Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Nyholm Attack
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Berlin Defense C65
- Nyholm Attack C65 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Nyholm Attack is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as 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. d4 exd4 5. O-O, after 9 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C65
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
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