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C64

Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek Variation

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Charousek 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 begins with 8 plies and takes 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 to reach the canonical position.

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

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ECO code
C64
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
8
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation

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