Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Anti-Berlin Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Berlin Defense C65
- Anti-Berlin Variation C65 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C65.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3, after 7 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
4 named variations grow from this line, including Anderssen Variation, Duras Variation, Kaufmann Variation, and others.
In total, the branch covers 5 sub-variations across all depths.
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- ECO code
- C65
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 7
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
- Direct variations
- 4
- Total in subtree
- 5
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