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C88

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Rosen Attack is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C88.

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 15 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. d4.

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

It continues primarily into one named line, Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap.

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ECO code
C88
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
15
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Closed
Direct variations
1

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