Tree path 5 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Classical Variation
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Classical Variation C64 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C64.
The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.
The line arises from 6 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
3 named variations grow from this line, including Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Zaitsev Variation, Central Variation, Spanish Wing Gambit.
Together the deeper variations number 7 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- C64
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 6
- Parent
- Ruy Lopez
- Direct variations
- 3
- Total in subtree
- 7
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Variations (3)
Show all 7 sub-variations (full subtree)
- C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Zaitsev Variation 9-ply
- C64 Central Variation 7-ply
- C64 Spanish Wing Gambit 7-ply
- C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Boden Variation 8-ply
- C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek Variation 8-ply
- C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Cordel Gambit 8-ply
- C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Konikowski Gambit 8-ply