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C60

Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C60.

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

It begins with 6 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a5 to reach the canonical position.

It is a variation of Ruy Lopez, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C60
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
6
Parent
Ruy Lopez

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