Tree path 14 levels King's Pawn Game › King's Knight Opening › Normal Variation › Ruy Lopez › Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Ruy Lopez: Closed › Breyer Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense
- 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: Closed C84
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C88
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C90
- Ruy Lopez: Closed C92
- Breyer Defense C94
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer C95
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid C95
- Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense C95 you are here
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense
Overview
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense is a named branch in the Open Games group of chess theory, classified under ECO C95.
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 24 plies — specifically the moves 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5.
In the opening tree, this line branches off from Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid, part of the broader King's Pawn Game system.
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- ECO code
- C95
- Group
- Open Games (C)
- Plies
- 24
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