Tree path 7 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Central Countergambit
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Morphy Defense C70
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
- Ruy Lopez: Central Countergambit C78 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Central Countergambit
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Central Countergambit is a gambit, classified under ECO code C78 within the Open Games family. As with all gambits, one side sacrifices material early — usually a pawn — in exchange for development, open lines, or initiative.
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 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d5, after 10 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C78
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 10
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
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