Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defense Deferred
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
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Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defense Deferred
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Bird's Defense Deferred is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C70.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
It begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nd4 to reach the canonical position.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C70
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 8
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
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