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C86

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Castling Line is a variation within the Open Games family, indexed as ECO C86.

The Open Games group covers open games — classical 1.e4 e5 openings where both sides contest the centre directly with pawns.

It is reached after 17 plies of play, with the move sequence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. d3.

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

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ECO code
C86
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
17
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack

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