Tree path 9 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense › Rio Gambit Accepted › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation › Berlin Wall Defense
C67

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C67.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It is reached after 16 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8.

In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.

It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall.

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ECO code
C67
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
16
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation
Direct variations
1

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Variations (1)