Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense › Improved Steinitz Defense › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Berlin Defense C65
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense C65
- Improved Steinitz Defense C66
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation C66
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation C66 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Closed Showalter Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C66.
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. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bxc6, after 13 plies of opening development.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Hedgehog Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C66
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
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