Chess Codex
Tree path 16 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 › Chigorin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense › Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense
  1. Chess Codex
  2. King's Pawn Game C20
  3. King's Knight Opening C40
  4. Normal Variation C44
  5. Ruy Lopez C60
  6. Morphy Defense C70
  7. Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense C78
  8. Ruy Lopez: Closed C84
  9. Ruy Lopez: Closed C88
  10. Ruy Lopez: Closed C90
  11. Ruy Lopez: Closed C92
  12. Chigorin Defense C97
  13. Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense C96
  14. Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense C96
  15. Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense C97
  16. Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense C98
  17. Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense C98 you are here
C98

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C98), arising from a recognised theoretical position.

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 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. dxc5, after 25 plies of opening development.

The line refines Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C98
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
25
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense

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