Chess Codex
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: Marshall Attack › Modern Variation › Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line › Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line › Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation
  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 C88
  11. Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack C89
  12. Modern Variation C89
  13. Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line C89
  14. Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line C89
  15. Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation C89 you are here
C89

Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation

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Overview

Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Main Line, Spassky Variation is a specific line in the Open Games family (ECO C89), 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 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5, after 36 plies of opening development.

The line refines Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line, which traces back to the root opening King's Pawn Game.

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ECO code
C89
Group
Open Games (C)
Plies
36
Parent
Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack, Modern Main Line

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