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Tree path 11 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 › Smyslov 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. Smyslov Defense C93 you are here
C93

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C93.

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 18 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 h6.

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

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ECO code
C93
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
18
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Closed

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Related variations at the same level

Sister lines that share the same parent Ruy Lopez: Closed:

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