Fischer Defense, Spanish Variation
- 1.e4e5
- 2.f4exf4
- 3.Nf3d6
- 4.d4Nf6
- 5.Bd3
978 games
A Fischer Defense sideline of the King's Gambit Accepted in which White guards the e4-pawn with 5. Bd3, leading to roughly balanced play.
Train it in TheoriaAbout the Spanish Variation
In this side branch of the Fischer Defense, Black meets 4. d4 with 4...Nf6 rather than 4...g5. The knight attacks e4, and White defends the pawn with 5. Bd3. The most frequent reply is 5...Be7, with 5...Bg4 and 5...Nc6 also seen. Engines favor 5...Nh5, which keeps the f4-pawn protected, and assess the position as balanced. In practice White scores well.