 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4, giving up a piece for the moment. The pawns then chase Black's minor pieces with 7...Bd6 8. f4 Nc6 9. e5 Bb4. In the final position White is still a piece down for a pawn. However, the e5 pawn attacks the f6 knight, and White holds a broad pawn center on d4, e5 and f4.
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