Tree path 10 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Berlin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense › Beverwijk Variation › Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit › Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation › Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line
- Chess Codex
- King's Pawn Game C20
- King's Knight Opening C40
- Normal Variation C44
- Ruy Lopez C60
- Berlin Defense C65
- Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense C65
- Beverwijk Variation C65
- Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Zukertort Gambit C65
- Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation C64
- Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line C64 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Modern Main Line 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.
Play reaches this position via 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5, after 13 plies of opening development.
It is a variation of Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation, which itself descends from the root opening King's Pawn Game.
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- ECO code
- C64
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 13
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