Tree path 6 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Classical Variation › Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Zaitsev Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Classical Variation C64
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Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Zaitsev Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Zaitsev Variation is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C64.
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 9 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. b4.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C64
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 9
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